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Why We Love to Be Scared
As a chill enters the air and as everything that can be made pumpkin is made pumpkin, our attention turns to spider webs, jack-o-lanters, and the macabre. The scary season is upon us and before we know it, we long to walk down fog filled paths with dimly lit candles and dry rustling leaves. We decorate our houses, dress up ourselves, our kids, and our pets , and go out looking for the best-haunted ...
Psychology Today - Thu. Oct 8
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Study: Fracking industry wells associated with premature birth
Expectant mothers who live near active natural gas wells operated by the fracking industry in Pennsylvania are at an increased risk of giving birth prematurely and for having high-risk pregnancies, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests. The findings, published online last week in the journal Epidemiology , shed light on some of the possible adverse health outcomes a ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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Study sheds light on protecting transgender individuals from suicide
The likelihood of a transgender person attempting suicide is very high, often because of the prejudice, transphobia and other stressors he or she may experience. A new study examined factors that may protect transgender adults from attempting suicide. Its conclusions also inform medical and mental health professionals who work with transgender clients. Identifying factors that protect transgender ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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Everyone has their own daily rhythm of digital activity, shows study
Over the past decade, there has been a surge of scientific studies on the digital activity of people, such as making mobile calls, texting, e-mailing, and posting on social media. Because nearly all human behavior leaves a digital footprint, scientists can use such digital activity as a proxy to track human activity in general, for example to study differences between cultures or communities in sl ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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Poor infant sleep may predict problematic toddler behavior
Temper tantrums and misbehavior, restlessness and inattention are the trappings of the typical toddler. But they may also be signs of developmental delays or disorders. Are infant sleep irregularities red flags for later developmental difficulties A study recently published in Developmental Neuropsychology finds a definite link between poor infant sleep and compromised attention and behavior at th ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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Study ties restless legs syndrome to heart, kidney problems
Imagine trying to lie down and rest but feeling an uncontrollable urge to keep moving your legs. That, in a nutshell, is the ongoing ordeal facing people with restless legs syndrome. Considered a neurological, sleep, or movement disorder, RLS affects up to 1 in 10 people in the U.S. For those coping with a more severe form of RLS, countless sleepless nights--during which they may toss and turn con ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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Popular crime shows may help reduce sexual assault
PULLMAN, Wash. - A new study reveals viewers of Law and Order have a better grasp of sexual consent than viewers of other crime dramas such as CSI or NCIS, suggesting that individuals who watch programs in which sexual predators are punished may avoid sexual predatory behavior in real life. Published in the recent issue of the Journal of Health Communication , the study by The Edward R. Murrow Col ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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Sex change hormonal treatments alter brain chemistry
Philadelphia, PA, October 8, 2015 - Hormonal treatments administered as part of the procedures for sex reassignment have well-known and well-documented effects on the secondary sexual characteristics of the adult body, shifting a recipient s physical appearance to that of the opposite sex. New research published in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry indicates that these hormonal treatments ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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UNC-Chapel Hill researchers reveal type of vaginal bacteria that protects wome...
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a type of vaginal bacteria within the mucus of the female reproductive system that can protect women from HIV as well as other sexually transmitted infections. The vaginal microbiota has long been considered healthy if it was dominated by any species of lactobacillus, said Sam Lai, senior author of the study and an assi ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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Refugees
I once met a refugee family. It was In Australia in the late 1970 s. They were South Vietnamese, living in an internment camp north of Adelaide, hand-picked by the Australian Government after their earlier arrival in Malaysia. Expecting to spend months in the camp, they were only allowed to leave it briefly under special conditions. A friend discovered that a small number could be released for an ...
Psychology Today - Wed. Oct 7
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Would You Commit a Random Act of Kindness...
In the happiness world, there s a lot of talk about committing random acts of kindness. As I wrote about in Happier at Home , I m a bigger fan of non-random acts of kindness but there is one random act of kindness that I absolutely believe in. If you support organ donation, please speak up about it. Take a moment to sign the donor registry . That way, everyone can easily know your wishes, should t ...
Psychology Today - Wed. Oct 7
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How All-You-Can-Eat Buffets Use Psychology to Make Money
Every so often, we read about people getting banned from all-you-can-eat AYCE buffets for eating too much . Many of us can recall the signs of gluttony we witnessed at a buffet ourselves plate after heaping plate of food taken back to the table, a stack of half-full plates left behind, and the sweaty, glazed look of someone who has eaten far more than they should have. Combine unrestrained gorging ...
Psychology Today - Wed. Oct 7
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