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Released: 18-Jan-2023 8:00 AM EST
Negative marital communications leave literal, figurative wounds
Ohio State University

A tendency for one or both spouses to avoid or withdraw from tough conversations could set up married couples for emotional distress, bad feelings about their relationship, chronic inflammation and lowered immune function, new research suggests.

   
Released: 17-Jan-2023 6:50 PM EST
COVID is changing how we are exposed to household health risks
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health

COVID-19 is changing household behaviors related to how we are exposed to various household chemicals linked to poor health outcomes.

Released: 17-Jan-2023 2:55 PM EST
Deep meditation may alter gut microbes for better health
BMJ

Regular deep meditation, practised for several years, may help to regulate the gut microbiome and potentially lower the risks of physical and mental ill health, finds a small comparative study published in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

Released: 17-Jan-2023 12:05 PM EST
Diagnosing, assessing and treating long COVID
Canadian Medical Association Journal

About 1.4 million people in Canada have been affected by long COVID after infection, or suspected infection, with SARS-CoV-2.

Released: 16-Jan-2023 4:35 PM EST
The link between mental health and ADHD is strong – so why aren’t we paying attention?
University of Bath

Adults with high levels of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are more likely to experience anxiety and depression than adults with high levels of autistic traits, according to new research led by psychologists at the University of Bath in the UK.

Released: 16-Jan-2023 1:00 PM EST
Identifying individuals who require higher doses of anaesthetic
Trinity College Dublin

Brain structures which could predict an individual’s predisposition to accidental awareness under anaesthetic have been identified for the first time by neuroscientists in Trinity College Dublin.

Released: 16-Jan-2023 12:40 PM EST
Children need rough and tumble play
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Children engage in rough play today, as they also did in the past. What is the same and what has changed? Researchers have taken a closer look and have a clear recommendation for today's parents and kindergarten and school staff.

Newswise: Managing emotions better could prevent pathological ageing
Released: 16-Jan-2023 12:30 PM EST
Managing emotions better could prevent pathological ageing
Université de Genève (University of Geneva)

Negative emotions, anxiety and depression are thought to promote the onset of neurodegenerative diseases and dementia. But what is their impact on the brain and can their deleterious effects be limited?

   
Released: 13-Jan-2023 7:45 PM EST
How your mood affects the way you process language
University of Arizona

When people are in a negative mood, they may be quicker to spot inconsistencies in things they read, a new University of Arizona-led study suggests.

Newswise: Evolution of uniquely human DNA was a balancing act, study concludes
Released: 13-Jan-2023 4:00 PM EST
Evolution of uniquely human DNA was a balancing act, study concludes
Gladstone Institutes

Humans and chimpanzees differ in only one percent of their DNA. Human accelerated regions (HARs) are parts of the genome with an unexpected amount of these differences.

Released: 13-Jan-2023 9:55 AM EST
Support from others in stressful times can ease impact of genetic depression risk, study suggests
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Reaching out to support a person when they’re under stress is always a good idea. But a new study suggests that support could be especially important for someone whose genetic makeup makes them more likely to develop depression.

   
Released: 12-Jan-2023 2:55 PM EST
Politics seep into daily life, negatively affecting mental health
American Psychological Association (APA)

The stress of following daily political news can negatively affect people’s mental health and well-being, but disengaging has ramifications, too, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
Newswise: Similarities in Human and Chimpanzee Behavior Support Evolutionary Basis for Risk Taking
Released: 12-Jan-2023 12:10 PM EST
Similarities in Human and Chimpanzee Behavior Support Evolutionary Basis for Risk Taking
Association for Psychological Science

Research suggests that findings about human risk preferences also apply to risk-taking in chimpanzees, our closest evolutionary ancestor in the animal kingdom, and that individual chimps’ risk preference is stable and trait-like across situations.

   
Released: 12-Jan-2023 11:45 AM EST
Placebo: A harmless pill helps reduce feelings of guilt
University of Basel

People don’t always behave impeccably in relationship to others. When we notice that this has inadvertently caused harm, we often feel guilty. This is an uncomfortable feeling and motivates us to take remedial action, such as apologizing or owning up.

Newswise: New Studies Suggest Social Isolation Is a Risk Factor for Dementia in Older Adults, Point to Ways to Reduce Risk
Released: 12-Jan-2023 10:00 AM EST
New Studies Suggest Social Isolation Is a Risk Factor for Dementia in Older Adults, Point to Ways to Reduce Risk
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In two studies using nationally representative data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study gathered on thousands of Americans, researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health have significantly added to evidence that social isolation is a substantial risk factor for dementia in community-dwelling (noninstitutionalized) older adults, and identified technology as an effective way to intervene.

