News tagged with participants
Study examines movie smoking exposure and team sport participation in youth established smoking
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Participating in team sports is associated with a reduced likelihood of youths becoming established smokers, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journa ...
Participants in antidepressant drug trials are atypical patients, researchers report
May 12, 2009 |
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One reason antidepressant medication treatments do not work as well in real life as they do in clinical studies could be the limited type of study participants selected, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have ...
Persons who survive cancer more likely to be unemployed
Feb 17, 2009 |
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An analysis of previous studies finds an association between being a cancer survivor and being unemployed, compared to healthy individuals, especially for survivors of breast and gastrointestinal cancers, according to an ...
New surgical technique shows promise for improving function of artificial arms
Feb 10, 2009 |
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A surgical technique known as targeted muscle reinnervation appears to enable patients with arm amputations to have improved control of functions with an artificial arm, according to a study in the February 11 issue of JAMA.
Shaken self-confidence? Certain products and activities can fix it
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Someone who has momentarily lost confidence in her intelligence is more likely to purchase a pen than a candy bar, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. The pen helps restore her belief in herself as an ...
Study finds we are better able to detect racial tension in members of our racial group
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 22, 2008 |
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In March of 2008, in a speech addressing contemporary racial tensions in America, then-Senator Barack Obama suggested that there is a "chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races." Could this be true? Is it more ...
Aging brains allow negative memories to fade
Dec 16, 2008 |
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It turns out there's a scientific reason why older people tend to see the past through rose-coloured glasses.
We've got your number: Consumers choose products with more technical specs
Dec 15, 2008 |
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Many products have numbers attached: megapixels for cameras, wattage ratings for stereos, cotton counts for sheets. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that consumers are heavily influenced by quantitative specif ...
People in the US and the UK show strong similarities in their attitudes toward nanotechnologies
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 09, 2008 |
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The results of a new U.S.–U.K. study published in this week's journal Nature Nanotechnology show that ordinary people in both countries hold very positive views of nanotechnologies and what the future of these technologies might ...
Breaking the silence after a study ends
Dec 08, 2008 |
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While an estimated 2.3 million people in the United States take part in clinical trials every year, there currently exists no formal requirement to inform them of study results, an oversight that leaves participants confused, ...
Hands-free cell phone conversations add 5 m to drivers' braking distances
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Research led by Psychology researchers at the University of Warwick reveals that cell phone conversations impair drivers' visual attention to such a degree that it can add over 5 metres to the braking distance of a car travelling ...
Prejudice affects perception of ethnic minority faces
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Prejudice can be a powerful influence, biasing the way we think about and act towards ethnic minorities. Now, a new study suggests that this bias even influences what people believe the faces of members belonging to specific ...
No honeymoon replays: People don't want to taint special memories
Nov 17, 2008 |
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That unforgettable honeymoon has a special place in your memory -- so special that you might be reluctant to try to repeat it. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says people tend to treat their memories of pr ...
Brain scans demonstrate link between education and Alzheimer's
Nov 10, 2008 |
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A test that reveals brain changes believed to be at the heart of Alzheimer's disease has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia and cognitive decline that are characteristic of the disorder.
ADHD appears to increase level of nicotine dependence in smokers
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Young people with ADHD are not only at increased risk of starting to smoke cigarettes, they also tend to become more seriously addicted to tobacco and more vulnerable to environmental factors such as having friends or parents ...
