Health
New hope for chronic pain sufferers
A new study by a University of Reading researcher has found that painful areas on our body can be controlled through the power of positive thinking.
Jul 18, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Taking a walk may lead to more creativity than sitting, study finds
When the task at hand requires some imagination, taking a walk may lead to more creative thinking than sitting, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
Apr 24, 2014
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Neuroscience
Older people with faster decline in memory, thinking skills may have lower risk of cancer death
Older people who are starting to have memory and thinking problems, but do not yet have dementia may have a lower risk of dying from cancer than people who have no memory and thinking problems, according to a study published ...
Apr 9, 2014
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Neuroscience
Running, cardio activities in young adulthood may preserve thinking skills in middle age
Young adults who run or participate in other cardio fitness activities may preserve their memory and thinking skills in middle age, according to a new study published in the April 2, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical ...
Apr 2, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Creativity and the mentally ill
Mental illness and creativity have long been linked, yet how inspiration drives creative thinking has remained a mystery.
Mar 28, 2014
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Neuroscience
Diabetes in middle age may lead to brain cell loss later in life
People who develop diabetes and high blood pressure in middle age are more likely to have brain cell loss and other damage to the brain, as well as problems with memory and thinking skills, than people who never have diabetes ...
Mar 19, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Toddlers are creative at just two years old
Psychologists at the University of Sheffield and the University of Stirling teamed up to discover when children begin thinking divergently.
Mar 7, 2014
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Pediatrics
Iron deficiency important to assess in children adopted from institutional settings
A new longitudinal study finds that children who spent more time in institutional settings (like orphanages) prior to adoption, and had more severe iron deficiency at the time of adoption, were more likely to have lower IQs ...
Mar 6, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Electronic devices could be a detriment to spatial cognition
What do a commuter taking a detour on the way to work and a youngster fashioning a bird out of a sheet of brightly colored paper have in common? They're both depending on spatial cognition to complete a task.
Mar 4, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dishonesty and creativity: Two sides of the same coin?
New research shows that lying about performance on one task may increase creativity on a subsequent task by making people feel less bound by conventional rules.
Feb 20, 2014
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