Released: 12-Jan-2023 9:00 AM EST
Top Psychological Science Research Includes Flavor-Sensitive Fetuses and Less-Lonely Older Adults 
Association for Psychological Science

From a cranky-faced fetus scowling at her mother’s healthy lunch choice to an octogenarian still benefiting from long-ago musical lessons, the most impactful psychological science research published in 2022 reveals that new understandings of human behavior—studied across the lifespan and from within a remarkable diversity of topics and scientific subdisciplines—continue to resonate with wide audiences.

   
Released: 11-Jan-2023 8:00 PM EST
Using games to promote women's health and wellbeing in India
Oxford University Press

A new paper in Oxford Open Digital Health, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that it may be possible to use mobile game apps to induce young women to make active decision choices to improve their health and welfare.

Released: 11-Jan-2023 6:35 PM EST
Can neuroimaging reveal the roots of psychiatric disorders? Not just yet
Yale University

Neuroimaging technology has been shown to hold great promise in helping clinicians link specific symptoms of mental health disorders to abnormal patterns of brain activity.

Released: 11-Jan-2023 11:30 AM EST
The way teens feel about their lives may lead to better health in adulthood
American Heart Association (AHA)

Teenagers who reported feeling optimism, happiness, self-esteem, belongingness, and feeling loved and wanted were more likely to reach their 20s and 30s in good cardiometabolic health compared to teens with fewer of these positive mental health assets, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

   
Released: 11-Jan-2023 11:00 AM EST
COVID-19 conspiracy theories among the UK Black community
Kingston University

A belief that COVID-19 was a myth created to control ethnic populations, or a virus created to eliminate the Black community were among the conspiracy theories that caused a lower engagement of health prevention methods among UK Black communities, research by Kingston University, London experts has shown.

   
Released: 11-Jan-2023 6:05 AM EST
Women with high body dissatisfaction spend more time looking at thinner women, confirms study
University of Bristol

Women who are dissatisfied with their body shape spend more time looking at their thinner counterparts, finds a new University of Bristol-led study involving nearly 3,000 women. The research, published in Body Image, aimed to understand more about risk factors for eating disorders and potential targets for new treatment interventions.

   
Newswise: How we learn from being wrong can lead to anxiety
Released: 10-Jan-2023 3:00 PM EST
How we learn from being wrong can lead to anxiety
University of Miami

A new study by researchers at the University of Miami looks at how student expectations of exam grades can exhibit which individuals have an optimistic or pessimistic outlook on life.

Released: 10-Jan-2023 12:05 PM EST
Low concern and political distrust behind vaccine-resistance, new study finds
University of Kent

With a return to the workplace and school, the UK Health Security Agency recently warned that cases of flu and COVID-19 are expected to soar throughout January.

Released: 10-Jan-2023 8:05 AM EST
Feeling depressed? Performing acts of kindness may help
Ohio State University

People suffering from symptoms of depression or anxiety may help heal themselves by doing good deeds for others, new research shows. The study found that performing acts of kindness led to improvements not seen in two other therapeutic techniques used to treat depression or anxiety.

Released: 9-Jan-2023 9:35 AM EST
When the Award Goes to… Someone Else
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Study shows non-winning nominees for company awards initially lose motivation but eventually become more responsive collaborators than prior to the awards being announced.

   
Released: 9-Jan-2023 9:30 AM EST
Study: Community Violence Interventionists Face On-the-Job Violence, Secondary Trauma
University at Albany, State University of New York

Two newly published articles by researchers at the University at Albany and Northwestern University show the extent to which civilians working to intervene in and de-escalate street violence face job-related violence themselves, as well as secondary trauma from that violence.

   
6-Jan-2023 12:05 PM EST
Military Service Members Who Hide Their Suicidal Thoughts Are More Likely to Store Their Firearms Unsafely
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Military service members who haven’t told anyone about their suicidal thoughts or talked with a behavioral health professional are most likely to store their firearms unsafely, according to a Rutgers study.

Released: 9-Jan-2023 7:05 AM EST
How to improve math skills among American children
Ohio State University

In the past two decades, researchers have made great strides in uncovering how children learn math, but little of that new knowledge has trickled down to teachers, according to a new book on math education.

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Released: 6-Jan-2023 12:05 PM EST
Speech analysis can help measure diagnosis, severity, and onset of mental illness
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Objective measurement of psychiatric disorders has long proved challenging. Yet, there is ample evidence that analysis of speech patterns can accurately diagnose depression and psychosis, measure their severity, and predict their onset, according to a literature review featured in the January/February issue of the Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 6-Jan-2023 11:05 AM EST
Do the negative ways that others treat us contribute to later self-harm?
Elsevier

Engaging in self-harming behaviors without the intention to die, or nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), increases dramatically in the transition from childhood to adolescence and continues to grow throughout the teenage years.

