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Multiple Media Use Tied to Depression, Anxiety

By Guest PostDecember 4, 2012Healthanxiety, cyberpsychology, depression, media multitasking, mental health problems, multiple media use

Using multiple forms of media at the same time – such as playing a computer game while watching TV – is linked to symptoms of anxiety and depression, scientists have found for the first time. (more…)

Women with Sleep Apnea Have Higher Degree of Brain Damage than Men, UCLA Study Shows

By Guest PostDecember 4, 2012Healthbrain damage, mood regulation, nerve fibers, sleep apnea, white matter, women

Women suffering from sleep apnea have, on the whole, a higher degree of brain damage than men with the disorder, according to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by researchers at the UC LA School o f Nursing. The findings are reported in the December issue of the peer-reviewed journal SLEEP. (more…)

Battling Tuberculosis through Microsoft Technology

By Guest PostDecember 3, 2012Healthantibiotic regimen, biometric monitoring system, microsoft research, microsoft research india, tuberculosis treatment

Microsoft Research develops biometric monitoring system to help patients complete tuberculosis treatment programs

BANGALORE, India — Dec. 3, 2012 — Giri Prasad, a 33-year-old tailor who lives in Delhi, first noticed the pain below his ribs. He went to see a doctor, but when it didn’t subside, he traveled to the hospital where he eventually learned he had tuberculosis. (more…)

Women 16–49 at Risk of Multiple Pollutants

By Guest PostDecember 3, 2012Environment, Healthamerican women, babies, blood level, body burden, brain development, brown university, chemical coexposures, chemical pollutant, childbearing age, environmental pollutant, fetuses, harm, kim boekelheide, lead, marcella thompson, median, mercury, nhanes, PCBs, pollutant, polychlorinated biphenyls, research document, rhode island, risk factor, sigma theta tau, university, us women

In a new analysis of thousands of U.S. women of childbearing age, Brown University researchers found that most exceeded the median blood level for two or more of three environmental pollutants that could harm brain development of fetuses and babies: lead, mercury, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Nearly 23 percent of American women of childbearing age met or exceeded the median blood levels for all three environmental chemical pollutants — lead, mercury, and PCBs — tracked in an analysis of data on thousands of women by Brown University researchers. All but 17.3 percent of the women aged 16 to 49 were at or above the median blood level for one or more of these chemicals, which are passed to fetuses through the placenta and to babies through breast milk. (more…)

The Placebo Effect Goes Beyond Humans, UF Researchers Find

By Guest PostDecember 1, 2012Health, Sciencebrain, common, drug abuse, ethical issues, florida, humans, jianguo cheng, john neubert, niall murphy, novel treatment, orthodontics, pain relief, pain specialist, placebo, placebo effects, placebo response, preclinical model, rats, therapeutic targets, university

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rats and humans have at least one thing in common: They both react the same way to a placebo, according to a new University of Florida study.

“That was the big finding — that the animals that expected pain relief actually got pain relief when you gave them an inert substance,” said co-author John Neubert, a pain specialist and an associate professor with the UF College of Dentistry department of orthodontics. “It helps validate our model that what we do in the rats, we believe, is a good representation of what’s being seen in humans.”

The investigation of placebo effects might lead to the identification of new therapeutic targets in the brain and of novel treatment strategies for a variety of health conditions. (more…)

Post-Divorce Journaling May Hinder Healing for Some, UA Study Finds

By Guest PostNovember 28, 2012General, Healthdavid sbarra, divorce, divorced individuals, emotional recovery, failed marriage, feelings, healing, health care, high ruminators, journals, low ruminators, psychology, separation, traditional expressive writing, university of arizona

For those searching for deeper meaning in a failed marriage, writing about their feelings soon after divorce may lead to greater emotional distress, according to new research.

Following a divorce or separation, many people are encouraged by loved ones or health-care professionals to keep journals about their feelings. But for some, writing in-depth about those feelings immediately after a split may do more harm than good, according to new research conducted at the University of Arizona.

In a study of 90 recently divorced or separated individuals, UA associate professor of psychology David Sbarra and colleagues found that writing about one’s feelings can actually leave some people feeling more emotionally distraught months down the line, particularly those individuals who are prone to seeking a deeper meaning for their failed marriage. (more…)

Bothered by Negative, Unwanted Thoughts? Just Throw Them Away

By Guest PostNovember 28, 2012Health, Sciencebasic fat, computer, concept, grammar, javier horcajo, judgments, legumes, margarita gasco, mediterranean diet, negative thoughts, olive oil, pablo brinol, protection, psychological therapy, recycle bin, richard petty, spanish high school, spelling mistakes, student, unrefined cereals, vegetables, visualize

COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you want to get rid of unwanted, negative thoughts, try just ripping them up and tossing them in the trash.

In a new study, researchers found that when people wrote down their thoughts on a piece of paper and then threw the paper away, they mentally discarded the thoughts as well.

On the other hand, people were more likely to use their thoughts when making judgments if they first wrote them down on a piece of paper and tucked the paper in a pocket to protect it. (more…)

Did You See That? How Could You Miss It?

By Guest PostNovember 27, 2012Healthcpr training, emergency, errors, errors during training, psychology, training

You may have received CPR training some time ago, but would you remember the proper technique in an emergency? Would you know what to do in the event of an earthquake or a fire? A new UCLA psychology study shows that people often do not recall things they have seen — or at least walked by — hundreds of times. (more…)

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