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. Any parent knows that sometimes maintaining your cool with misbehaving children is a challenge. We all have times when we get frustrated or angry and lash out at someone without thinking. A new study by psychologists at Virginia Tech and two other universities suggests that parents with poorer working memory skills are less likely to be able to control their emotions with their children. http://www.physorg.com/news179504540.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:50:01 EST news179504540 We've all been in situations before where we get so frustrated or angry about something, we will lash out at someone without thinking. This lashing out - reactive negativity - happens when we can't control our emotions. Luckily, we are usually pretty good at self-regulating and controlling our emotions and behaviors. Working memory is crucial for cognitive control of emotions: It allows us to consider information we have and reason quickly when deciding what to do as opposed to reacting automatically, without thinking, to something. http://www.physorg.com/news179060311.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:59:53 EST news179060311 For sports fans watching their favorite team play, the greatest enjoyment comes only with a strong dollop of fear and maybe even near-despair, a new study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news177593690.html Other Sciences Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:50:02 EST news177593690 A preliminary study suggests that a negative, inhibited personality type (type D personality) appears to predict an increased risk of death over four years among patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news169750550.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:56:36 EST news169750550 Men with early stages of prostate cancer who delay radical treatment in favor of an approach of "expectant management" do not have high levels of anxiety and distress. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the September 1, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study's results suggest that living with untreated cancer is not upsetting for many patients with early prostate cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news167904692.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:30:05 EST news167904692 Whether it's getting a cold during exam time or feeling run-down after a big meeting, we've all experienced feeling sick following a particularly stressful time at work or school. Is this merely coincidence, or is it possible that stress can actually make us sick? In a new report in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologist Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser from the Ohio State University College of Medicine reviews research investigating how stress can wreak havoc on our bodies and provides some suggestions to further our understanding of this connection. http://www.physorg.com/news167319546.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:50:03 EST news167319546 (PhysOrg.com) -- People who seed their life with frequent moments of positive emotions increase their resilience against challenges, according to a new study by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychologist and colleagues. http://www.physorg.com/news166287736.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:20:03 EST news166287736 Pigeons could be art critics yet, according to a new study which shows that like humans, pigeons can be trained to tell the difference between 'good' and 'bad' paintings. According to Professor Shigeru Watanabe from Keio University in Japan, pigeons use both color and pattern cues to judge the paintings' beauty as defined by humans, as well as their texture. Professor Watanabe's work has just been published online in Springer's journal, Animal Cognition. http://www.physorg.com/news165575539.html Biology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:12:50 EST news165575539 (PhysOrg.com) -- If you think having loads of money, fetching looks, or the admiration of many will improve your life - think again. A new study by three University of Rochester researchers demonstrates that progress on these fronts can actually make a person less happy. http://www.physorg.com/news161516559.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 May 2009 10:43:25 EST news161516559 In the medical realm, people sometimes need to make very difficult choices, such as deciding to end life-support for a terminally ill patient. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research delves into the question of whether it is preferable for patients' families or doctors to make those "tragic choices." http://www.physorg.com/news159461522.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:52:41 EST news159461522 In the midst of life-threatening situations requiring split-second decisions, police officers with a higher ability to multitask are less likely to shoot unarmed persons when feeling threatened during video simulations, a new Georgia State University study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news157636804.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:00:27 EST news157636804 (PhysOrg.com) -- Your 7-year-old may understand that a positive attitude is an asset when taking a spelling test, doing a math problem or tackling a science lesson. But don't expect a kindergartner to make that link. http://www.physorg.com/news156624601.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:50:22 EST news156624601 A Kansas State University researcher has found a link between physical and mental well-being that employees and employers may be able to capitalize on to improve both the health, and potentially the wealth, of their organization in these turbulent economic times. http://www.physorg.com/news156606383.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:48:16 EST news156606383 With Mother's Day, Father's Day and high school and college graduations upcoming, there will be plenty of gift-giving and well wishes. When those start pouring in, let yourself be grateful -it's the best way to achieve happiness according to several new studies conducted by Todd Kashdan, associate professor of psychology at George Mason University. http://www.physorg.com/news156162304.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:26:21 EST news156162304 With age comes the ability to better regulate emotions in order to not disrupt performance on a memory-intensive task, according to a study published in the March issue of the journal Psychology and Aging. http://www.physorg.com/news155387747.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:16:20 EST news155387747 A researcher from the University of Kansas has spearheaded a new investigation into the link between emotions and health. The research proves that positive emotions are critical for upkeep of physical health for people worldwide, above all for those who are deeply impoverished. http://www.physorg.com/news155372813.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:08:24 EST news155372813 Negative emotional facial expressions dominate in the interplay with patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. This has been shown in previous research and has now been confirmed in a dissertation from the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, in Sweden. The dissertation is based on video-recorded clinical interviews carried out by psychologists. http://www.physorg.com/news154622850.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:48:51 EST news154622850 One's happiness might seem like a personal subject, but a Kansas State University researcher says employers should be concerned about the well-being of their employees because it could be the underlying factor to success. http://www.physorg.com/news152893863.html Other Sciences Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:34:24 EST news152893863 What do we know about human well-being? The answer is, surprisingly little, compared with what is known about human illness, dysfunction and disease. http://www.physorg.com/news148062595.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:29:55 EST news148062595 When you're upset or depressed, should you analyze your feelings to figure out what's wrong? Or should you just forget about it and move on? http://www.physorg.com/news141392515.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:41:55 EST news141392515