News tagged with psychological effect
The search for a job begins and ends with you
Staying motivated is always tough, but it certainly gets easier when you start seeing results. That's why keeping your spirits up during a job search can be extremely difficult. Candidates often face repeated rejection and ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Study challenges stereotypes about LGB relationships, reveals barriers
Many individuals set personal goals for their love lives: going on more dates, planning to get married or simply saying "I love you" more often. In a new study, Assistant Professor of Sexuality Studies David Frost compared ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Speed of advertisement disclaimer may have effect on consumers' intent to purchase product
Do those lightening fast disclaimers at the end of radio and television advertisements scare you away or simply seem like white noise required by regulatory agencies?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Soldiers who avoid distressing images more at risk for PTSD
(PhysOrg.com) -- When presented with images of faces depicting various emotional states, people who look briefly at fearful expressions are more vulnerable to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than those who look at the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Emergency mental health lessons learned from Continental Flight 3407 disaster
When a disaster's physical evidence is gone -- debris removed, shooter arrested, ashes cold -- the psychological effects of the disaster on emergency responders and civilians involved still may burn.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Medicinal cannabis review highlights dilemmas facing health care professionals
Nurses have a responsibility to respect and support patients who use cannabis for medicinal purposes, but must stay within the law and follow professional guidance at all times, according to a research review in the September ...
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Countdown begins to 520 day 'Mars mission'
A group of volunteers have started final training in Russia in preparation for being locked up in a capsule for 520 days to simulate the psychological effects of the voyage to Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 04, 2010 |
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Leading cause of medical evacuation out of war zones: It's not combat injury
The most common reasons for medical evacuation of military personnel from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent years have been fractures, tendonitis and other musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders, not combat ...
Jan 22, 2010 |
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In Between Mind-Body Split: Chronic Pain Relief
The Placebo effect has long been recognized as a factor in determining the efficacy of various medical intervention therapies. A newly published study, "Direct Evidence for Spinal Cord Involvement in Placebo Analgesia"*, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Antioxidant ingredient proven to relieve stress
A dietary ingredient derived from a melon rich in antioxidant superoxide dismutase enzymes has been shown to relieve stress. In a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial, published in BioMed Central's open access ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Students exposed to cell phone ringtones score 25 percent worse
(PhysOrg.com) -- A flurry of recent research has documented that talking on a cell phone poses a dangerous distraction for drivers and others whose attention should be focused elsewhere. Now, a new study in ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 29, 2009 |
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From stress to financial mess: Study suggests acute stress affects financial decision making
It is not surprising that as our economy continues its freefall, we are feeling increasingly more stressed and worried. Many of us are feeling extreme unease about the security of our jobs and being able to make our next ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Europe, Russia in Mars mission rehearsal
Six volunteers from Europe and Russia will on Tuesday allow themselves to be locked up in a capsule in Moscow for over three months to simulate the conditions for an eventual manned mission to Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2009 |
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Older adults concern for personal health linked to walking difficulty
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.
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Persons who survive cancer more likely to be unemployed
An analysis of previous studies finds an association between being a cancer survivor and being unemployed, compared to healthy individuals, especially for survivors of breast and gastrointestinal cancers, according to an ...
Feb 17, 2009 |
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