- August 17, 2015
- 01:55 PM
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How influential are peer reactions to posts on Facebook news channels?
by Dr. Jekyll in Lunatic Laboratories
An experiment to determine the effects of positive and negative user comments to items posted by media organizations on Facebook news channels showed, surprisingly, that the influence of user comments varied depending on the type and number of user comments. Negative comments influenced the persuasiveness of a news article, while positive comments did not, and a high number of likes did not have the expected bandwagon effect.... Read more »
Winter, S., Brückner, C., & Krämer, N. (2015) They Came, They Liked, They Commented: Social Influence on Facebook News Channels. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 18(8), 431-436. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2015.0005
- August 17, 2015
- 01:35 PM
- 116 views
Study shows poor sleep contributes to MS-related fatigue
by Dr. Jekyll in Lunatic Laboratories
New research confirmed that sleep disturbances significantly contribute to MS-related fatigue, a common and often disabling symptom among individuals with MS. Review of the pertinent literature showed that sleep may be the dominant factor in fatigue in MS. This was also the finding in Dr. Strober’s study of 107 employed individuals with MS of whom 61% reported poor sleep.... Read more »
Strober, L. (2015) Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: A Look at the Role of Poor Sleep. Frontiers in Neurology. DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00021
- August 17, 2015
- 11:56 AM
- 111 views
Detection of Alzheimer’s disease with a digital pen
by Usman Paracha in SayPeople
Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disorder that is similar to senile dementia except that it begins in the later stages of life, usually after 40 years. Among the first signs and symptoms of the disease are impaired memory along with impaired thought and speech. However, these signs and symptoms appear after a significant damage to the brain.
This disease (along with many other psychiatric problems such as Parkinson’s) can be detected by doctors and experts with the help........ Read more »
Souillard-Mandar et al. (2015) Learning Classification Models of Cognitive Conditions from Subtle Behaviors in the Digital Clock Drawing Test. MLJ. info:/
- August 17, 2015
- 10:09 AM
- 116 views
The advanced management of manuscript evaluations was the focus of the first ScholarOne refresher course at SciELO
by SciELO in SciELO in Perspective
The idea for the refresher course SciELO-ScholarOne, held August 7 in the auditorium of FAPES in São Paulo, came from the need to further improve the level of professionalization of the editorial teams of the SciELO journals that use ScholarOne. The course was attended by close to 180 participants, representing 77 journals from different areas of knowledge. … Read More →... Read more »
PACKER, A.L. (2015) Online management of manuscripts is a required indexing criterion of SciELO. SciELO in Perspective. info:/
- August 17, 2015
- 08:03 AM
- 102 views
Perseverance Negatively Correlated with Counterproductive Work Behaviours
by Jeremiah Stanghini in Jeremiah Stanghini
New research shows that perseverance might be a key character strength when it comes to counterproductive work behaviours. The researchers were interested in finding the character strengths that were most correlated with work performance and counterproductive work behaviours (things like absenteeism, lateness, … Continue reading →... Read more »
Littman-Ovadia, H., & Lavy, S. (2015) Going the Extra Mile: Perseverance as a Key Character Strength at Work. Journal of Career Assessment. DOI: 10.1177/1069072715580322
- August 17, 2015
- 07:02 AM
- 123 views
The Bias Awareness Scale
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
Here’s a new way to measure our awareness of our own biases in four easy questions. Yes. Four. We are constantly writing about bias here and when we see ways to measure bias it is usually convoluted or prohibitively expensive, or contains language not suitable for courtroom use. This scale, however, is different—it is short […]
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Perry, S., Murphy, M., & Dovidio, J. (2015) Modern prejudice: Subtle, but unconscious? The role of Bias Awareness in Whites' perceptions of personal and others' biases. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 64-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2015.06.007
- August 17, 2015
- 04:58 AM
- 61 views
Having strong political skills can be a handicap in the workplace
by BPS Research Digest in BPS Research Digest
If you overheard someone at work refer to you as "a real political operator", would you feel complimented, or alarmed? The latter turns out to be a sensible reaction, as new research suggests that supervisors and colleagues have less faith in the performance of the highly politically skilled.Study authors Ingo Zettler and Jonas Lang noted a conundrum in their field: researchers treat political skill as a uniform good, the more the better, yet a meta-analysis of relevant research (pdf) found a sp........ Read more »
