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Addressing Psychological Impacts of Genetic Testing on Patients, Families
Q&A with Dr. Andrea Farkas Patenaude. |
Released: 5/23/2013 9:00 AM EDT
American Psychological Association (APA) |
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Study Shows People Can Be Trained to Be More CompassionateUntil now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion — the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way that motivates altruistic behavior. A new study by researchers at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center of the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows that adults can be trained to be more compassionate. |
Released: 5/22/2013 5:00 PM EDT
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Migraine and Depression Together May Be Linked with Brain SizeOlder people with a history of migraines and depression may have smaller brain tissue volumes than people with only one or neither of the conditions, according to a new study in the May 22, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. |
Embargo expired: 5/22/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/14/2013 2:00 PM EDT
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) |
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Aggressive Behaviour Linked Specifically to Secondhand Smoke Exposure in ChildhoodChildren who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history of being antisocial. |
Embargo expired: 5/21/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/19/2013 11:00 PM EDT
Universite de Montreal |
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Waiting for a Sign? Researchers Find Potential Brain 'Switch' for New BehaviorYou're standing near an airport luggage carousel and your bag emerges on the conveyor belt, prompting you to spring into action. How does your brain make the shift from passively waiting to taking action when your bag appears? |
Released: 5/21/2013 11:20 AM EDT
University of Michigan |
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Nalanda Institute Launches First-Ever Certificate Program in Contemplative PsychotherapyThe Nalanda Institute announced that enrollment is now open for their inaugural Certificate Program in Contemplative Psychotherapy to begin in Fall 2013. The program offers therapists, health workers, coaches, educators and other professionals in the healing arts an opportunity to immerse themselves in the inspiring new field of contemplative neuropsychology. |
Released: 5/17/2013 9:00 AM EDT
Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science |
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Power of Prayer: Studies Find Prayer Can Lead to Cooperation, Forgiveness in RelationshipsPraying for a romantic partner or close friend can lead to more cooperative and forgiving behavior toward the partner, according to a new study co-authored by a Florida State University researcher. |
Released: 5/14/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Florida State University |
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Tips for Combating Jealousy through Constructive Interpersonal CommunicationMembers of The National Communication Association who study interpersonal communication can provide insight into how couples express, and work through feelings of jealousy. |
Released: 5/7/2013 8:00 AM EDT
Expert Available National Communication Association |
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The Ants Go Marching … to the Rescue
Rescue behavior has been observed in primates, dolphins, and rats. Is this behavior, as some scientists suggest, evidence that animals feel empathy towards their kin? Enter the ants. Mount Holyoke’s Karen Hollis and her team observed ants undertake extreme risks to rescue nestmates. Are ants acting out of empathy or does rescue behavior emerge from simple biological mechanisms? |
Released: 5/6/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Mount Holyoke College |
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Violent Video Games Have Lower Effects on Highly-Exposed TeensTeenagers who are highly exposed to violent video games—three or more hours per day—show blunted physical and psychological responses to playing a violent game, reports a study in the May issue of Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. |
Released: 5/3/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |