http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Are you someone who squirms when confronted with slime, shudders at stickiness or gets grossed out by gore? Do crawly insects make you cringe or dead bodies make you blanch? http://www.physorg.com/news163266028.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:41:39 EST news163266028 It is well known that people use head motion during conversation to convey a range of meanings and emotions, and that women use more active head motion when conversing with each other than men use when they talk with each other. http://www.physorg.com/news162451415.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 May 2009 06:24:07 EST news162451415 Widening participation efforts in UK universities should do more than simply create a 'wow moment' for young people, according to a new study led by the University of Leicester. http://www.physorg.com/news161530997.html Other Sciences Thu, 14 May 2009 14:43:54 EST news161530997 The time-honored tradition of displaying emotions to try to get a better deal might actually work, but inflating emotions can backfire, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news161356449.html Other Sciences Tue, 12 May 2009 14:14:36 EST news161356449 A research project led by Dr Joydeep Bhattacharya at Goldsmiths, University of London has shown that it is possible to influence emotional evaluation of visual stimuli by listening to musical excerpts before the evaluation. http://www.physorg.com/news160850020.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 17:34:36 EST news160850020 Contact lenses are great for sight, but do they have an impact on general eye health? Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Optometry are working to answer that question by analyzing tears. http://www.physorg.com/news160848590.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 17:10:39 EST news160848590 How would you respond if you were told that you had an 80% chance of surviving an operation - would you give consent? How about if you were told you had a 20% chance of dying? The answer may partly depend on your genetic make-up, according to new research from UCL (University College London) and funded by the Wellcome Trust. http://www.physorg.com/news160765568.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 May 2009 18:06:30 EST news160765568 (PhysOrg.com) -- An online photo-rating system developed at Penn State is the first publicly available tool for automatically determining the aesthetic value of an image, according to a Penn State researcher involved with the project. http://www.physorg.com/news160762943.html Technology Tue, 05 May 2009 17:23:41 EST news160762943 Sportsmen and women could get the edge on their opponents by accepting more emotional support in their personal and professional lives. A study by the University of Exeter, published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, shows the extent to which a sympathetic ear or regular words of encouragement can improve sports performance. http://www.physorg.com/news160389473.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 May 2009 09:38:20 EST news160389473 After a divorce or break-up, parents need to be very cautious about bringing new love interests into their homes, according to Andrew Cherlin, a professor in the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. http://www.physorg.com/news160160592.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:03:39 EST news160160592 Having strong memories of that rich, delicious dessert you ate last night? If so, you shouldn't feel like a glutton. It's only natural. http://www.physorg.com/news160072047.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:28:09 EST news160072047 The calming neurological effects of nicotine have been demonstrated in a group of non-smokers during anger provocation. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions suggest that nicotine may alter the activity of brain areas that are involved in the inhibition of negative emotions such as anger. http://www.physorg.com/news159774124.html Medicine & Health Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:45:36 EST news159774124 In older breast cancer survivors, the number of lymph nodes removed during surgery and the presence of cancer in the lymph nodes were the two factors most directly linked to the development of lymphedema, swelling of the arm and hand, according to a study from the Medical College of Wisconsin's Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. http://www.physorg.com/news159707077.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:04:53 EST news159707077 Managing routine sleep problems in children can be a testing time for parents as well as being highly stressful for the child. Add a child with anxiety to the mix and a good night`s sleep for everyone can be elusive if not impossible. http://www.physorg.com/news159640284.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:32:20 EST news159640284 Dating couples whose dreams include marriage would do well to step back and reflect upon the type of support they'll need from their partners when they cross the threshold, a new Northwestern University study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news159610115.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:09:01 EST news159610115 The first study to monitor physical activity in breast cancer patients for five years suggests that patients with greater depressive symptoms and a lower emotional quality of life are less likely to exercise as part of their recovery than are patients reporting less distress. http://www.physorg.com/news159540621.