Zettler, I., & Lang, J. (2015) Employees' Political Skill and Job Performance: An Inverted U-Shaped Relation?. Applied Psychology, 64(3), 541-577. DOI: 10.1111/apps.12018
- August 17, 2015
- 03:10 AM
- 115 views
Sibling death by defenestration: a case report
by Paul Whiteley in Questioning Answers
The case report published by Osman Sabuncuoglu and colleagues [1] (open-access) highlighting the extremes of certain high-risk behaviours potentially associated with autism is the topic of today's brief post.Detailing the very saddest of outcomes whereby a young boy diagnosed with autism and "aggression, violence and poor behavioral control" threw his 18-month old sister out of a window (defenestration) causing her death, the authors draw attention to several issues tied into the extremes o........ Read more »
Osman Sabuncuoglu, Mustafa Yasin IRMAK, Nagehan Ucok Demir, Duygu Murat, Can Tumba, & Yuksel Yilmaz. (2015) Sibling death after being thrown from window by brother with autism: defenestration an emerging high-risk behavior. Case Reports in Psychiatry. info:/
- August 16, 2015
- 10:02 PM
- 61 views
Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping in Preterm Infants May Reduce Complications and Need For Transfusions
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Arpitha Chiruvolu MD FAAP Neonatologist Baylor University Medical Center Department of Neonatology Dallas, TX 75246 MedicalResearch: What is the background and main findings of the study? Dr. Chiruvolu: There is growing evidence that delaying umbilical cord clamping … Continue reading →
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Arpitha Chiruvolu MD FAAP. (2015) Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping in Preterm Infants May Reduce Complications and Need For Transfusions. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
- August 16, 2015
- 09:34 PM
- 62 views
Cooked Carbohydrates May Have Boosted Human Brain Growth Over Time
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Karen Hardy ICREA, Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies Departament de Prehistòria Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? … Continue reading →
The post Cooked Carbohydrates May Have Boosted Human Brain Growth Over Time appeared first on MedicalResearch.com Medical Research Interviews and News......... Read more »
Dr. Karen Hardy. (2015) Cooked Carbohydrates May Have Boosted Human Brain Growth Over Time. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
- August 16, 2015
- 09:14 PM
- 56 views
Urine Biomarker Panel Detects Early Pancreatic Cancer
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic MD PhD Reader Centre for Molecular Oncology Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London London UK Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Crnogorac-Jurcevic: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) … Continue reading →
The post Urine Biomarker Panel Detects Early Pancreatic Cancer appeared first on MedicalResearch.com Medical Research Interviews and News.
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Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic MD PhD. (2015) Urine Biomarker Panel Detects Early Pancreatic Cancer. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
- August 16, 2015
- 05:27 PM
- 49 views
Hydrogel Will Potentially Coat and Heal Ulcerative Colitis Lesions
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Jeff Karp Ph.D Associate Professor of Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA 02139 and Giovanni Traverso M.B., B.Ch., Ph.D The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology, … Continue reading →
The post Hydrogel Will Potentially Coat and Heal Ulcerative Colitis Lesions appeared first on MedicalResearch.com Medical Research Interviews and News.
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Dr. Jeff Karp Ph.D and Giovanni Traverso M.B., B.Ch., Ph.D. (2015) Hydrogel Will Potentially Coat and Heal Ulcerative Colitis Lesions. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
- August 16, 2015
- 02:06 PM
- 131 views
The stomach is the way to a woman’s heart, too
by Dr. Jekyll in Lunatic Laboratories
You've heard that romance starts in the kitchen and not in the bedroom. Well, researchers at Drexel University finally have the science to support that saying - but not the way you might think. Researchers found that women's brains respond more to romantic cues on a full stomach than an empty one. The study explored brain circuitry in hungry versus satiated states among women who were past-dieters and those who had never dieted.... Read more »
Ely, A., Childress, A., Jagannathan, K., & Lowe, M. (2015) The way to her heart? Response to romantic cues is dependent on hunger state and dieting history: An fMRI pilot study. Appetite, 126-131. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.06.022
- August 15, 2015
- 06:05 PM
- 55 views
MMR Vaccination May Not Be Reliable in HIV Children
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: George K Siberry, MD, MPH, Medical Officer Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease (MPID) Branch Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD Medical Research: What is the background … Continue reading →
The post MMR Vaccination May Not Be Reliable in HIV+ Children appeared first on MedicalResearch.com Medical Research Interviews and News.
