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Jane Austen Understood Deception and Discovery in Love Jane Austen s most beloved novels hinge on a female character misunderstanding which man is the best man until time and circumstances reveal the truth. The resolution always comes from the discovery of character and compatibility in time. Psychology Today - Mon. Nov 23
Teaching problem-solving, leadership to young African-American girls lowers re... A new study from the Violence Prevention Initiative at The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia CHOP suggests that educators, particularly in urban schools, should teach elementary school-aged girls problem-solving skills and provide them leadership opportunities as a way to reduce their relational aggression. Relational aggression includes using gossip and social exclusion to harm others, which is the most common form of aggression among girls. Published i ... EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23
CU researchers study palliative care preferences of Latinos on dialysis AURORA, Colo. Nov. 23, 2015 - The cultural values of Latinos have a major impact on their palliative care preferences and healthcare providers should be sensitive to their perspectives, according to a research letter by physicians at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Lilia Cervantes, MD, assistant professor of medicine, the lead author of the letter, said she individually surveyed 61 Spanish and English-speaking Latino patients who were receiv ... EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23
A tick that feeds on birds may increase the range of Lyme disease Blacklegged ticks Ixodes scapularis are the primary vector of Lyme disease to humans, but researchers at Old Dominion University in Virginia are focusing on another tick, Ixodes affinis , even though it doesn t bite people. In their paper published in the Journal of Medical Entomology , New records of Ixodes affinis parasitizing avian hosts in southeastern Virginia, Erin Heller and co-authors document Ixodes affinis parasitizing five songbird species on wh ... EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23
Want to remember new names? Sleep on it Boston, MA-- A new study by investigators at Brigham and Women s Hospital BWH offers an additional reason to get a good night s sleep. In a closely controlled study of fourteen participants, researchers found that they were significantly better at remembering faces and names if they were given an opportunity to sleep for up to eight hours after seeing those faces and names for the first time. The team s findings appear in the journal Neurobiology of Learni ... EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23
Children who take ADHD medicines have trouble sleeping, new study shows Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 23, 2015 -- Stimulant medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD cause sleep problems among the children who take them, a new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln concludes. The study addresses decades of conflicting opinions and evidence about the medications effect on sleep. In what s known as a meta-analysis, researchers from the UNL Department of Psychology combined and analyzed the results from past stud ... EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23
Clinical trial demonstrates effectiveness of infant apnea prevention technology WORCESTER, MA -- Scientists and clinicians at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BIDMC have shown in a clinical trial that a new, vibration-based prevention technology tested in a neonatal intensive care unit NICU reduces apneic events and improves critical clinical parameters in prematurely born infants. The apnea prevention system, initially co ... EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23
NYU study finds adults aged 50-59 now largest age group in opioid treatment pr... Recent years have seen a change in drug use patterns, especially for older adults, with an increase in their admission to substance abuse treatment and increased injection drug use among those over the age of 50. Yet, there has been little research regarding the epidemiology, health status, and functional impairments in the aging population of adults accessing opioid treatment. Of the few studies on this population to date, most have been based off of a li ... EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23
First-of-kind dopamine measurements in human brain reveal insights into how we... Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have reported measurements of dopamine release with unprecedented temporal precision in the brains of people with Parkinson s disease. The measurements, collected during brain surgery as the conscious patients played an investment game, demonstrate how rapid dopamine release encodes information crucial for human choice. The findings may have widespread implications not just for Parkinson s disease, but f ... EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23
Online porn may feed sex addicts' desire for new sexual images People who show compulsive sexual behaviour, commonly referred to as sex addiction, are driven to search more for new sexual images than their peers, according to new research led by the University of Cambridge. The findings may be particularly relevant in the context of online pornography, which potentially provides an almost endless source of new images. In a study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research , researchers also report that sex addict ... EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23
A Warmer Embrace of Muslims Could Stop Homegrown Terrorism By Sarah Lyons-Padilla and Michele Gelfand The discovery that several of the Paris attackers were European nationals has fueled concern about Muslim immigrants becoming radicalized in the West. Some politicians have expressed views that the best way to avoid homegrown terrorists is to shut the door. Psychology Today - Sat. Nov 21
Majority of car-pedestrian deaths happen to those in wheelchairs, often at int... WASHINGTON -- An investigation into how often wheelchair users are killed in car-pedestrian crashes finds they are a third more likely to die than non-wheelchair users more than half of those deaths occur at intersections. The study, led by Georgetown University researchers, also finds that men who use wheelchairs are five times more likely than women to die in pedestrian crashes. The researchers report their findings today in BMJ Open link active after 6 ... EurekAlert - Fri. Nov 20

Jane Austen Understood Deception and Discovery in Love

Jane Austen s most beloved novels hinge on a female character misunderstanding which man is the best man until time and circumstances reveal the truth. The resolution always comes from the discovery of character and compatibility in time.