Released: 5-Jan-2023 10:05 AM EST
Meaningful but unused products hinder sustainability
Cornell University

New Cornell University research shows that product attachment can unintentionally encourage less sustainable behavior.

Released: 3-Jan-2023 11:15 AM EST
Yes, it’s true – a walk in the woods actually helps with anxiety and depression
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

You've probably felt it yourself at some point. After a walk in the woods, your shoulders drop several notches. Your heart stopped pounding. Your thoughts flowed a little more calmly.

   
Released: 3-Jan-2023 8:05 AM EST
Couples don’t have the same experience when both work from home
Ohio State University

In dual-earner couples, working from home may be a better deal for husbands than wives in some ways, according to two related studies of workers in China and South Korea.

Released: 30-Dec-2022 12:40 PM EST
Perfectionists are more likely to burn out, extensive study suggests
Taylor & Francis

Christmas is coming. We have all endured a global pandemic. There are coughs and colds everywhere. Bills are mounting. It is safe to say we are all exhausted – but when does tiredness tip into burnout?

Newswise: Wristwatch device gives therapists opportunity to guide PTSD patients through treatment
Released: 29-Dec-2022 2:15 PM EST
Wristwatch device gives therapists opportunity to guide PTSD patients through treatment
Medical University of South Carolina

Sights, smells and sounds of everyday life can supply the triggers that take someone with PTSD right back to the scarring scene they’re trying to forget.

   
Released: 28-Dec-2022 7:40 PM EST
Restricted abortion access linked to increased suicide risk in young women
University of Pennsylvania

When the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision came down in June, overturning the right to abortion in the United States that Roe v. Wade had bestowed in 1973, conversations about access to reproductive care took on a renewed urgency.

Released: 28-Dec-2022 7:35 PM EST
Assessment of mental health services available through smartphone apps
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

In this study of 578 mental health apps, findings indicate that the current app marketplaces primarily offered basic features such as psychoeducation, goal tracking, and mindfulness but fewer innovative features such as biofeedback or specialized therapies.

   
Released: 22-Dec-2022 6:20 PM EST
Men may not ‘perceive’ domestic tasks as needing doing in the same way as women, philosophers argue
University of Cambridge

Philosophers seeking to answer questions around inequality in household labour and the invisibility of women’s work in the home have proposed a new theory – that men and women are trained by society to see different possibilities for action in the same domestic environment.

19-Dec-2022 1:30 PM EST
Male gender bias deters men from some career paths
American Psychological Association (APA)

Men are less likely to seek careers in early education and some other fields traditionally associated with women because of male gender bias in those fields, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Newswise: Cheerful Chatbots Don’t Necessarily Improve Customer Service
Released: 21-Dec-2022 5:35 PM EST
Cheerful Chatbots Don’t Necessarily Improve Customer Service
Georgia Institute of Technology

Humans displaying positive emotions in customer service interactions have long been known to improve customer experience, but researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business wanted to see if this also applied to AI. They conducted experimental studies to determine if positive emotional displays improved customer service and found that emotive AI is only appreciated if the customer expects it, and it may not be the best avenue for companies to invest in.

   
Newswise: The Medical Minute: Making a holiday present of being present
Released: 21-Dec-2022 4:55 PM EST
The Medical Minute: Making a holiday present of being present
Penn State Health

Last minute gift idea: Take a deep breath. Let it go. Repeat. A Penn State Health psychiatrist offers a remedy for holiday stress.

Released: 21-Dec-2022 10:25 AM EST
Culturally-informed mental health screenings improve school and community successes
University of California, Riverside

As concerns about youth mental health, school shootings, and other forms of violence prompt more school systems to conduct mental health screenings, a UCR-led analysis is urging school officials to proceed with deference to student family, cultural, and community backgrounds.

   
Released: 21-Dec-2022 10:05 AM EST
More than fun and games: Celebrations can benefit your health and well-being
Indiana University

Making an intentional effort to recognize positive life events and achievements while gathering for food and drink will leave you feeling more socially supported, new research from Indiana University shows.

   
Released: 21-Dec-2022 9:55 AM EST
Tis the season to manage stress: Winter holiday story ideas and expert commentary
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Winter Holidays channel on Newswise.

   
Released: 21-Dec-2022 9:50 AM EST
Suicidal teens and other kids in mental health crisis languish in ERs
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Every day across America, hundreds of children and teens with depression, anxiety, autism and other conditions end up in their local hospital’s emergency department because of a mental or behavioral health crisis. And 12 hours later, 1 in 5 of them will still be in the ED, a study finds. Another 12 hours after that – a full day after they arrived – 1 in 13 of them will still be in the ED.



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