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Sticks and stones: A new study on social and physical pain

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 27, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

We all know the famous saying: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," but is this proverb actually true?


Socially active and not easily stressed? You may not develop dementia

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A new study shows that people who are socially active and not easily stressed may be less likely to develop dementia. The research is published in the January 20, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...


Phony friends? Rejected people better able to spot fake smiles

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 24, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (12) | comments 0

"There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all." It's true too—next time you are lost in a foreign country, just flash a smile and the locals will be happy to help you find your way. An honest ...


Can thinking of a loved one reduce your pain?

Can thinking of a loved one reduce your pain?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- "The very thought of you ... the mere idea of you" -- from the song "The Very Thought of You" by Ray Noble. Can the mere thought of your loved one reduce your pain?


Study suggests why heart attack victims do better with social support

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 18, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers have identified specific damages to the brain that may occur when heart attack victims are socially isolated from others. The study in mice found that those animals that lived alone before undergoing a heart attack ...


Spain is the second country in the world where divorce is better accepted socially

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Spain is the second country in the world where divorce is better accepted socially, only exceeded by Brazil. Likewise, 79 per cent of the Spanish people think that, when a couple is not able to solve their marital problems, ...


Move over mean girls -- boys can be socially aggressive, too

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Society holds that when it comes to aggression, boys hit and punch, while girls spread rumors, gossip, and intentionally exclude others, a type of aggression that's called indirect, relational, or social. Now a new analysis ...


Naomi Eisenberger

Researchers find genetic link between physical pain and social rejection

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA psychologists have determined for the first time that a gene linked with physical pain sensitivity is associated with social pain sensitivity as well.


Consumers think differently about close and distant purchases

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 15, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

If you are deciding on a major vacation for next year, you'll use different criteria than if you are planning a trip this weekend, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Social isolation makes strokes more deadly, study finds

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research in mice suggests that social isolation may promote more damaging inflammation in the brain during a stroke. Researchers at Ohio State University found that all the male mice that lived with a female partner survived ...


Study: Embrace the 'Dwight Schrutes' in your office for better performance

Study: Embrace the 'Dwight Schrutes' in your office for better performance

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Nobody wants to share a cubicle with a new hire like Dwight Schrute.


Few friends combined with loneliness linked to poor mental and physical health for elderly

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Although not having many close friends contributes to poorer health for many older adults, those who also feel lonely face even greater health risks, research at the University of Chicago suggests. Older people who are able ...


New study urges new thinking over UK government widening participation policy

Other Sciences / Other

created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


Study shows how social support may protect brain during stroke

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research in mice suggests that high levels of social support may provide some protection against strokes by reducing the amount of damaging inflammation in the brain.


A hormone that enhances one's memory of happy faces

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 28, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Oxytocin was originally studied as the "milk let-down factor," i.e., a hormone that was necessary for breast-feeding. However, there is increasing evidence that this hormone also plays an important role in social bonding ...