Psychology Today - Mon. Nov 23

Teaching problem-solving, leadership to young African-American girls lowers re...

A new study from the Violence Prevention Initiative at The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia CHOP suggests that educators, particularly in urban schools, should teach elementary school-aged girls problem-solving skills and provide them leadership opportunities as a way to reduce their relational aggression. Relational aggression includes using gossip and social exclusion to harm others, which is the most common form of aggression among girls. Published i ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23

CU researchers study palliative care preferences of Latinos on dialysis

AURORA, Colo. Nov. 23, 2015 - The cultural values of Latinos have a major impact on their palliative care preferences and healthcare providers should be sensitive to their perspectives, according to a research letter by physicians at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Lilia Cervantes, MD, assistant professor of medicine, the lead author of the letter, said she individually surveyed 61 Spanish and English-speaking Latino patients who were receiv ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23

A tick that feeds on birds may increase the range of Lyme disease

Blacklegged ticks Ixodes scapularis are the primary vector of Lyme disease to humans, but researchers at Old Dominion University in Virginia are focusing on another tick, Ixodes affinis , even though it doesn t bite people. In their paper published in the Journal of Medical Entomology , New records of Ixodes affinis parasitizing avian hosts in southeastern Virginia, Erin Heller and co-authors document Ixodes affinis parasitizing five songbird species on wh ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23

Want to remember new names? Sleep on it

Boston, MA-- A new study by investigators at Brigham and Women s Hospital BWH offers an additional reason to get a good night s sleep. In a closely controlled study of fourteen participants, researchers found that they were significantly better at remembering faces and names if they were given an opportunity to sleep for up to eight hours after seeing those faces and names for the first time. The team s findings appear in the journal Neurobiology of Learni ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23

Children who take ADHD medicines have trouble sleeping, new study shows

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 23, 2015 -- Stimulant medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD cause sleep problems among the children who take them, a new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln concludes. The study addresses decades of conflicting opinions and evidence about the medications effect on sleep. In what s known as a meta-analysis, researchers from the UNL Department of Psychology combined and analyzed the results from past stud ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23

Clinical trial demonstrates effectiveness of infant apnea prevention technology

WORCESTER, MA -- Scientists and clinicians at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BIDMC have shown in a clinical trial that a new, vibration-based prevention technology tested in a neonatal intensive care unit NICU reduces apneic events and improves critical clinical parameters in prematurely born infants. The apnea prevention system, initially co ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23

NYU study finds adults aged 50-59 now largest age group in opioid treatment pr...

Recent years have seen a change in drug use patterns, especially for older adults, with an increase in their admission to substance abuse treatment and increased injection drug use among those over the age of 50. Yet, there has been little research regarding the epidemiology, health status, and functional impairments in the aging population of adults accessing opioid treatment. Of the few studies on this population to date, most have been based off of a li ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23

First-of-kind dopamine measurements in human brain reveal insights into how we...

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have reported measurements of dopamine release with unprecedented temporal precision in the brains of people with Parkinson s disease. The measurements, collected during brain surgery as the conscious patients played an investment game, demonstrate how rapid dopamine release encodes information crucial for human choice. The findings may have widespread implications not just for Parkinson s disease, but f ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23

Online porn may feed sex addicts' desire for new sexual images

People who show compulsive sexual behaviour, commonly referred to as sex addiction, are driven to search more for new sexual images than their peers, according to new research led by the University of Cambridge. The findings may be particularly relevant in the context of online pornography, which potentially provides an almost endless source of new images. In a study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research , researchers also report that sex addict ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Nov 23

A Warmer Embrace of Muslims Could Stop Homegrown Terrorism

By Sarah Lyons-Padilla and Michele Gelfand The discovery that several of the Paris attackers were European nationals has fueled concern about Muslim immigrants becoming radicalized in the West. Some politicians have expressed views that the best way to avoid homegrown terrorists is to shut the door.

Psychology Today - Sat. Nov 21

Majority of car-pedestrian deaths happen to those in wheelchairs, often at int...

WASHINGTON -- An investigation into how often wheelchair users are killed in car-pedestrian crashes finds they are a third more likely to die than non-wheelchair users more than half of those deaths occur at intersections. The study, led by Georgetown University researchers, also finds that men who use wheelchairs are five times more likely than women to die in pedestrian crashes. The researchers report their findings today in BMJ Open link active after 6 ...

EurekAlert - Fri. Nov 20