'Directed thinking' increases time spent exercising June 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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"Directed Thinking" involves asking people to think about information related to a topic that they already know which directs them to action. A study in the Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research shows how "directed thinking" ... | |
Binge drinking due to ‘copying’ behaviour June 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The rise in binge drinking in the young is a “fashion phenomenon” where drinkers are copying their associates’ behaviour, new research has shown. | |
Psychosocial issues affect HIV/AIDS treatment outcomes June 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Psychosocial influences such as stress, depression and trauma have been neglected in biomedical and treatment studies involving people infected with HIV, yet they are now known to have significant health impacts on such individuals ... | |
Children learn smart behaviors without knowing what they know June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Young children show evidence of smart and flexible behavior early in life – even though they don't really know what they're doing, new research suggests. | |
When the powerless rise up June 16, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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In an effort to reconcile the science stating that power leads to action and lack of power leads to inhibition -- despite constant historical reminders of the powerless rising up and taking action -- new research in the June ... | |
Research finds aging is satisfying June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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University of Queensland research is turning conventional wisdom on its head when it comes to grumpy old men and women. | |
Eastern independence, Western conformity? June 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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While the act of selecting an everyday writing utensil seems to be a simple enough task, scientists have found that it actually could shed light on complex cultural differences. | |
Driving while phoning danger as bad as drink-driving June 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Motorists who use cellphones while driving make as many, if not more, driving errors as clinically drunk drivers, according to educational psychologist Professor Michael Townsend. He says the proposed ban on hand-held cellphone ... | |
'Chatter Box' computer will unravel the science of language June 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists are to use a powerful super computer to mimic the part of the brain that controls speech and language function to better understand what goes wrong after brain damage caused by trauma or stroke. | |
Study pinpoints strategies that protect older adult's physical health June 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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In his famous poem, "Do not go gentle into that good night," Dylan Thomas urges us to "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Researchers are now backing up this counsel in the lab; showing just how "raging" against ... | |
What's mine is mine: Brain scans reveal what's behind the aversion to loss of possessions June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Did you ever wonder why it is so difficult to part with your stuff? A new study reveals fascinating insights into the specific neuropsychological mechanisms that are linked with the potential loss of possessions. The research, ... | |
Sex offenders register provides limited protection for children June 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The UK's Sex Offenders Register is failing to protect vulnerable children, according to a psychologist at the University of Liverpool. | |
 Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress June 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet. But can it substitute for nature? | |
A call for standardized measurement of outcomes in depression treatment June 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers are calling on clinicians to adopt a standardized measurement of outcomes when treating depression. The commentary was published in the June edition of Primary Psychiatry. | |
Gender affects reaction to HIV-prevention materials June 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Various intervention strategies have been implemented to curb the rise of HIV, and a factor that might affect exposure to interventionsis gender. A new study in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology reviewed the ... | |
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