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Caltech researchers pinpoint the mechanisms of self-control in the brain

Researchers pinpoint the mechanisms of self-control in the brain

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

When you're on a diet, deciding to skip your favorite calorie-laden foods and eat something healthier takes a whole lot of self-control--an ability that seems to come easier to some of us than others. Now, ...





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Under pressure: The impact of stress on decision making

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

We are faced with making decisions all the time. Often, we carefully deliberate the pros and cons of our choices, taking into consideration past experiences in similar situations before making a final decision. However, a ...


Under Pressure: The Impact of Stress on Decision Making

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- We are faced with making decisions all the time. Often, we will carefully deliberate the pros and cons of each item, taking into consideration past experiences with similar situations before making our ultimate ...


Family, friends may impact breast cancer surgery decision, study finds

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

About three-quarters of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer have a friend or family member with them at their first visit with a surgeon. And that person plays a significant role in the patient's decision of what type ...


How do doctors really feel about surrogate decision making?

How do doctors really feel about surrogate decision making?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A growing number of hospitalized adults are incapable of making their own health decisions, but little research has explored how doctors feel about making medical decisions with a patient's surrogate decision ...


Patients say 'no thanks' to risky medical treatments

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study suggests that increasing patient responsibility for making medical decisions may decrease their willingness to accept risky treatment options. Details of this proof-of-concept study appear in the December issue ...


Bill would counter Supreme Court age bias ruling

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Democrats in Congress are trying to counter another Supreme Court decision on employment discrimination, this time taking aim at a ruling that makes it harder for older workers to prove age bias.


Study explores how women make decisions about breast cancer surgery

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For women just diagnosed with breast cancer, one of the important decisions confronting them is whether to have a lumpectomy or mastectomy. A diagnosis of breast cancer will affect one in every eight women in the United States, ...


UCI robot to aid brain research

UCI robot to aid brain research

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A robot powered by a computerized model of a rodent brain will help researchers from UC Irvine and UC San Diego understand how people recognize and adapt to change.


The Protein for Quick Decision-Makers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Everyday, people are required to make decisions quickly and flexibly. In a flash, they must weigh up the advantages, disadvantages and possible consequences of their behaviour and coordinate it with the relevant ...


Report: Public must be involved in nanotech policy debate

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decision-making on science - especially emerging technologies such as nanotechnology - must become more democratic, a new report on science policy released today argues. The group of leading European academics behind the ...



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