UMass Amherst study updates impacts of Plainridge Park Casino
Research team points to job creation and economic benefits with no increase in problem gambling, but 'type' of patron may ...
Tag: Mental Health
Eight tips for promoting men’s health
UBC men's health expert John Oliffe has a few tips that can help ensure the success of men's health programsCredit: ...
Researchers explore neuromarkers for poor social outcomes after traumatic brain injury
TBI research team finds associations between default mode network connectivity and emotion recognition and social integrationCredit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East ...
How sweet it isn’t: Diminished taste function affects cancer patients’ food intake
UMass Amherst sensory expert seeks strategies to help patients eat wellCredit: UMass Amherst The simple pleasure of tasting and savoring ...
Not so quiet, please
UC Riverside mouse study finds early exposure to sounds can address hypersensitivity to noise associated with Fragile X SyndromeCredit: L. ...
Prenatal exposure to pollution linked to brain changes related to behavioral problems
Even within the limits established by the European Union, particulate matter is associated with a decrease in the volume of ...
Mind-body therapies alleviate pain in people prescribed opioids
Credit: University of Utah A new study published Nov. 4, 2019, in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine details the first ...
Childhood chores not related to self-control development
Additional finding: Self-control development predicts future job outcomesCredit: University of Houston Although assigning household chores is considered an essential component ...
Single discrimination events alter college students’ daily behavior
Credit: Addie Bjornson/University of Washington Discrimination -- differential treatment based on an aspect of someone's identity, such as nationality, race, ...
Study reveals how brain injury can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder
UCLA team finds that the brain processes fear differently after injuryCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA Post-traumatic stress disorder in U.S. military members ...
Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain
A sleepless night can trigger up to a 30% rise in emotional stress levels, new study showsCredit: Graphic by Eti ...
Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit
Credit: Paul Joseph/University of British Columbia New research published today in JAMA Psychiatry shows for the first time that patients ...
New findings could improve diagnosis, treatment of depression
Scientists find potential biomarker for major symptom of depression: lack of motivationCredit: Image courtesy of Stephan Lammel, UC Berkeley Researchers ...
Biomarker for schizophrenia can be detected in human hair
Credit: RIKEN Working with model mice, post-mortem human brains, and people with schizophrenia, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain ...
Research worth ‘bragging’ about
An MU psychology professor and students provide a possible way to improve dialogue in relationshipsCredit: University of Missouri On a ...
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia offers help and cure for picky eaters
Training parents is key to helping children eat a variety of foodsCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Families dealing with the ...
Can the design of a building improve the creative output of its occupants?
New study published in Creativity Research Journal shows Maharishi Vastu architecture increased workplace creativityCredit: Ron Blunt A ground-breaking study published ...
Health care intervention: Treating high-need, high-cost patients
Study found focusing on patients' values instead of problems offered better resultsCredit: University of Houston In crisis and with nowhere ...
Training social workers in fight against opioids
$1.3 million federal grant helps UTA offer students training in addiction treatmentCredit: Elizabeth Couch, The University of Texas at Arlington ...
UMass Amherst scientists developing small device to improve understanding of schizophrenia
NIH-funded study aims to create objective assessment tool and personalized treatment options for patientsCredit: UMass Amherst Two high-tech health researchers ...