Bad marriage, broken heart?
From the Michigan State University media release: Older couples in a bad marriage — particularly female spouses — have a higher risk for heart disease than those in a good marriage, finds the first nationally…
From architect to social worker: Complex jobs may protect memory and thinking later on
From the American Academy of Neurology media release: People whose jobs require more complex work with other people, such as social workers and lawyers, or with data, like architects or graphic designers, may end up…
The sound of status: People know high-power voices when they hear them
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Being in a position of power can fundamentally change the way you speak, altering basic acoustic properties of the voice, and other people are able to pick…
Trans fat consumption is linked to diminished memory in working-aged adults
From the American Heart Association media release: In a recent study of approximately 1,000 healthy men, those who consumed the most trans fats showed notably worse performance on a word memory test. The strength of…
High-fructose diet in adolescence may exacerbate depressive-like behavior
From the Emory Health Sciences media release: The consumption of a diet high in fructose throughout adolescence can worsen depressive- and anxiety-like behavior and alter how the brain responds to stress, according to new animal…
Youth Pastors Feel Ill-Equipped to Help Young People Cope with Mental Health Issues, Baylor Study Finds
From the Baylor University media release: Many mental health disorders first surface during adolescence, and college and youth pastors are in a good position to offer help or steer youths elsewhere to find it. But…
Self-regulation intervention boosts school readiness of at-risk children, study shows
From the Oregon State University media release: An intervention that uses music and games to help preschoolers learn self-regulation skills is helping prepare at-risk children for kindergarten, a new study from Oregon State University shows.…
Job authority increases depression symptoms in women, decreases them in men
From the American Sociological Association media release: A new study finds that having job authority increases symptoms of depression among women, but decreases them among men. “Women with job authority — the ability to hire,…
Women with serious mental illness less likely to receive cancer screenings
From the University of Illinois media release: Women with symptoms of serious mental illness are significantly less likely to receive three routine cancer screenings — Pap tests, mammograms and clinical breast exams — than women…
Exercise may improve physical function, lessen pain in patients with kidney disease
From the American Society of Nephrology media release: Simple yet structured exercise can significantly improve kidney disease patients’ quality of life as well as decrease their pain, according to a study appearing in an upcoming…