http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Sixty-two percent of Americans now say they believe that global warming is happening, but 46 percent say they are "very sure" or "extremely sure" that it is not. Only 49 percent know why it is occurring, and about as many say they're not worried about it, according to the April report of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication. http://phys.org/news287849224.html Other Sciences Wed, 15 May 2013 15:07:27 EST news287849224 Consumers experiencing relationship problems are more likely to prefer aesthetic experiences that reflect their negative mood, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://phys.org/news287754648.html Other Sciences Tue, 14 May 2013 12:50:56 EST news287754648 124 + 329 = tummy ache. According to a recent study by Rose Vukovic, NYU Steinhardt professor of teaching and learning, math gives some New York City students stomachaches, headaches, and a quickened heartbeat. In short, math makes these children anxious. http://phys.org/news281688163.html Other Sciences Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:44:24 EST news281688163 (Phys.org)—Sociologists Richard Dukes and Heather Albanesi of the University of Colorado claim in a paper they've had published in The Social Science Journal that when teachers use a red pen to add comments to student papers, students perceive them more negatively than if they use another color pen. http://phys.org/news278153835.html Other Sciences Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:57:30 EST news278153835 Mental health workers are more likely to be depressed or anxious when they experience discrimination from their managers than when it comes from patients, a study has found. http://phys.org/news268479547.html Other Sciences Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:39:14 EST news268479547 More than 900 million people worldwide are active users of the social networking site Facebook, and it is estimated that as many as one-third report using Facebook to check on the activities of former romantic partners. The effects of remaining Facebook friends with an ex-lover or even just following their activities online can disrupt a person's ability to heal emotionally and move on with his or her life, according to an article in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. http://phys.org/news267279144.html Other Sciences Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:12:31 EST news267279144 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new online poll conducted by a team of three researchers from Stanford University has found that of those who identified themselves as Christians and who also identified themselves as either politically conservative or liberal, in many cases reported that they believed their own political views were not always the same as what Jesus would espouse were he here today to offer his opinions. http://phys.org/news247221158.html Other Sciences Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:33:07 EST news247221158 From the Michelin Man to the Pillsbury Doughboy, anthropomorphized brands have often been used by companies eager to put a personal face on their products. Now new research shows that thinking about brands as people can make you either take on the brand's characteristics or display the opposite characteristics, depending on how you feel about the brand. http://phys.org/news242014387.html Other Sciences Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:14:42 EST news242014387 A study by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) shows that people who use cosmetics buy these products primarily for emotional reasons. The study was carried out on facial creams (hydrating and nutritive ones, coloured or non-coloured, and anti-wrinkle creams) and body creams (firming and anti-cellulite creams). http://phys.org/news230462156.html Other Sciences Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:17:18 EST news230462156 Post-sex blues is not a sexual behaviour commonly discussed, but a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) study of more than 200 young women has found one in three (32.9 per cent) had experienced the phenomenon at some point. http://phys.org/news220694331.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:59:21 EST news220694331 Any parent can tell you that raising a child is emotionally and intellectually draining. Despite their tales of professional sacrifice, financial hardship, and declines in marital satisfaction, many parents continue to insist that their children are an essential source of happiness and fulfillment in their lives. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that parents create rosy pictures of parental joy as a way to justify the huge investment that kids require. http://phys.org/news218303658.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:30:05 EST news218303658 (PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine someone sitting on the floor with his or her head buried in their arms and leaning on the couch. Is this person crying, sleeping, sick, dizzy or playing hide and seek? The ability to interpret this image in as many ways as possible reveals one's psychological creativity and consequently their ability to deal with negativity according to a new study by Geneviève Beaulieu-Pelletier, a PhD student at the University of Montreal Faculty of Psychology. http://phys.org/news216930894.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:00:03 EST news216930894 The negative reaction to Starbucks' redesigned logo by the company's self-described most loyal customers may be attributable to the strong connection Starbucks' consumers feel toward the brand, according to research co-authored by a professor at Penn State's Smeal College of Business. http://phys.org/news213968271.html Other Sciences Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:38:02 EST news213968271 While many studies have looked at the treatment of chronic pain from the patient's perspective, there has been little research on those who provide care for chronic pain. http://phys.org/news211721909.