From the Queensland University of Technology press release via HealthCanal: Parents’ response to their children’s pain can have a significant effect on children’s pain experiences during medical procedures and every day bumps and scrapes. A…
From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: This paper reports a stable improvement in social skills in a 15-year-old boy diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome (AS), after an outpatient treatment with Social…
From the University of Kent press release via AlphaGalileo: Research conducted among pupils in three London schools has shown that male street gang affiliates who engage in angry rumination (i.e. think continuously about provoking or…
From the Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Publishers press release via AlphaGalileo: Genetic tests exist to identify risk for the rare inherited form of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and to predict susceptibility to the more common,…
From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: The number of studies reporting significant and clinically relevant differences between psychotic depression (PD) and non-PD has increased considerably over the past decades. This…
From the Deutsches Ärztesblatt International press release via AlphaGalileo: Negative suggestion can induce symptoms of illness. Nocebo effects are the adverse events that occur during sham treatment and/or as a result of negative expectations. While…
From the University of Luxemburg press release via ScienceDaily: Current research from the University of Luxembourg, found that when participants were asked to select gift products after they had played a violent video game, inexperienced…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via MedicalXpress: A new study shows that taking part in a stress management program may help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) prevent new disease activity. The study…
From the University of Zürich press release via EurekAlert!: The volume of a small brain region influences one’s predisposition for altruistic behavior. Researchers from the University of Zurich show that people who behave more altruistically…
From the UNC Wilmington press release via Newswise: A new study conducted by associate professor Bruce McKinney at the University of North Carolina Wilmington shows Facebook users are not as narcissistic as once thought. While…