Psychology :: Moral judgment fails without feelings
Individuals with damage to a part of the frontal lobe make ruthless decisions when confronted with moral dilemmas that cause others to waver.
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Psychology :: Study focuses on wandering minds
College students reported mind-wandering almost one-third of the time in their daily lives, according to a new study led by faculty and graduate students at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Age :: Gender and age can be determined from face silhouettes
A new study published in Journal of Vision demonstrates that face silhouettes are visually processed much like regular face stimuli and provide enough information to determine traits about the subject including age and gender.
Morphine :: Morphine kills pain not patients
Many people, including health care workers, believe that morphine is a lethal drug that causes death when used to control pain for a patient who is dying. That is a misconception according to new research published in the latest issue of Palliative Medicine, from SAGE Publications.
Psychotherapy :: Phone-based psychotherapy eases depression long term
When people receive brief telephone-based psychotherapy soon after starting on antidepressant medication, strong positive effects may continue 18 months after their first session. So concludes a Group Health study in the April Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Fruits :: Eat more fruits and vegetables in all forms
Today’s announcement by the Produce for Better Health Foundation marks the official launch of the new Fruits & Veggies – More Matters(TM) health initiative. The campaign is in response to the increased recommendations for fruits and vegetables in the Dietary Guidelines of Americans.
Colorectal Cancer :: Mutation to mismatch repair gene linked to colorectal cancer
Patients with a variant of a DNA repair gene, known as MLH1, may have an increased risk of a subtype of colorectal cancer.
Pollution :: NJIT professor obtains patent to uncover trace elements of airborne pollutants
A breakthrough patent awarded to a New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) researcher will enable manufacturers to create a device to uncover miniscule amounts of airborne pollutants.
Lung Cancer :: Radiation preferred over surgery for patients with some stages of lung cancer
After an initial chemotherapy treatment, radiation may be a better choice than surgery for patients with stage IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer, according to a randomized controlled trial published in the March 21 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Colon Cancer :: Colon cancer survival linked to number of lymph nodes examined
An analysis of 17 studies from nine countries has found that the more lymph nodes that are removed and examined during surgical treatment of colon cancer, the better the outcome appears to be for patients.