From the Duke University Medical Center release: Tuning in to tune out may be just what’s needed for men undergoing a prostate biopsy, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute. The Duke team found…
From the Victoria University (Australia) press release: Excessive video gamers may have higher levels of anxiety and depression, according to preliminary studies at Victoria University. Video gaming researcher Daniel Loton is conducting a global study…
From the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health: Recent research has found striking links between psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and certain types of international immigration. Now for the first time, a major study…
From the University of Haifa press release: Confronting an abusive boss is easier said than done: employees coping with the stress of abusive treatment prefer to avoid direct communication even though it would be the…
From the University of Missouri press release: Women recently diagnosed with breast cancer have higher survival rates than those diagnosed in previous decades, according to the American Cancer Society. However, survivors continue to face health…
From the Ohio State University press release: The quality of the emotional relationship between a mother and her young child could affect the potential for that child to be obese during adolescence, a new study…
From the British Medical Journal press release via EurekAlert: “Mindfulness” exercises, which focus on experiencing the present moment, no matter how difficult, can help curb the stress and fatigue associated with painful rheumatoid joint disease,…
From the UC Berkeley press release: Emotional differences between the rich and poor, as depicted in such Charles Dickens classics as “A Christmas Carol” and “A Tale of Two Cities,” may have a scientific basis.…
From the Concordia University press release: First dates, job interviews or Christmas cocktail parties can be stressors for some people. Such social rites of passage have no doubt made shy or introverted individuals wish for…
From the University of California, San Francisco press release: Many dread gaining weight during the holiday season, but there may be hope for those who find that stress causes them to reach for yet another…