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Online Behavior and Disfluency: The Ugliness Payoff Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky and is considered the first great novel of his mature period of writing. It focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash. Raskolnikov, in attempts to defend his actions, argues that with the pawnbroker s money he can perform good de ... Psychology Today - Mon. Apr 4
Treating Depression Might Help Stem Heart Woes: Study Effective treatment of depression seems to reduce a person s risk of heart disease, according to a new study. Depression is a known risk factor for heart disease, but how treatment for depression affected that risk was unclear, researchers said. This study of 7,550 people found that effective treatment for depression could lower a patient s heart risks to the same level as those who never had depression, reducing their chances of stroke, heart attack, hear ... Healthday - Mon. Apr 4
New app improves treatment of atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke. Treatment with oral anticoagulation reduces this risk but instead increases the risk of bleeding. Today, a new blood test based tool enabling better and more individualized stroke prevention treatment is presented at a congress in Chicago, and simultaneously published in the top-ranked medical journal The Lancet . We present results where we developed and thoroughly evaluated a new and simple concept for ev ... EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4
Potential pathway for emergence of zoonotic malaria identified Boston, MA - The parasite responsible for a form of malaria now spreading from macaques to humans in South Asia could evolve to infect humans more efficiently, a step towards enhanced transmission between humans, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers say that defining the means by which the Plasmodium knowlesi parasite invades red blood cells could lead to interventions to prevent the emergence of the zoon ... EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4
CU Denver study shows disaster plans often neglect historic preservation DENVER April 1, 2016 - New research from the University of Colorado Denver shows many communities fail to take historic preservation into account when planning for natural disasters, risking a loss of heritage and critical engines of the local economy in the event of catastrophe. A lot of cultural and historic resources worldwide are at risk when natural hazards strike, said study author Andrew Rumbach, assistant professor of planning and design at CU Denv ... EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4
Few patients use weight-loss medications despite FDA approval Boston, MA-- Despite guidelines that advocate the use of weight loss medications to treat obesity, and the availability of FDA approved medications, very few patients use this treatment option, a new study suggests. The results will be presented Sunday, April 3, at ENDO 2016, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in Boston. More than a third of adults in the U.S. have obesity. Lifestyle changes produce modest weight loss and are appropriate for ever ... EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4
In some men, taking testosterone while dieting may help lose fat, not muscle Boston, MA-- In obese middle-aged men, losing weight while dieting normally depletes both fat and muscle. But adding testosterone treatment may help them lose only fat and retain their muscle, new research suggests. The study results will be presented in a poster Saturday, April 2, at ENDO 2016, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in Boston. Overall, 40 percent of obese men have a low testosterone. Weight loss due to calorie restriction is associa ... EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4
Liraglutide may help nondiabetic overweight and obese adults lose weight and l... Boston, MA-- For people with prediabetes who are overweight or obese, adding 3.0 mg of liraglutide for three years to a diet and exercise plan may lead to major health improvements, new industry-sponsored research suggests. The results will be presented Monday, April 4, at ENDO 2016, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in Boston. Treatment with subcutaneous liraglutide 3.0 mg for three years, combined with a reduced-calorie diet and increased phys ... EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4
Pituitary insufficiency is prevalent after blast concussion in military veterans Boston, MA-- A study in military veterans finds that explosive blast-related concussions frequently result in hormone changes leading to problems such as sleep disturbances, fatigue, depression and poor quality of life. The research, to be presented Saturday at the Endocrine Society s 98th annual meeting in Boston, evaluated hormone levels in 41 male veterans who had been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. Some of these hormone deficiencies, which mimic some ... EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4
Treatment eases enlarged prostate symptom of nighttime waking VANCOUVER, British Columbia April 4, 2016 -- An innovative interventional radiology treatment for men with enlarged prostates decreases the number of times they wake to urinate in the night, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology s 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting. Researchers said the majority of men with enlarged prostates and lower urinary tract symptoms reported better sleep that resulted in an improved quality of life ... EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4
Fentanyl patch prescribing still not safe in 50 percent of prescriptions Although prescribing of the fentanyl patch has improved, physicians are still failing to adhere to safe prescribing guidelines, with half of new prescriptions being written for people who have not had the required previous opioid exposure, found new research from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, in CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal pre-embargo link only . http www. cmaj. ca site press cmaj. 150961. pdf Fentanyl is a highly potent opioi ... EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4
Polyaffectivity and Compersion in House of Cards Thinking about unfamiliar things can be uncomfortable, and polyamory is certainly unfamiliar to many people. Developing a common frame of reference to understand social phenomena like polyamory can help foster understanding , and there is nothing so common in our frame of reference in the US as our media. In the current season Chapter 50, Season 4, Episode 11 of the popular Netlix original series House of Cards , fictional US president Frank Underwood expl ... Psychology Today - Sun. Apr 3

Online Behavior and Disfluency: The Ugliness Payoff

Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky and is considered the first great novel of his mature period of writing. It focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash. Raskolnikov, in attempts to defend his actions, argues that with the pawnbroker s money he can perform good de ...

