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Disrupted REM sleep can derail memory formation A new study in mice provides direct causal evidence that rapid eye movement or REM sleep helps to consolidate memory in the brain. The link between REM sleep and memory has been long been considered by scientists, but the transient nature of REM sleep, along with the ethical concerns of experimentally depriving humans of REM sleep, make it difficult to study. To get a closer look at what happens i ... EurekAlert - Fri. May 13
Rapid eye movement sleep: Keystone of memory formation For decades, scientists have fiercely debated whether rapid eye movement REM sleep - the phase where dreams appear - is directly involved in memory formation. Now, a study published in Science by researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute McGill University and the University of Bern provides evidence that REM sleep does, indeed, play this role - at least in mice. We already knew ... EurekAlert - Fri. May 13
Adult ADHD: 7 Tips to Energize Your LIfe Adult ADHD 7 Tips to Energize Your Life Psychology Today - Thu. May 12
How to Let Go When people marry, they are usually convinced to make it through thick and thin, immune against divorce and an unhappy marriage , even though two out of five couples will separate and only 30 will enjoy a happy marriage. 1 Most people, that is about 80 of us, have an optimism bias when it comes to personal success and attributes. 2 Naturally, feelings of disappointment hit us hard should things tu ... Psychology Today - Thu. May 12
Risks of heart attack, stroke may outweigh benefits of calcium supplement With the highest reported risk of hip fractures in the word, Norway has good reason to consider the benefits and risks of calcium supplements. The challenge is that too little calcium and vitamin D in your diet leads to an increased risk of osteoporosis and broken bones, which taking supplements has been shown to help prevent. However, some studies have also shown that taking supplemental calcium ... EurekAlert - Thu. May 12
What the Disneyland measles outbreak of 2014-15 can teach us about how stories... WASHINGTON May 12, 2016 --New research published Wednesday in the journal Vaccine revealed a key factor for what it takes to make an article about vaccines go viral including a clear bottom-line message explaining the meaning of vaccination. David Broniatowski, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering at the George Washington University, led the study. The results of t ... EurekAlert - Thu. May 12
Can psychological therapies help people who self-harm? Self-harm is intentional self-poisoning or self-injury. Many people who are admitted to hospital because of this are at an increased risk of self- harming again and of suicide. It is a major problem in many countries, leads to high levels of distress for patients and their families and friends, and places significant demands on health services. Psychosocial interventions could involve specific psy ... EurekAlert - Thu. May 12
NHS needs to perform more weight loss surgery to curb the obesity epidemic The NHS should significantly increase rates of weight loss surgery to 50,000 a year, closer to the European average, to bring major health benefits for patients and help reduce healthcare costs in the long term, argue experts in The BMJ this week. Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, reduces the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach ... EurekAlert - Thu. May 12
Brain cells that aid appetite control identified Brain cells that play a crucial role in appetite and weight gain identified. They are known as NG2-glia cells. Although these cells exist within different parts of the brain, it is those found in a specific brain structure called the median eminence that are crucial to weight control. Discovery opens door to development of new drugs designed to control weight gain and obesity. It s rare for scient ... EurekAlert - Thu. May 12
Could flies help us understand brain injuries? Each year, an estimated 1.7 million people in the United States sustain traumatic brain injuries TBIs , according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These injuries occur most frequently from falling, but can also result from military combat, car accidents, contact sports or domestic abuse. Recently, physicians and researchers have become increasingly concerned that even mild c ... EurekAlert - Thu. May 12
Gene and tonic: Genetic link in binge-drinking teens From minor acts of rebellion such as bunking off school, to the more serious experimentation with illicit substances, the teenage years can be a stressful time for parents. But what if your child goes beyond the odd cigarette behind the bike shed or sneaking sherry from the drinks cabinet Some teenagers develop riskier behavior, such as binge drinking or drug taking, which can follow them into adu ... EurekAlert - Thu. May 12
Genetic link found between impulsivity and binge-drinking teens - Sussex Uni s... Psychologists have discovered a new genetic link between impulsivity and teenage binge-drinking. Researchers at the University of Sussex, working as part of a team of researchers from across Europe, made the discovery which is published in the journal Frontiers in Genetics . Professor Dai Stephens from the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex said Alcohol and drug abuse are well docume ... EurekAlert - Thu. May 12

Disrupted REM sleep can derail memory formation

A new study in mice provides direct causal evidence that rapid eye movement or REM sleep helps to consolidate memory in the brain. The link between REM sleep and memory has been long been considered by scientists, but the transient nature of REM sleep, along with the ethical concerns of experimentally depriving humans of REM sleep, make it difficult to study. To get a closer look at what happens i ...

