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Want to Help Your Memory? Tighten Your Fist

April 26th, 2013
Want to Help Your Memory? Tighten Your Fist New research suggests making a fist with your hand is not necessarily a sign of exasperation, rather a memory recall method. Investigators also discovered a ...

Beware of Financial Abuse of Psychologically Vulnerable Seniors

April 26th, 2013
Beware of Financial Abuse among Elders with Psychological Vulnerability  A new study advises clinical gerontologists to be aware that psychologically vulnerable seniors are at risk of financial exploitation. Researchers at Wayne State ...

Belief in God Can Improve Mental Health Outcomes

April 26th, 2013
Belief in God Improves Mental Health Outcomes A new study suggests belief in God may significantly improve the outcome of those receiving short-term treatment for psychiatric illness. Researchers followed patients receiving care from ...

Binge Drinking in College Can Lead to Later Cardiac Issues

April 26th, 2013
Binge Drinking in College Can Lead to Later Cardiac IssuesStudents beware, a college habit of binge drinking can cause serious problems in later life. A new study finds that regularly consuming multiple drinks in a ...

Morally ‘Tainted’ Money Seen as Devalued

April 25th, 2013
Morally 'Tainted' Money Seen as DevaluedNew research finds that morals and conscience play a role in how we view money. In particular, researchers discover that when people perceive money as ...

Infant Responses May Predict Later Antisocial Behavior

April 24th, 2013
Infant Responses Predict Antisocial Behavior  New research suggests an infant’s response to a scary situation predicts if they will be at risk for conduct disorders later in life. Specifically, scientists discovered infants ...

Humans Respond Emotionally to Robots

April 24th, 2013
Humans Respond Emotionally to RobotsTechnology is on a roll as robots and other forms of simulation devices are now used in schools, home and work environments. Robots and simulations can do just about anything ...

Nature’s Balm Factors Into City Folks’ Well-Being

April 23rd, 2013
Nature's Balm Factors Into City Folks' Well-Being Abundant parks and gardens seem to enhance the mental health and contentment of ubanites, according to a new study. Researchers found those in an urban area ...

MDs Challenged to Build Rapport with Overweight Patients

April 23rd, 2013
MDs Challenged to Build Rapport with Overweight PatientsSeveral studies have documented the importance of a strong physician-patient relationship to foster behavioral change by the client. Physicians may be presented with a teachable moment when life-changing ...

Tackling the ‘Dumb Jock’ Stereotype

April 23rd, 2013
Tackling the Dumb Jock Stereotype Despite the "student-athlete" label, college athletes are often viewed as being all brawn and no brain. A new initiative calls for proactive measures to improve an ...