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Study shows how using mental strategies can alter the brain's reward circuitry

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created Jun 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The cognitive strategies humans use to regulate emotions can determine both neurological and physiological responses to potential rewards, a team of New York University and Rutgers University neuroscientists has discovered. ...





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The regulation of negative emotions: Impact on brain activity

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 18, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (23) | comments 1

Emotions play an important role in the lives of humans, and influence our behavior, thoughts, decisions, and interactions. The ability to regulate emotions is essential to both mental and physical well-being.


Brains rely on old and new mechanisms to diminish fear, researchers find

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created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Humans have developed complex thought processes that can help to regulate their emotions, but these processes are also linked with evolutionarily older mechanisms that are common across species, according to a study by neuroscientists ...


Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Impairs Infants' Response to Stress

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created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Infants exposed prenatally to cocaine react more emotionally to stress and appear to have fewer stress-reducing coping strategies than infants with no cocaine exposure, researchers at the University at Buffalo's ...


Evolution of virulence regulation in Staphylococcus aureus

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created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists have gained insight into the complex mechanisms that control bacterial pathogenesis and, as a result, have developed new theories about how independent mechanisms may have become intertwined during evolution. The ...


Independent brain pathways generate positive or negative reappraisals of emotional events

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 24, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientists now have a better understanding of how the human brain orchestrates the sophisticated pathways involved in the regulation of emotions. The research, published by Cell Press in the September 25th issue of the journal ...


Cocaine-linked genes enhance behavioral effects of addiction

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research sheds light on how cocaine regulates gene expression in a crucial reward region of the brain to elicit long-lasting changes in behavior. The study, published by Cell Press in the May 14th issue of the journal ...


Older adults concern for personal health linked to walking difficulty

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older adults who worry about their health engage in less physical activity, and those who participate in less activity are more likely to report having difficulty walking, according to a new study.


New national adolescent weight control registry will recognize successful teen weight loss efforts

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created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 16 percent of children ages 6-19 years are overweight or obese - a number that has tripled since 1980.


Better science, please

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created May 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Just when you thought that the industry that made money on bisphenol A could not have been any cozier with the federal agency regulating the chemical comes another revelation. Cozy? How about joined at the hip?


Children with low self-control more likely to become overweight preteens

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created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young children who do not display an ability to regulate their behavior or to delay gratification in exchange for a larger reward appear predisposed to gain extra weight by their pre-teen years, according to two reports published ...



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