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Services for older people in rural areas need to be 'rural-proofed' to help prevent more older people becoming isolated, a new report finds. http://phys.org/news266750935.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:29:04 EST news266750935 A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) study has found that supported playgroups are providing valuable assistance to many families but some fine tuning could ensure attendees get the most out of the playgroup experience. http://phys.org/news265358017.html Other Sciences Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:00:01 EST news265358017 Although the average Facebook user may gave some 130 "friends," in reality, Americans have, on average, slightly more than two confidantes, down from three 25 years ago, but the size of this social network has stabilized since 2004, finds a new Cornell study. http://phys.org/news239436648.html Other Sciences Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:11:12 EST news239436648 The way people treat their possessions looks like love, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://phys.org/news212240244.html Other Sciences Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:38:17 EST news212240244 Young mice that experienced the psychosocial stress of prolonged separation from their mothers had a higher incidence and faster onset of breast tumors compared with young mice who did not experience this stressful life event. Specifically, neonatal mice separated from their mothers for a prolonged period of time developed mammary tumors twice as fast as mice that experienced short or no maternal separation. http://phys.org/news208412842.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:00:01 EST news208412842 A survey released today by National Stroke Association shows that 53 percent of stroke survivor respondents suffer from symptoms of another neurologic condition called pseudobulbar affect (PBA), a condition thought to be caused by structural damage in the brain due to injury or disease. PBA causes involuntary and unpredictable outbursts of laughing or crying, often in socially inappropriate situations. Even though a significant proportion of stroke survivors suffer from PBA, fewer than one in five are familiar with the condition. http://phys.org/news206612549.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:22:42 EST news206612549 (PhysOrg.com) -- The biggest cause of stress for people who care for loved ones after a stroke may not be worrying about the affected family member. http://phys.org/news205058507.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:41:59 EST news205058507 People who feel excluded will go to any length to try to become part of a group, even if it involves spending large sums of cash, eating something dicey, or doing illicit drugs, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://phys.org/news204221985.html Other Sciences Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:19:52 EST news204221985 Two-thirds of Americans with voice problems don't seek medical care either because they don't know treatment is available or because they think the problem will just go away, according to a new study conducted at the Duke Voice Care Center. http://phys.org/news204220618.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:57:12 EST news204220618 A new study in mice shows how social support can help minimize some of the worst physical damages to the brain caused by a heart attack. http://phys.org/news202380749.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:00:03 EST news202380749 A study of university students found no overlap between those reporting excessive Internet use and those with problem gambling. However, both addictive behaviors are associated with psychological issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness, according to a provocative Rapid Communication in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. http://phys.org/news196958517.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:00:01 EST news196958517 A nose job to treat a mental health problem? Teeth whitening to overcome a severe anxiety disorder? These are just two procedures that people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have traditionally turned to in order to deal with body-related concerns. The excessive use of (and dissatisfaction with) cosmetic treatments, along with obsessive rituals and social isolation, is what scientists from the Fernand-Seguin Research Centre of Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital, affiliated with the University of Montreal, are hoping to fight with a novel therapy to treat BDD. http://phys.org/news196947251.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:50:01 EST news196947251 In a paper published in the May 2010 issue of the scholarly journal Annals of Epidemiology, two LSU researchers tackle a problem seldom acknowledged in the United States - the incidence of malnutrition-related deaths among older adults. Matthew Lee, professor of sociology and Provost Fellow in the Office of Research and Economic Development and his co-author Emily Berthelot, a doctoral candidate in sociology, argue that while malnutrition related deaths are primarily found among infants in the developing world, such cases are actually concentrated among older adults in the United States. http://phys.org/news192889208.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 May 2010 13:30:01 EST news192889208 In a study published in the March 2010 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers determined that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of hearing loss in men, particularly in younger men, below age 60. http://phys.org/news186584476.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:10 EST news186584476 The act and victimization of bullying continues to be a problem among today's youth. While many children are experiencing this form of violence, it is more prevalent in children that are different from the social norm. As medical professionals continue to further their understanding of bullying, research shows a high rate of sexual minority youth who experience this harmful activity. http://phys.org/news183835503.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:26:21 EST news183835503 (PhysOrg.com) -- Being irritable, grumpy and seeking social isolation are also hallmarks of depression, and could explain the Grinch's disdain for the Who -- the tall and the small -- his mistreatment of his dog Max and, ultimately, why he tried to stop Christmas from coming. http://phys.org/news179519904.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:38:58 EST news179519904 Socially isolated female rats develop more tumors -- and tumors of a more deadly type -- than rats living in a social group, according to researchers at Yale University and the University of Chicago. http://phys.org/news179422755.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:40:30 EST news179422755 (AP) -- A new study confirms what your 130 Facebook friends and scores of Twitter followers may have already told you: The Internet and mobile phones are not linked to social isolation. http://phys.org/news176566373.html Other Sciences Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:40:01 EST news176566373 Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered a new genetic signature that correlates strongly with autism and which doesn't involve changes to the DNA sequence itself. Rather, the changes are in the way the genes are turned on and off. The finding may suggest new approaches to diagnosis and treatment of autism. http://phys.org/news175374486.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:09:37 EST news175374486 (PhysOrg.com) -- Social environment can play an important role in the biology of disease, including breast cancer, and lead to significant differences in health outcome, according to results of a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://phys.org/news175196118.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:50:02 EST news175196118 Using mice as a model to study human breast cancer, researchers have demonstrated that a negative social environment (in this case, isolation) causes increased tumor growth. The work shows -- for the first time -- that social isolation is associated with altered gene expression in mouse mammary glands, and that these changes are accompanied by larger tumors. http://phys.org/news173449579.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:27:07 EST news173449579 The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) will issue the first--and only--national clinical practice guideline to help healthcare practitioners identify and manage patients with hoarseness, also known as dysphonia. The guideline emphasizes evidence-based management of hoarseness by clinicians, and educates patients on the prevalence of this common vocal health issue. http://phys.org/news171006346.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:46:15 EST news171006346 A widely publicized analysis of social network size, which reported dramatically increasing social isolation when it was published in 2006, has sparked an academic debate in the August issue of the American Sociological Review (ASR), the flagship journal of the American Sociological Association. http://phys.org/news168623082.html Other Sciences Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:00:03 EST news168623082 Hearing and vocal problems go hand-in-hand among the elderly more frequently than previously thought, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Together, they pack a devastating double punch on communication skills and overall well-being. http://phys.org/news162994514.html Medicine & Health Sun, 31 May 2009 13:17:26 EST news162994514 New research in mice suggests that social isolation may promote more damaging inflammation in the brain during a stroke. Researchers at Ohio State University found that all the male mice that lived with a female partner survived seven days after a stroke, but only 40 percent of socially isolated animals lived that long. http://phys.org/news157048262.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:31:23 EST news157048262 Although not having many close friends contributes to poorer health for many older adults, those who also feel lonely face even greater health risks, research at the University of Chicago suggests. Older people who are able to adjust to being alone don't have the same health problems. http://phys.org/news156618536.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:09:18 EST news156618536 Social isolation affects how people behave as well as how their brains operate, a study at the University of Chicago shows. http://phys.org/news153919206.html Medicine & Health Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:20:58 EST news153919206