Archive for February, 2012
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Characteristics Of Fathers With Depressive Symptoms
Sunday, February 26th, 2012
and depressive symptoms for the health and development of children. In contrast, there is a profound paucity of information about depressive symptoms in fathers according to a follow up study by NYU School of Medicine researchers in the February 23rd online edition of Maternal and Child Health Journal. In late 2011 lead investigator, Michael Weitzman, [...]
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Immune System Drives Male Attractiveness
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Adult males with strong immune systems are seen as more sexually attractive to females, researchers from the University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland, wrote in the journal . They added that a strong immune system plays a greater role in attracting women to men, than great bodies or muscles. There appears to be an association between [...]
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Stigma, Lack Of Trust Remain Barriers For Blacks With Mental Health Problems
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Stigma, Lack Of Trust Remain Barriers For Blacks With Mental Health Problems Young adult blacks, especially those with higher levels of education, are significantly less likely to seek services than their white counterparts, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association. “Past research has indicated people with higher education levels are more likely [...]
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Following Deployment National Guardsmen Face A High Risk Of Developing Alcohol Abuse Problems: Risk Linked To PTSD And Depression
Monday, February 20th, 2012
Soldiers in the National Guard with no history of alcohol abuse are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems during and after deployment, according to a new study published in journal. Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues at three other institutions found that the soldiers at greatest risk of developing [...]
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Adolescent Impulses To Drink Can Be Curbed By Strict Parental Rules About Drinking
Friday, February 17th, 2012
Frequent drinking can lead to changes in the processing of alcohol cues that can, in turn, facilitate renewed drinking if an individual’s ability and motivation to reflect on drinking behaviors are insufficient. A study investigating the interaction between automatically activated approach tendencies and the ability and motivation to reflect on drinking behaviors in young adolescents [...]
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Adolescent Impulses To Drink Can Be Curbed By Strict Parental Rules About Drinking
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Frequent drinking can lead to changes in the processing of alcohol cues that can, in turn, facilitate renewed drinking if an individual’s ability and motivation to reflect on drinking behaviors are insufficient. A study investigating the interaction between automatically activated approach tendencies and the ability and motivation to reflect on drinking behaviors in young adolescents [...]
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In Those Who Drink More, The Brain’s Caudate Nucleus And Frontal Cortex Are Less Active
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
In Those Who Drink More, The Brain’s Caudate Nucleus And Frontal Cortex Are Less Active Alcohol abuse and dependence are common problems in the United States due to a number of factors, two of which may be social drinking by college students and young adults, and risk taking that may lead to heavier drinking later [...]
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Male Tummy Tucks Up 15% In UK
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Britons appear to be tightening their belts in more ways than one: 2011 audit figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) revealed on Monday that the number of men undergoing tummy tucks (abdominoplasty) was 15% higher than in 2010. However, although the percentage rise is large, the numbers are relatively small compared [...]
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In Those Who Drink More, The Brain’s Caudate Nucleus And Frontal Cortex Are Less Active
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
In Those Who Drink More, The Brain’s Caudate Nucleus And Frontal Cortex Are Less Active Alcohol abuse and dependence are common problems in the United States due to a number of factors, two of which may be social drinking by college students and young adults, and risk taking that may lead to heavier drinking later [...]
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Giving Birth More Than Once Lead To Weight Gain And Other Problems For Mouse Moms And Male Offspring
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Women have long bemoaned the fact that as they have more children, their weight gain from pregnancy becomes more difficult to lose. A new study using a mouse model that mimics the human effects of multiparity (giving birth more than once) has found that mouse moms who gave birth four times accrued significantly more fat [...]