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Social media use in young adults linked to sleep disturbance PITTSBURGH, Jan. 26, 2015 - Young adults who spend a lot of time on social media during the day or check it frequently throughout the week are more likely to suffer sleep disturbances than their peers who use social media less, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Published online and scheduled for the April issue of the journal Preventive Medicine , the study indicates that physicians should consider asking young ... EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26
Incidence of psychiatric disorders has increased in a shrinking population of ... Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center CUMC and New York State Psychiatric Institute have found that while cigarette smoking rates have declined among younger people in the United States, those who do smoke are more likely to have a psychiatric or substance use disorder compared with those who began smoking in earlier decades. The findings were published today in Molecular Psychiatry . The study revealed that as overall rates of smoking decrease ... EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26
Use of psychosocial treatments in conjunction with medication for opioid addic... January 26, 2016 - Psychosocial interventions, used together with effective medications, are a key part of recommended treatment for opioid addiction. But while research generally supports the effectiveness of psychosocial treatments, there are major gaps in the evidence on their use in conjunction with medications, according to a review and update in the January February Journal of Addiction Medicine , the official journal of the American Society of Addic ... EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26
On Twitter, e-cigarette ads spread like secondhand smoke Are 500 retweets the modern equivalent of everyone s doing it when it comes to e-cigarette marketing While the Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on the sales of e-cigarettes to people under 18, as we are beginning to understand the health effects of the substitute to smoking, a recent study by researchers at Drexel University and the University of Southern California suggests that e-cigarette marketing on social media is about as containable ... EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26
Bullying hinders positive youth development for sexual-minority youth PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25, 2016 - When compared with their heterosexual peers, sexual-minority youth score lower on key indicators of positive youth development--and those disparities may be due in part to more bullying of these adolescents, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers have found. The findings, funded partly by the National Institutes of Health NIH , are published online and scheduled for an upcoming issue of the America ... EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26
Better access to contraception means more sex for married couples Married couples in low- and middle-income countries around the world that use contraception are having more frequent sexual intercourse than those that do not, new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests. In findings being presented at the International Conference on Family Planning in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say that women of childbearing age in marriages ... EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26
Community-level violence linked to teens' risky sexual behavior Teens experiences with violence -- either through fear of violence, observing violent events, or being victims of violence themselves -- are associated with how likely they are to have sex and use condoms, new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests. The findings of the Baltimore-based study could eventually lead to new ways to improve sexual health among this population. They will be presented at the International Confer ... EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26
Why Sports Wins and Sunshine May Lead You to Gamble The fact that your favorite sports team unexpectedly won yesterday won t improve your chances of winning the lottery and yet it might increase the likelihood that you ll buy a ticket, according to new research published in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science . Analyzing two years worth of daily lottery purchases in 174 New York City neighborhoods, researchers found that citywide gambling increased following unrela ... Psychological Science - Tue. Jan 26
New Research From Psychological Science Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science Failure of Intuition When Choosing Whether to Invest in a Single Goal or Split Resources Between Two Goals Alasdair D. F. Clarke and Amelia R. Hunt How do people respond when asked to perform two similar tasks simultaneously In theory, if both tasks are easy, they should divide their attention and try to complete both however, once the tasks become more demanding, they should change strategi ... Psychological Science - Tue. Jan 26
Free Nicotine Patches by Mail May Help Smokers Quit Helping smokers quit may be as easy as mailing them free nicotine-replacement patches, even in the absence of counseling or other support, a new Canadian study shows. The finding didn t surprise one expert in lung health, Dr. Len Horovitz. Sometimes smokers simply need access to help and a jumpstart, said Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. In the study, a team led by John Cunningham at the Centre for Addiction and Men ... Healthday - Tue. Jan 26
Father's depression during pregnancy linked to premature birth risk Expectant and new fathers face increased risks for depression, compared with men in the general population. However, the role of the father in the psychosocial environment of the mother-fetus pair and birth outcomes has been largely neglected. A new study aiming to investigate this line of research suggests depression in fathers increases the risk of premature birth for offspring. Medical News Today - Tue. Jan 26
'Rat casino' shows flashing lights incite risky gambling moves It finally happened. Researchers have created a rat casino model with the aim of studying to what extent flashing lights and music - typically experienced at casinos - encourage risky decision-making. The results form a scientific basis for the lure of the glimmering lights of Vegas. Medical News Today - Tue. Jan 26

Social media use in young adults linked to sleep disturbance

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 26, 2015 - Young adults who spend a lot of time on social media during the day or check it frequently throughout the week are more likely to suffer sleep disturbances than their peers who use social media less, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Published online and scheduled for the April issue of the journal Preventive Medicine , the study indicates that physicians should consider asking young ...

EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26

Incidence of psychiatric disorders has increased in a shrinking population of ...

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center CUMC and New York State Psychiatric Institute have found that while cigarette smoking rates have declined among younger people in the United States, those who do smoke are more likely to have a psychiatric or substance use disorder compared with those who began smoking in earlier decades. The findings were published today in Molecular Psychiatry . The study revealed that as overall rates of smoking decrease ...

EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26

Use of psychosocial treatments in conjunction with medication for opioid addic...

January 26, 2016 - Psychosocial interventions, used together with effective medications, are a key part of recommended treatment for opioid addiction. But while research generally supports the effectiveness of psychosocial treatments, there are major gaps in the evidence on their use in conjunction with medications, according to a review and update in the January February Journal of Addiction Medicine , the official journal of the American Society of Addic ...

EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26

On Twitter, e-cigarette ads spread like secondhand smoke

Are 500 retweets the modern equivalent of everyone s doing it when it comes to e-cigarette marketing While the Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on the sales of e-cigarettes to people under 18, as we are beginning to understand the health effects of the substitute to smoking, a recent study by researchers at Drexel University and the University of Southern California suggests that e-cigarette marketing on social media is about as containable ...

EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26

Bullying hinders positive youth development for sexual-minority youth

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25, 2016 - When compared with their heterosexual peers, sexual-minority youth score lower on key indicators of positive youth development--and those disparities may be due in part to more bullying of these adolescents, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers have found. The findings, funded partly by the National Institutes of Health NIH , are published online and scheduled for an upcoming issue of the America ...

EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26

Better access to contraception means more sex for married couples

Married couples in low- and middle-income countries around the world that use contraception are having more frequent sexual intercourse than those that do not, new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests. In findings being presented at the International Conference on Family Planning in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say that women of childbearing age in marriages ...

EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26

Community-level violence linked to teens' risky sexual behavior

Teens experiences with violence -- either through fear of violence, observing violent events, or being victims of violence themselves -- are associated with how likely they are to have sex and use condoms, new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests. The findings of the Baltimore-based study could eventually lead to new ways to improve sexual health among this population. They will be presented at the International Confer ...

EurekAlert - Tue. Jan 26

Why Sports Wins and Sunshine May Lead You to Gamble

The fact that your favorite sports team unexpectedly won yesterday won t improve your chances of winning the lottery and yet it might increase the likelihood that you ll buy a ticket, according to new research published in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science . Analyzing two years worth of daily lottery purchases in 174 New York City neighborhoods, researchers found that citywide gambling increased following unrela ...

Psychological Science - Tue. Jan 26

New Research From Psychological Science

Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science Failure of Intuition When Choosing Whether to Invest in a Single Goal or Split Resources Between Two Goals Alasdair D. F. Clarke and Amelia R. Hunt How do people respond when asked to perform two similar tasks simultaneously In theory, if both tasks are easy, they should divide their attention and try to complete both however, once the tasks become more demanding, they should change strategi ...

Psychological Science - Tue. Jan 26

Free Nicotine Patches by Mail May Help Smokers Quit

Helping smokers quit may be as easy as mailing them free nicotine-replacement patches, even in the absence of counseling or other support, a new Canadian study shows. The finding didn t surprise one expert in lung health, Dr. Len Horovitz. Sometimes smokers simply need access to help and a jumpstart, said Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. In the study, a team led by John Cunningham at the Centre for Addiction and Men ...

Healthday - Tue. Jan 26

Father's depression during pregnancy linked to premature birth risk

Expectant and new fathers face increased risks for depression, compared with men in the general population. However, the role of the father in the psychosocial environment of the mother-fetus pair and birth outcomes has been largely neglected. A new study aiming to investigate this line of research suggests depression in fathers increases the risk of premature birth for offspring.

Medical News Today - Tue. Jan 26

'Rat casino' shows flashing lights incite risky gambling moves

It finally happened. Researchers have created a rat casino model with the aim of studying to what extent flashing lights and music - typically experienced at casinos - encourage risky decision-making. The results form a scientific basis for the lure of the glimmering lights of Vegas.

Medical News Today - Tue. Jan 26