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:38:45 EST news211721909 Friendless kids can become social outcasts who risk spiraling into depression by adolescence, according to new research from Concordia University, Florida Atlantic University and the University of Vermont. Yet for most shy and withdrawn children, the study reports in the journal Development and Psychopathology, friends can be a form of protection against sadness. http://phys.org/news211717429.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:40:03 EST news211717429 It's just like a bad breakup: People get emotional when they end a relationship with a brand. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines what happens when people turn their backs on the brands they once loved. http://phys.org/news209059915.html Other Sciences Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:20:03 EST news209059915 Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy portrayed Russians as a brooding, complicated people, and ethnographers have confirmed that Russians tend to focus on dark feelings and memories more than Westerners do. But a new University of Michigan study finds that even though Russians tend to brood, they are less likely than Americans to feel as depressed as a result. http://phys.org/news198244064.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:20:03 EST news198244064 Almost one in three U.S. households shop on a budget -- and one in six can only afford basic necessities. So it's no wonder that 78 percent of budget shoppers -- twice as many as those who shop without a budget (37 percent) -- try to track how much their groceries are likely to cost as they roll through the aisles. http://phys.org/news189189869.html Other Sciences Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:50:01 EST news189189869 A new study carried out by Prof. Rachel Lev-Wiesel and Dr. Tzachi Ben Zion has found that women who were victims of sexual abuse in childhood reported higher levels of depression and symptoms of post-trauma during pregnancy. http://phys.org/news188731860.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:00:01 EST news188731860 Finding it hard to get over a failed love interest? Just can't get details of a bad financial move out of your head? http://phys.org/news188650151.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:49:37 EST news188650151 (PhysOrg.com) -- The harder consumers try to track how much their groceries will cost, the worse they do, according to a new study co-authored by Brian Wansink in the March issue of the Journal of Marketing. http://phys.org/news186767238.html Other Sciences Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:10:01 EST news186767238 We have all been guilty of a transgression at one time or another. That's because we're not perfect. We all commit hurtful acts, violate trust, and hope for forgiveness. http://phys.org/news183819816.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:40:01 EST news183819816 Research performed by a scientist at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has shown that controlled breathing at a slowed rate can significantly reduce feelings of pain. http://phys.org/news183228981.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:10:03 EST news183228981 Although past research has linked academic achievement gains to socioeconomic desegregation in schools, a new analysis reveals some hidden academic and psychological risks of integrating low-income students in schools with predominantly middle- and upper-class student populations that might undercut such achievement gains. http://phys.org/news173609731.html Other Sciences Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:00:03 EST news173609731 Marketers have always known they must carefully choose where they place their ads, but a new study in Journal of Consumer Research shows that even the nearby content in a publication—its difficulty and design—affect consumers' perception and acceptance of the ad message. They also found that the ad's relationship to the editorial material affected consumer acceptance. http://phys.org/news170352306.html Other Sciences Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:10:01 EST news170352306 Unfortunately for us, there is no formula for fulfillment or guide to life satisfaction; however, humans have turned to philosophy, religion and science time and again for answers to our existential questions. We may have come a long way since Confucius and Plato, and science continues to piece together some of the answers, but what have we learned so far? http://phys.org/news167478071.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:10:03 EST news167478071 (PhysOrg.com) -- As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. Now, a new University of Missouri study has found that overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten. http://phys.org/news165753936.html Other Sciences Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:01 EST news165753936 Major depression (MD) and alcohol dependence (AD) co-occur in individuals and within families at higher rates than expected by chance. This study looked at how mood-related drinking motives may explain the overlapping familial risk for MD and AD. Findings suggest that individuals with strong mood-related drinking motives, especially those based on negative feelings, may be vulnerable to developing both MD and AD. http://phys.org/news161365864.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 May 2009 16:51:18 EST news161365864 The sexual and feminist revolutions were supposed to free women to enjoy casual sex just as men always had. Yet according to Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University in the UK, the negative feelings reported by women after one-night stands suggest that they are not well adapted to fleeting sexual encounters. Her findings (1) are published online in the June issue of Springer's journal, Human Nature. http://phys.org/news133617019.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:50:19 EST news133617019