October 19th, 2006
New research discovers a counterintuitive finding to a classic predicament - should we buy something because it is practical, or do we make the purchase because of emotional appeal? A recently published study finds that emotional choices often lead to greater satisfaction ...
October 19th, 2006
Animal studies by University of Chicago researchers suggest an individual's temperament may play a factor in the development of some types of cancer. While ongoing human studies have focused on the relationship between personality and survival, the new research may provide clues ...
October 18th, 2006
Eating disorders are often difficult to diagnose as individuals may not recognize their problem, or may attempt to disguise it. New research suggests health providers may soon have a novel method to determine whether a person has an eating disorder – perform ...
October 18th, 2006
Use of nicotine when young could alter the brain and contribute to future addiction, especially among males, report University of Pittsburg researchers. The scientists discovered nicotine exposure during adolescence and young-adulthood may alter the "hard-wiring" of the brain that occurs during this ...
October 18th, 2006
Can an individual become addicted to the Internet? Is spending too much time online a prevalent and damaging condition or simply a bad habit among a select few? Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine studied the issue with a first-of-its-kind, telephone-based ...
October 17th, 2006
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that low doses of methylphenidate (Ritalin) are a safe and effective treatment for preschoolers who have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
In the first long-term, large-scale study designed to determine the safety and ...
October 17th, 2006
A new study documents how boys who witness a father's violence against their mother view their father as they move from childhood into adulthood. While research has shown that the boys are at risk of becoming abusers themselves, an understanding of how ...
October 17th, 2006
A new report presents a sobering warning regarding the rapid growth of prescription pain medication (PPM) abuse. Surprisingly, the distribution pattern of the abuse does not follow the traditional pattern associated with illicit drug use.
Mario Moric, PhD, a researcher at Rush ...
October 17th, 2006
A new study finds that hormone therapy in women appears to reverse the age-related loss of arousal to negative emotional events experienced by the elderly. The discovery confirms speculation that age-related estrogen loss affects the brain's ability to process emotion.
The research ...
October 16th, 2006
Contrary to public opinion, diet strategies that focus on body dissatisfaction are not an effective way to change the eating habits of adolescents. British researchers found young people who don't like their appearance are no more motivated to change their eating habits ...
