Psychology

Income Inequality Is Rising, But Not Equally, Or As Fast As Some Claims

Americans' perceptions of income inequality are largely over-inflated due to political and cultural grandstanding, at least when compared with actual census data. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 16 2013 - 10:44am

Acupuncture Eases Hot Flashes Due To Breast Cancer Chemo- Even When It's Not Acupuncture

Sometimes you just have to believe. Acupuncture has proven to be effective, though it isn't actually being done. When it comes to hot flashes due to breast cancer treatment, even skin pricks used to simulate acupuncture needle sticks might be enough t ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 26 2013 - 2:29pm

Is Obesity A Socially Transmitted Disease? Study Finds Social Norms Influence Food Choices

According to a paper in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, obesity may be a socially transmitted disease. Something has to explain why Samoa leads the world in obesity at 75 percent of the population- and they are proud of it ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 1 2014 - 10:20am

Mapping Emotions In The Body- Online, Using Colors

How are emotions experienced in the body? Researchers at Aalto University say they know. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 31 2013 - 11:53am

When You Read Stories About Risk-takers, You Imagine Them Taller

Residents of a small village on the Fijian island of Yasawa went boating alone, without life vests, and gave no thought to shimmying up very tall coconut trees.   ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 6 2014 - 5:23pm

Mindfulness Meditation Helps With Mild Anxiety And Depression, Finds Review

A Johns Hopkins University of research suggests that about 30 minutes of meditation daily may improve symptoms of anxiety and depression, without medication. The scholars evaluated the degree to which self-reported symptoms changed in people who had a var ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 6 2014 - 7:06pm

Racism Will Literally Make You Old, Say Epidemiologists

African-Americans having a shorter life expectancy and a greater likelihood of suffering from aging-related illnesses at younger ages compared to European-Americans.  A new paper claims that it may be racism impacting aging- at the cellular level. The cor ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2014 - 10:51am

What Google Searches During The Great Recession Tell Us About Health And Wealth

One of the best arguments for using science to allow people to grow food in difficult climates, rather than having wealthier nations donate it to them, is that wealth leads to better lives in lots of ways. Agriculture made Europe and the United States and ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 8 2014 - 2:43pm

Fat Shaming Doesn't Work

In a future where the public will be paying for health care, the patience for preventable diseases, like those related to smoking and overeating, is dwindling. But current weight loss messages and the stereotyping in the media-  that characterize overweig ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 8 2014 - 2:40pm

Autism Spectrum Disorder Guide For Physicians

Increased awareness and a much broader range of conditions being part of the autism 'spectrum' has been good for therapists but is placing huge demands on health care systems and health care professionals. A review published in the Canadian Medi ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2014 - 8:48am