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Young gay men experience high rates of anti-gay violence and harassment

A UCSF study of gay and bisexual young men in Phoenix, Austin and Albuquerque found that during a six-month period, over a third reported experiencing anti-gay harassment, 5 percent reported anti-gay violence and 11 percent reported anti-gay discrimination.

1 Jul 2004

Unique project to find out if mobile phone masts, have an adverse effect on our health

Researchers at the University of Essex, England are embarking on the first phase of a unique project to find out if mobile phone masts, have an adverse effect on our health.

29 Jun 2004

Men can live a long time after treatment for prostate cancer, and they deserve to have a good quality of life

As many prostate-cancer survivors have discovered, the lifesaving benefits of surgery, radiation and hormone therapy can come with a cost.

29 Jun 2004

Two thirds of parents with babies born from donated embryos don't plan to tell their children about their origins

World-first study finds that families with babies born after embryo donation are doing well, but only a third of parents plan to tell their children how they were conceived.

28 Jun 2004

Current legislation on preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Germany does not reflect the views of the general public

At present PGD is forbidden in Germany, but in one of the first large study of attitudes to PGD amongst the general population and infertile couples in Germany, the researchers found that the majority of Germans think the technique should be permitted.

28 Jun 2004

Link between rapid heartbeat after drinking alcohol and the addictive personality

Relationship between the increased heartbeat some people experience after drinking a certain amount of alcohol and the risk of developing a personality that is sensitive to rewards and, hence, to addictions.

28 Jun 2004

Computerised test that can help detect memory problems in older people

Ageing can cause many fears in people, but perhaps one of the biggest is fear of losing your memory.

23 Jun 2004

Primitive part of the brain plays a role in processing visual information unconsciously

Temporary rapidly induced blindness has provided evidence that an older, primitive part of the brain plays a role in processing visual information unconsciously.

23 Jun 2004

Virtual reality appears to dramatically change how the brain physically registers pain

The work, which used a specialized type of magnetic resonance imaging to track pain-related brain activity, showed drops of as much as 97 percent in such activity in some brain centers. The study marks the first time that scientists have documented a link between virtual reality and pain reduction in terms of an actual physiological response.

21 Jun 2004

Second language that can be learned quickly and with amazing ease

The study, which is one of the first to look at how fast second-language words are learned and how the brain responds to words with increasing experience with the new language, was published June 13 in the on-line edition of the journal Nature Neuroscience.

15 Jun 2004

Being bilingual helps keep the brain sharper with age

Most will agree that two heads are better than one in solving problems. The same logic may be true for language and retaining cognitive processes as we age. Being fluent in two languages seems to prevent some of the cognitive decline seen in same-age monolingual speaking persons, according to the findings of a study appearing in this month’s journal of Psychology and Aging.

14 Jun 2004

Research looks at why people gamble

The team is investigating what causes people to become gamblers and what causes the shift from social or recreational gambling to problem gambling.

14 Jun 2004

New insights into the way the brain blends and balances information from different senses

New research has found that the brain continues to accept ambiguous visual information about an object in motion even when it conflicts with more reliable information that we can touch.

12 Jun 2004

Study finds sports injuries preventable through psychology

A University of Auckland PhD student has shown that psychology has an important part to play in injury vulnerability for sportspeople and their ability to recover.

3 Jun 2004

Treating post-traumatic stress disorder

Trinity Western University researchers are conducting comparative studies for three treatments of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that, in the last 10 years, have helped reduce and eliminate PTSD symptoms in female victims of sexual assault.

2 Jun 2004

Why do grandparents systemically prefer some grandchildren to others?

“Maternal grandmothers are closer to their grandchildren than other grandparents. The next closest relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is by maternal grandfathers, then paternal grandmothers and, last of all, paternal grandfathers.”

2 Jun 2004

Perfectionism bad for your health

York University psychology professor Gordon Flett says that perfectionists are prone to health problems because they are under constant stress.

2 Jun 2004

Australian researchers to help people overcome their phobias

What do spiders, heights and elevators have in common? All three can make some people sick to the stomach with fear.

1 Jun 2004

Discovery that body temperature has a vital role in the onset of sleep

Insomnia affects up to a quarter of the population in Australia and can have a severe impact on the quality of life and health of long term chronic sufferers, who often cannot stay alert enough to remain in the workforce.

28 May 2004

Genes and family support can buffer children against behavioral problems for which poverty puts them at risk

According to a new study, the genes and warm support received from parents also can buffer these children against many of the cognitive and behavioral problems for which poverty puts them at risk. The findings are published in the May issue of the journal Child Development.

26 May 2004

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Young gay men experience high rates of anti-gay violence and harassment

Unique project to find out if mobile phone masts, have an adverse effect on our health

Men can live a long time after treatment for prostate cancer, and they deserve to have a good quality of life

Two thirds of parents with babies born from donated embryos don't plan to tell their children about their origins

Current legislation on preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Germany does not reflect the views of the general public

Link between rapid heartbeat after drinking alcohol and the addictive personality

Computerised test that can help detect memory problems in older people

Primitive part of the brain plays a role in processing visual information unconsciously

Virtual reality appears to dramatically change how the brain physically registers pain

Second language that can be learned quickly and with amazing ease

Being bilingual helps keep the brain sharper with age

Research looks at why people gamble

New insights into the way the brain blends and balances information from different senses

Study finds sports injuries preventable through psychology

Treating post-traumatic stress disorder

Why do grandparents systemically prefer some grandchildren to others?

Perfectionism bad for your health

Australian researchers to help people overcome their phobias

Discovery that body temperature has a vital role in the onset of sleep

Genes and family support can buffer children against behavioral problems for which poverty puts them at risk

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