EurekAlert - Fri. May 13

Rapid eye movement sleep: Keystone of memory formation

For decades, scientists have fiercely debated whether rapid eye movement REM sleep - the phase where dreams appear - is directly involved in memory formation. Now, a study published in Science by researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute McGill University and the University of Bern provides evidence that REM sleep does, indeed, play this role - at least in mice. We already knew ...

EurekAlert - Fri. May 13

Adult ADHD: 7 Tips to Energize Your LIfe

Adult ADHD 7 Tips to Energize Your Life

Psychology Today - Thu. May 12

How to Let Go

When people marry, they are usually convinced to make it through thick and thin, immune against divorce and an unhappy marriage , even though two out of five couples will separate and only 30 will enjoy a happy marriage. 1 Most people, that is about 80 of us, have an optimism bias when it comes to personal success and attributes. 2 Naturally, feelings of disappointment hit us hard should things tu ...

Psychology Today - Thu. May 12

Risks of heart attack, stroke may outweigh benefits of calcium supplement

With the highest reported risk of hip fractures in the word, Norway has good reason to consider the benefits and risks of calcium supplements. The challenge is that too little calcium and vitamin D in your diet leads to an increased risk of osteoporosis and broken bones, which taking supplements has been shown to help prevent. However, some studies have also shown that taking supplemental calcium ...

EurekAlert - Thu. May 12

What the Disneyland measles outbreak of 2014-15 can teach us about how stories...

WASHINGTON May 12, 2016 --New research published Wednesday in the journal Vaccine revealed a key factor for what it takes to make an article about vaccines go viral including a clear bottom-line message explaining the meaning of vaccination. David Broniatowski, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering at the George Washington University, led the study. The results of t ...

EurekAlert - Thu. May 12

Can psychological therapies help people who self-harm?

Self-harm is intentional self-poisoning or self-injury. Many people who are admitted to hospital because of this are at an increased risk of self- harming again and of suicide. It is a major problem in many countries, leads to high levels of distress for patients and their families and friends, and places significant demands on health services. Psychosocial interventions could involve specific psy ...

EurekAlert - Thu. May 12

NHS needs to perform more weight loss surgery to curb the obesity epidemic

The NHS should significantly increase rates of weight loss surgery to 50,000 a year, closer to the European average, to bring major health benefits for patients and help reduce healthcare costs in the long term, argue experts in The BMJ this week. Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, reduces the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach ...

EurekAlert - Thu. May 12

Brain cells that aid appetite control identified

Brain cells that play a crucial role in appetite and weight gain identified. They are known as NG2-glia cells. Although these cells exist within different parts of the brain, it is those found in a specific brain structure called the median eminence that are crucial to weight control. Discovery opens door to development of new drugs designed to control weight gain and obesity. It s rare for scient ...

EurekAlert - Thu. May 12

Could flies help us understand brain injuries?

Each year, an estimated 1.7 million people in the United States sustain traumatic brain injuries TBIs , according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These injuries occur most frequently from falling, but can also result from military combat, car accidents, contact sports or domestic abuse. Recently, physicians and researchers have become increasingly concerned that even mild c ...

EurekAlert - Thu. May 12

Gene and tonic: Genetic link in binge-drinking teens

From minor acts of rebellion such as bunking off school, to the more serious experimentation with illicit substances, the teenage years can be a stressful time for parents. But what if your child goes beyond the odd cigarette behind the bike shed or sneaking sherry from the drinks cabinet Some teenagers develop riskier behavior, such as binge drinking or drug taking, which can follow them into adu ...

EurekAlert - Thu. May 12

Genetic link found between impulsivity and binge-drinking teens - Sussex Uni s...

Psychologists have discovered a new genetic link between impulsivity and teenage binge-drinking. Researchers at the University of Sussex, working as part of a team of researchers from across Europe, made the discovery which is published in the journal Frontiers in Genetics . Professor Dai Stephens from the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex said Alcohol and drug abuse are well docume ...

EurekAlert - Thu. May 12