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:50:46 EST news159540621 Research performed by Nicole Lauzon and Dr. Steven Laviolette of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario has found key processes in the brain that control the emotional significance of our experiences and how we form memories of them. A lack of proper brain function in this area is what lies beneath such conditions as Schizophrenia and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In people who suffer from these conditions emotional experiences can become distorted, causing the person to 'lose touch' with reality. The findings have been published online by The Journal of Neuroscience. http://www.physorg.com/news159461811.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:57:16 EST news159461811 (PhysOrg.com) -- The depression experienced by people with Huntington disease (HD) may have nothing to do with the emotional stress of knowing you have a devastating, incurable disorder, according to a University of British Columbia study published in the journal Brain. http://www.physorg.com/news159200198.html Medicine & Health Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:17:47 EST news159200198 (PhysOrg.com) -- Pregnant women who are stressed, particularly late in pregnancy, have an increased risk of their child going on to develop asthma, according to the latest research from Children of the 90s. http://www.physorg.com/news159026171.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:56:51 EST news159026171 A new study conducted at Mayo Clinic reports that one in six patients receiving therapeutic doses of certain drugs for Parkinson's disease develops new-onset, potentially destructive behaviors, notably compulsive gambling or hypersexuality. http://www.physorg.com/news158417143.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:46:06 EST news158417143 A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics suggests that single-family and multi-family therapy may benefit hospitalized patients with major depression, and may help the partners of the patients to become aware of the patient's improvement more quickly. http://www.physorg.com/news158309982.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:00:05 EST news158309982 cognitive behavior therapy and supportive stress management -appear more effective than usual care for treating depression after coronary artery bypass surgery, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news158254628.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:37:27 EST news158254628 Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have compiled the first-ever review of the neurobiology of wisdom - once the sole province of religion and philosophy. The study by Dilip V. Jeste, MD, and Thomas W. Meeks, MD, of UC San Diego's Department of Psychiatry and the Stein Institute for Research on Aging, will be published in the Archives of General Psychiatry on April 6. http://www.physorg.com/news158254472.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:35:20 EST news158254472 A study of a Big Brothers Big Sisters of America formal mentoring program, which matched adolescent girls with women mentors, revealed that strong emotional support and improvement in girls psychosocial functioning from these relationships was a dominant theme coupled with the development of new skills and confidence through collaborations. http://www.physorg.com/news157903243.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:01:03 EST news157903243 Compassion fatigue in nurses, doctors and other front line cancer-care providers significantly impacts how they interact with patients, with patient families, with other healthcare workers, and with their own family, according to analysis by Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute researchers published in the March issue of the Journal of Health Psychology. http://www.physorg.com/news157808604.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:44:21 EST news157808604 Consumers often make decisions by predicting how they'll feel after an event or purchase. But different approaches to predicting lead to different conclusions, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news157718239.html Other Sciences Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:37:47 EST news157718239 Cost reductions are high on the agenda in many firms. Cost reductions often result in manning reductions and fewer employees. Customer service is a labour intensive function, and is therefore very likely to be affected by cost reductions. http://www.physorg.com/news157300871.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:43:09 EST news157300871 The activity in one brain structure can predict people's preferences, according to new research in the March 25 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study shows that even when people rate options similarly, they will choose the one that causes more activation in the caudate nucleus, a brain region involved in anticipating reward. http://www.physorg.com/news157136645.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:04:37 EST news157136645 Women experiencing physical abuse from intimate partners spent 42 percent more on health care per year than non-abused women, according to a long-term study of more than 3,000 women. http://www.physorg.com/news157042766.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:59:56 EST news157042766 (PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes you may feel a shiver go up your spine as you're watching a chilling movie scene, but a new jacket can actually give you a real shiver. The haptics jacket, designed by scientists at Philips Electronics, can enable movie viewers to feel movies through a sense of touch, in an attempt to provide full emotional immersion in a film. http://www.physorg.com/news157042502.html Technology Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:55:38 EST news157042502