Archive for the 'Science News' Category

Exercise May Ease Depression in Heart Failure Patients

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

Click here to read “Exercise May Ease Depression in Heart Failure Patients” by Anahad O’Connor from New York Times on July 31, 2012, which discusses a recent study published in JAMA.

Click here to read the original JAMA publication, Effects of Exercise Training on Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: The HF-ACTION Randomized Trial.

Exploiting the Neuroscience of Internet Addiction

Friday, July 20th, 2012

 

Click here to read “Exploiting the Neuroscience of Internet Addiction” by Bill Davidow from The Atlantic on July 18, 2012.

Bill Davidow is an adviser to Mohr Davidow Ventures and the author of several books, including Overconnected: The Promise and Threat of the Internet.

Pediatrics and Psychoanalysis: An Essential Partnership

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

Click here to read “Pediatrics and Psychoanalysis: An Essential Partnership” by Claudia M. Gold from Boston.com on July 18, 2012.

The Science of Compassion

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

 

Click here to read or listen to “The Science of Compassion” by Judy Silber from KALW Local Public Radio in San Francisco on July 17, 2012.

 

Neuroscience Or Neurobabble?

Monday, July 16th, 2012

Click Here to Read: Neuroscience Or  Neurobabble? by Rebecca Goldin, Ph.D., Cindy S.  Merrick on Stats website of  George Mason University on July 16, 2012.

Atomic Bombshell

Monday, July 16th, 2012

 

Click Here to Read: Atomic Bombshell: New research uncovers a link between Freud’s inner circle and the Soviet atomic bomb By Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez on The Tablet Website on July 16, 2012.

Click Here To Read: The Mystery of Max Eitingon: An Exchange on this website.

Why psychology isn’t science

Saturday, July 14th, 2012

Click Here to Read: Why psychology isn’t science By Alex B. Berezow in the Los Angeles Times on July 13, 2012.

A graduate student at UC Irvine conducts an organic chemistry experiment. Many scientists believe fields such as psychology and sociology aren’t sciences at all. (Los Angeles Times)

The Triumph of Bad Science

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

 Whitaker’s article reveals how a member of the FDA who also is an expert witness for Wyeth and Pfizer, has not only opposed the FDA’s warning on SSRI’s causing increased suicidality in children/adolescents, but also, has apparently published research that according to colleagues has distorted the statistical data to favor his preexisting bias.

N. Szajnberg, MD, Managing Editor

“Gibbons was a member of the FDA panel that voted in favor of the black box warning (Of increased suicidal risk in children/adolescent with SSRI’S — (more…)

Study identifies how muscles are paralyzed during sleep

Thursday, July 12th, 2012






Click Here to Read: Study identifies how muscles are paralyzed during sleep on the Science Blog.

Controversial science of brain imaging

Friday, July 6th, 2012

 

Click here to read “Controversial Science of Brain Imaging” by Mahir Ozdemir from Scientific American on July 5, 2012.

 

Can spanking cause mental illness?

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

 

Click here to read “Can spanking cause mental illness?” by Dr. Jennifer Shu from CNN.com on July 2, 2012.

Premature birth may increase the risk for serious mental illness in adolescence and young adulthood, a recent study reports.

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

 

Click here to read “Early Birth May Pose Higher Risk to the Mind”  by Nicholas Bakalar from The New York Times on July 2, 2012.

 

 

More Women Look Over the Counter for a Libido Fix

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

 

Click here to read “More Women Look Over the Counter for a Libido Fix” by Abby Ellin from The New York Times on July 2, 2012.

Since Ms. B. entered her mid-40s, she says, sex has been more about smoke and mirrors than thunder and lightning. She is rarely if ever interested enough to initiate it with her partner of 10 years, and she does not reach climax during the act.

Bankers and the neuroscience of greed

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

 

Click here to read “Bankers and the neuroscience of greed” by Ian Robertson from The Gaurdian on July 2, 2012.

The unconstrained power of bankers acts like a drug on their brains’ reward systems, creating insatiable appetites.

Competitors Form Partnership to Develop Autism Drugs

Sunday, July 1st, 2012




Click Here to Read:  Competitors Form Partnership to Develop Autism Drugs By Andrew Pollack in The New York Times on June 19, 2012.

Tag serotonin ‘vacuums’ to track depression

Saturday, June 30th, 2012

Click Here to Read:  Tag serotonin ‘vacuums’ to track depression,  posted by David Salisbury on the Futurity website on June 28, 2012.

Serotonin transporters are an important research subject because they are the target for the most common drugs used to treat depression, including Prozac, Paxil, and Lexapro. Above, neurons with serotonin transporters labeled with quantum dots. (Credit: Jerry Chang/Vanderbilt)

Late Life Depression

Friday, June 29th, 2012

Click Here to Read: Late Life Depression: Advancing Understanding through Translational Neuroscience Carolyn Pennington on the University of Connecticut website cn June 27, 2012.

Dr. David Steffens was the Lawrence G. Raisz, M.D. Lectureship in Clinical and Translational Research speaker Tuesday at the UConn Health Center. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

How happy hour can help your heart, boost brainpower, and even flatten your belly

Friday, June 29th, 2012

 

Click here to read “5 Hidden Health Benefits of Alcohol” by K. Aleisha Fetters from LiveStrong.com on June 25, 2012.

Eating disorders: Not just for the young

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

 

Click here to read “Eating disorders: Not just for the young” by Health.com writer Anne Harding from CNN on June 27, 2012.

Unafraid of Aging

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

 

Click here to read and watch “Unafraid of Aging” by Karen Pennar from The New York Times on June 25, 2012, which highlights the geriatrician and dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, Dr. Linda P. Fried.