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Can Openly Gay Actors Convince in Straight Roles?

May 14th, 2013
Can Openly Gay Actors Play Straight Roles? New research looks into the influence of gender roles on job credibility and performance ranking among entertainers. Clemson University researchers studied an issue ...

Mice Study Finds Cancer Drug May Work on Common Brain Diseases

May 13th, 2013
Mice Study finds Cancer Drug May Prevent Common Brain Diseases A new study suggests low doses of a leukemia drug may provide a new treatment strategy for neurodegenerative diseases. Georgetown University Medical ...

Insomnia Linked to Future Hospitalizations

May 13th, 2013
Insomnia Linked to Future Hospitalizations  New research suggests insomnia foretells the necessity for future hospitalization and expensive medical care needs among middle-aged and older adults. Researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...

Generating Positive Emotions Can Better Physical Health

May 13th, 2013
Generating Positive Emotions Can Better Physical Health  A new research study suggests people can self-generate positive emotions in ways that make them physically healthier. Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., of the University of North ...

In Digital Age, Breaking Up May Be Even Harder to Do

May 13th, 2013
In Digital Age, Breaking Up May Be Even Harder to Do  Today’s digital environment allows quick deletion of digital photos and emails, but the proliferation of digital possessions makes erasing a ...

Positive Social Support at Work May Help Prevent Diabetes

May 12th, 2013
Positive Social Support at Work May Help Prevent Diabetes  Work conditions, including low levels of social support and high levels of stress, can accurately predict the development of diabetes over the ...

Obesity May Be Fueling Rise in Sleep Apnea

May 12th, 2013
Obesity May Be Fueling Rise in Sleep ApneaA new study suggests that the American obesity epidemic may have something to do with the rapidly rising number of sleep apnea cases.  ...

A New Name for Schizophrenia?

May 12th, 2013
A New Name for 'Schizophrenia?'Has the term “schizophrenia” become outdated? Some experts are beginning to think so.  For several decades now, “schizophrenia” has been the word used to describe a condition with a specific type ...

Most Suicidal Youth Seen by MDs in Year Before Death

May 12th, 2013
Most Suicidal Youth Seen by MDs in Year Before DeathMore than 80 percent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the ...

Researchers Pinpoint Brain Area Involved in Emotional Self-Control

May 11th, 2013
Researchers Pinpoint Area of the Brain Responsible for Emotional Self-Control Different areas of the brain are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to suppress ...