Psychology Today - Mon. Apr 4

Treating Depression Might Help Stem Heart Woes: Study

Effective treatment of depression seems to reduce a person s risk of heart disease, according to a new study. Depression is a known risk factor for heart disease, but how treatment for depression affected that risk was unclear, researchers said. This study of 7,550 people found that effective treatment for depression could lower a patient s heart risks to the same level as those who never had depression, reducing their chances of stroke, heart attack, hear ...

Healthday - Mon. Apr 4

New app improves treatment of atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke. Treatment with oral anticoagulation reduces this risk but instead increases the risk of bleeding. Today, a new blood test based tool enabling better and more individualized stroke prevention treatment is presented at a congress in Chicago, and simultaneously published in the top-ranked medical journal The Lancet . We present results where we developed and thoroughly evaluated a new and simple concept for ev ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4

Potential pathway for emergence of zoonotic malaria identified

Boston, MA - The parasite responsible for a form of malaria now spreading from macaques to humans in South Asia could evolve to infect humans more efficiently, a step towards enhanced transmission between humans, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers say that defining the means by which the Plasmodium knowlesi parasite invades red blood cells could lead to interventions to prevent the emergence of the zoon ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4

CU Denver study shows disaster plans often neglect historic preservation

DENVER April 1, 2016 - New research from the University of Colorado Denver shows many communities fail to take historic preservation into account when planning for natural disasters, risking a loss of heritage and critical engines of the local economy in the event of catastrophe. A lot of cultural and historic resources worldwide are at risk when natural hazards strike, said study author Andrew Rumbach, assistant professor of planning and design at CU Denv ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4

Few patients use weight-loss medications despite FDA approval

Boston, MA-- Despite guidelines that advocate the use of weight loss medications to treat obesity, and the availability of FDA approved medications, very few patients use this treatment option, a new study suggests. The results will be presented Sunday, April 3, at ENDO 2016, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in Boston. More than a third of adults in the U.S. have obesity. Lifestyle changes produce modest weight loss and are appropriate for ever ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4

In some men, taking testosterone while dieting may help lose fat, not muscle

Boston, MA-- In obese middle-aged men, losing weight while dieting normally depletes both fat and muscle. But adding testosterone treatment may help them lose only fat and retain their muscle, new research suggests. The study results will be presented in a poster Saturday, April 2, at ENDO 2016, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in Boston. Overall, 40 percent of obese men have a low testosterone. Weight loss due to calorie restriction is associa ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4

Liraglutide may help nondiabetic overweight and obese adults lose weight and l...

Boston, MA-- For people with prediabetes who are overweight or obese, adding 3.0 mg of liraglutide for three years to a diet and exercise plan may lead to major health improvements, new industry-sponsored research suggests. The results will be presented Monday, April 4, at ENDO 2016, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in Boston. Treatment with subcutaneous liraglutide 3.0 mg for three years, combined with a reduced-calorie diet and increased phys ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4

Pituitary insufficiency is prevalent after blast concussion in military veterans

Boston, MA-- A study in military veterans finds that explosive blast-related concussions frequently result in hormone changes leading to problems such as sleep disturbances, fatigue, depression and poor quality of life. The research, to be presented Saturday at the Endocrine Society s 98th annual meeting in Boston, evaluated hormone levels in 41 male veterans who had been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. Some of these hormone deficiencies, which mimic some ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4

Treatment eases enlarged prostate symptom of nighttime waking

VANCOUVER, British Columbia April 4, 2016 -- An innovative interventional radiology treatment for men with enlarged prostates decreases the number of times they wake to urinate in the night, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology s 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting. Researchers said the majority of men with enlarged prostates and lower urinary tract symptoms reported better sleep that resulted in an improved quality of life ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4

Fentanyl patch prescribing still not safe in 50 percent of prescriptions

Although prescribing of the fentanyl patch has improved, physicians are still failing to adhere to safe prescribing guidelines, with half of new prescriptions being written for people who have not had the required previous opioid exposure, found new research from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, in CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal pre-embargo link only . http www. cmaj. ca site press cmaj. 150961. pdf Fentanyl is a highly potent opioi ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Apr 4

Polyaffectivity and Compersion in House of Cards

Thinking about unfamiliar things can be uncomfortable, and polyamory is certainly unfamiliar to many people. Developing a common frame of reference to understand social phenomena like polyamory can help foster understanding , and there is nothing so common in our frame of reference in the US as our media. In the current season Chapter 50, Season 4, Episode 11 of the popular Netlix original series House of Cards , fictional US president Frank Underwood expl ...

Psychology Today - Sun. Apr 3