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Midnight munchies mangle memory
An occasional late-night raid on turkey leftovers might be harmless but new research with mice suggests that making a habit of it could alter brain physiology. Eating at times normally reserved for sleep causes a deficiency in the type of learning and memory controlled by the hippocampal area of the brain, according to findings in the journal eLife . Researchers from the Semel Institute in the Dav ...
EurekAlert - Fri. Dec 25
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Vitamin D deficiency does not increase risk and severity of OSA
A recent study of elderly men found no evidence that obstructive sleep apnea OSA increased in severity or prevalence as a result of vitamin D deficiency. The link between obesity and vitamin D deficiency can be explained a number ways, one of which is that obese individuals are less likely to be physically active, thereby limiting their sun exposure, said senior investigator Ken Kunisaki, MD, MS, ...
EurekAlert - Fri. Dec 25
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Wired for gaming: Brain differences in compulsive video game players
SALT LAKE CITY - Brain scans from nearly 200 adolescent boys provide evidence that the brains of compulsive video game players are wired differently. Chronic video game play is associated with hyperconnectivity between several pairs of brain networks. Some of the changes are predicted to help game players respond to new information. Other changes are associated with distractibility and poor impuls ...
EurekAlert - Fri. Dec 25
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Meta-analysis finds evidence for nalmefene in the treatment of alcohol depende...
Currently available evidence from randomized controlled trials RCT does not support the use of nalmefene for harm reduction for people with alcohol dependence, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis SRMA published this week in PLOS Medicine . The study, conducted by Florian Naudet at INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, France also indicates that evidential support for t ...
EurekAlert - Fri. Dec 25
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Hepatitis C tied to increased risk of Parkinson's
MINNEAPOLIS - The hepatitis C virus may be associated with an increased risk of developing Parkinson s disease, according to a study published in the December 23, 2015, online issue of Neurology reg , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Parkinson s disease is considered the second most common degenerative brain disorder after Alzheimer s disease. Hepatitis C is a liver infect ...
EurekAlert - Fri. Dec 25
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5 Ways to Appear Underconfident—and How to Avoid Them
You re talented, hard-working, and a valuable asset. So why didn t you get that great job or coveted promotion You may be missing the secret sauce of success an air of confidence . If you believe in yourself or at least appear to , others are more likely to believe in you. Projecting confidence gives you a career -boosting edge, whether you re interviewing for a job, meeting with your team , negot ...
Psychology Today - Fri. Dec 25
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Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do
Concerns for personal safety increasingly outweigh those for self survival. What has changed Source Carter News Agency In 2015, nineteen people were killed in selfie-related incidents, and many more injured themselves. During the same period, eight people died of shark attacks. How did we reach the point where the need to show off on social media outweighs common sense for seeing danger and the in ...
Psychology Today - Fri. Dec 25
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Dog Play Is Socially Contagious and Now We Know Why
Dogs just wanna have fun and know how to do it Fine-tuning play on the run When dogs and other animals play they are able to fine tune what they re doing on the run to maintain the play mood. Also, play is very contagious and when dogs see other dogs playing they often want to jump into the fray, as do I. And now, a new research paper by Elisabetta Palagi, Velia Nicotra, and Giada Cordoni titled R ...
Psychology Today - Fri. Dec 25
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Homeless this Christmas: health on the street
While warming your toes at home this evening, spare a thought for those settling down for a bleak night out on the streets.
Medical News Today - Mon. Dec 21
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Gulliber's Travails
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition . Adam Smith I have picked on, criticized, derided, or deonconstructed many a claim that, though popular, does not meet minimum standards of credible evidence or rationality. Many of these claims call for certain kinds of belief be it in the paranormal, the esoteric, the mystical, or simply the improbable or the impossible ...
Psychology Today - Mon. Dec 21
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8 Research-Supported Ways to Bust the Winter Blues
16 of the U.S. population experiences the winter blues, which are often worst in northern climates from November to March when people have less access to sunlight, the outdoors, and their communities. Another 4 develops Seasonal Affective Disorder , which is a form of clinical depression that often requires formal treatment. If you have the winter blues, you may feel blah, sad, tired, anxious, or ...
Psychology Today - Mon. Dec 21
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Self Creation and Treatment
An understanding of the kinds of creative thinking involved in art, literature, and science applies to the treatment of mental and emotional illness. Not just the performance of any specific therapy, but the medical management of such illness. To show how this is so takes me into the nature of mental illness impairments, the definition of creativity and creations in art and in life. I shall descri ...
Psychology Today - Mon. Dec 21
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