Study emphasizes the importance of weight management before and after pregnancy for military populations
Compared to their civilian counterparts, excessive pregnancy weight gain is more frequent among military health care beneficiaries, in particular active duty personnel, and is associated with costly maternal/neonatal complications.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchPupil dilation predicts working memory performance
Working memory is one of the brain's executive functions, a skill that allows humans to process information without losing track of what they're doing.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchChildhood trauma linked to higher rates of somatic symptoms, study finds
Study explored the relationship between traumatic events and somatic symptoms among children and adolescents, finding a significant increase in somatic complaints such as stomach pain and headaches in those diagnosed with PTSD, particularly among those experiencing multiple traumas.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchExploring the benefits of blueberries: Studies link extract to reduced cognitive aging
Wild blueberry extracts (WBE) may improve cognitive performance.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchStudy suggests a promising new approach to understanding autism
Autism spectrum disorder has yet to be linked to a single cause, due to the wide range of its symptoms and severity.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchFlexible response training improves attitudes toward food in women with restrained eating habits
A recent study at the Hebrew University aimed to improve attitudes toward food in women with restrained eating habits who monitor their diet by training them to respond more flexibly to food cues.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchNew study sheds light on the relationship between race and mental health stigma in college students
A new study by a counseling researcher at New York Institute of Technology sheds light on the relationship between race and mental health stigma.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchTranscranial direct current stimulation shows promise for treating depression, anxiety in older adults
A noninvasive brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in a new University of Florida-led study.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchAI model can accurately screen for post-traumatic stress disorder after childbirth
A generative artificial intelligence (AI) model that can analyze the narrative accounts of women who have undergone recent childbirth has shown the ability to accurately screen for post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD), a study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system has found.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchBlood protein could be a potential biomarker for delayed concussion recovery in children
Researchers have discovered a blood protein that could help detect which children will experience ongoing concussion symptoms more than two weeks after an injury.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchNetwork analysis reveals subtle changes associated with subjective cognitive decline
We all lose our car keys or our glasses from time to time. Most people would be correct to laugh it off as a normal part of aging.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchDepression impacts survival rates and quality of life for women with breast cancer
A new study presented at the European Psychiatric Association Congress 2024 sheds light on the significant impact of depression on the survival rates and quality of life for women diagnosed with breast cancer.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchBehavioral economics strategies boost daily walking by 10% in high-risk cardiovascular patients
Strategies such as earning points or small amounts of money encouraged people at high risk for heart disease or stroke to increase their daily walking by about 10% and sustain the increase for a year, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchUC San Diego researchers discover genetic connections to alcohol consumption
A research group centered at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has drilled deep into a dataset of over 3 million individuals compiled by the direct-to-consumer genetics company 23andMe, Inc., and found intriguing connections between genetic factors influencing alcohol consumption and their relationship with other disorders.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchStudy highlights COVID-19 challenges for perinatal women in Latino communities
Public policies blocked many families of Mexican descent living in the U.S. from accessing vital services such as food and mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, even though these communities experienced some of the highest infection and mortality rates.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchSmell relies more on predictions than sight or hearing
The sense of smell is highly influenced by the cues from other senses, while the sense of sight and hearing are affected to a much lesser extent, shows a new study in Journal of Neuroscience.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchUT Health San Antonio launches Be Well Institute for substance use research and treatment
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is establishing the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders, a pioneering initiative dedicated to advancing research, education and evidence-based treatments.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchSweeteners do not increase hunger and help lower blood sugar, study finds
Replacing sugar with artificial and natural sweeteners in foods does not make people hungrier – and also helps to reduce blood sugar levels, a significant new study has found.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchSleep quality linked to feeling younger, study shows
Feeling sleepy can make you feel ten years older. Researchers at Stockholm University have discovered that sleep affects how old you feel. The study is published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchSweeteners and sweetness enhancers show promise for weight control
New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), suggests that replacing sugar-sweetened food and drinks with low/no energy sweetened products can help weight control for at least one year after rapid weight loss in adults, without increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchSexual harassment prevalent among new doctors in their first year, study reveals
More than half of all new doctors face some form of sexual harassment in their first year on the job, including nearly three-quarters of all new female doctors and a third of males, a new study finds.
News-Medical.Net > Psychology News, ResearchStudy sheds new light on the link between women's menstrual cycles, emotions, and sleep patterns
Women experience disruptions in their sleep patterns and report heightened feelings of anger in the days leading up to their period, according to new research.
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