Study examines effects of exercise on cranky bosses
From the Springer press release via MedicalXPress: If your boss is giving you a hard time – lying, making fun of you in public and generally putting you down, he or she may benefit from…
Study looks at possible links between eating disorders and specific personality traits
From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: This study analyzes the occurrence of specific personality traits and psychiatric disorders in a population of patients with eating disorders (ED). Patients with major…
Study suggests correlation of positive expectations to outcome in highly distressed CBT patients
From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: This report analyzes the relationship between outcome expectations of patients undergoing psychotherapy and its success. Results indicate that status at intake (symptoms, well-being, motive-satisfaction)…
Study suggests that taking time to enjoy life can help patients make better health decisions
From the Weill Cornell Medical College press release: The experience of daily positive affect — a mild, happy feeling — and self-affirmation helps some patients with chronic diseases, including coronary artery disease, high blood pressure…
Study looks at how the brain processes decisions about whether to sell out
From the Emory University press release: An Emory University neuro-imaging study shows that personal values that people refuse to disavow, even when offered cash to do so, are processed differently in the brain than those…
Study looks at risk factors for teenage drivers
From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia via EurekAlert!: A pair of studies by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm® identify factors that may lead teens to drive with multiple peer passengers and,…
Study documents increase in brain activation after cognitive rehab for MS
From the Kessler Foundation press release via ScienceDaily: Neuroscientists at Kessler Foundation have documented increased cerebral activation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) following memory retraining using the modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT). This is…
Study suggests group settings can sometimes diminish expressions of intelligence
From the Virginia Tech press release via EurekAlert!: In the classic film 12 Angry Men, Henry Fonda’s character sways a jury with his quiet, persistent intelligence. But would he have succeeded if he had allowed…
Study examines how moral imagination can help workers in stigmatized jobs
From the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) press release via AlphaGalileo: Moral imagination is an essential faculty for workers who must overcome the stigmas of ethical conflicts and social rejection associated with certain types…
Study observes gender differences in intensity of reported pain in multiple diseases
From the Stanford University Medical Center press release: Women report more-intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to Stanford University School of Medicine investigators who mined a huge collection of electronic medical…