Gender News

Partner Abuse Still Not on Radar of Health Care Providers

March 21st, 2013
Partner Abuse Still Not on Radar of Health Care ProvidersA new Penn State University study finds that many health care providers are failing when it ...

Top Athletes Tend to Be Quick Studies in Cognitive Tasks

March 19th, 2013
Top Athletes Tend to Be Quick Studies in Cognitive TasksA new study suggests that elite athletes are able to process cognitive information faster than most. Researchers discovered Olympic medalists in volleyball excelled not only in ...

Poor Eating Behaviors Can Worsen Mood

March 18th, 2013
Poor Eating Behaviors Can Worsen Mood Consciously or unconsciously, people often turn to food to ease stress and/or improve mood. New research suggests this behavior may be counterproductive as researchers discover mood may ...

Low Cognitive Function, Socioeconomic Status Linked to Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

March 14th, 2013
Low Cognitive Function, Socioeconomic Status Linked to Mild Traumatic Brain InjuryYoung men with low socioeconomic status and low cognitive function are at much greater risk for suffering from ...

Psychology of Plastic Surgery

March 12th, 2013
Psychology of Plastic Surgery Despite insurance non-coverage, aesthetic surgery is experiencing a surge of popularity across all population segments. In addition to being an out-of-pocket expense, the ...

Better Support Needed for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

March 11th, 2013
Better Support Needed for Victims of Intimate Partner ViolenceA new study finds that when partner violence does occur, only about one in five women are asked or counseled by a health care provider ...

College Fails to Protect African-American Women From Divorce

March 10th, 2013
College Fails to Protect African-American Women From Divorce  Married couples who have attained higher levels of education are less likely to divorce than less-educated couples -- ...

New Moms Experience More Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms

March 4th, 2013
New Moms Experience More Obsessive-Compulsive SymptomsNew mothers apparently have a much higher rate of obsessive-compulsive symptoms than the general population, according to new research. The study from researchers at Northwestern ...

Aggressive Advertising May Make for Aggressive Men

March 3rd, 2013
Aggressive Advertising Makes for Aggressive Men  A new study has found that magazine advertisements may help promote troubling behavior in young men. That's because some ads reinforce a set ...

Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Can Bring On PTSD Symptoms

March 1st, 2013
PTSD after Diagnosis of Breast Cancer A new study finds that that nearly one in four women (23 percent) newly diagnosed with breast cancer reported symptoms consistent with post-traumatic ...