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George K Siberry, MD, MPH,. (2015) MMR Vaccination May Not Be Reliable in HIV Children. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
- August 15, 2015
- 05:36 PM
- 53 views
Biopolymers from Algae May Provide Broad Spectrum Photoprotection
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
Susana C. M. Fernandes, PhD Researcher (Individual Marie Curie Fellowship - IEF) and Professor Vincent Bulone Division of Glycoscience, School of Biotechnology Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden and ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food … Continue reading →
The post Biopolymers from Algae May Provide Broad Spectrum Photoprotection appeared first on MedicalResearch.com Medical Research Interviews and News.
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Susana C. M. Fernandes, PhD and Professor Vincent Bulone. (2015) Biopolymers from Algae May Provide Broad Spectrum Photoprotection. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
- August 15, 2015
- 01:26 PM
- 157 views
On Wikipedia, politically controversial science topics vulnerable to information sabotage
by Dr. Jekyll in Lunatic Laboratories
Wikipedia reigns. It’s the world’s most popular online encyclopedia, the sixth most visited website in America, and a research source most U.S. students rely on. But Wikipedia entries on politically controversial scientific topics can be unreliable due to information sabotage.... Read more »
Wilson, A., & Likens, G. (2015) Content Volatility of Scientific Topics in Wikipedia: A Cautionary Tale. PLOS ONE, 10(8). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134454
- August 15, 2015
- 03:20 AM
- 144 views
Delivering medicines in psychiatry the transdermal way: application to autism
by Paul Whiteley in Questioning Answers
The real iron manPharmaceutical technology, and specifically the various research strategies looking at the way that medicines are delivered to the body, is probably not a topic high on most people's list of interests. This area is generally not 'sexy' research insofar as producing headlines about almost miracle interventions for condition X or label Y. Instead, we take for granted that the tablet or capsule we have been given has been formulated and tested or that the nicotine patch that you ma........ Read more »
Stevens, J., Justin Coffey, M., Fojtik, M., Kurtz, K., & Stern, T. (2015) The Use of Transdermal Therapeutic Systems in Psychiatric Care: A Primer on Patches. Psychosomatics. DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2015.03.007
- August 14, 2015
- 09:10 PM
- 135 views
Hospital Mortality Outcomes Differ After Lung Cancer Surgery Complications
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Tyler Grenda, MD House Officer VI Section of General Surgery Department of Surgery University of Michigan Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Grenda: The main purpose for … Continue reading →
The post Hospital Mortality Outcomes Differ After Lung Cancer Surgery Complications appeared first on MedicalResearch.com Medical Research Interviews and News.
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Tyler Grenda, MD. (2015) Hospital Mortality Outcomes Differ After Lung Cancer Surgery Complications. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
- August 14, 2015
- 04:01 PM
- 142 views
Men More Likely To Develop Diabetes If Spouse Has Gestational Diabetes
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta MD, MSc, FRCPC Associate Professor, Department of Medicine Divisions of Internal Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology, and Endocrinology and Metabolism Royal Victoria Hospital Quebec, Canada Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What … Continue reading →
The post Men More Likely To Develop Diabetes If Spouse Has Gestational Diabetes appeared first on MedicalResearch.com Medical Research Interviews and News.
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Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta MD,. (2015) Men More Likely To Develop Diabetes If Spouse Has Gestational Diabetes. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
- August 14, 2015
- 03:30 PM
- 140 views
Gang Violence Spreads Like An Infectious Disease
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: April M. Zeoli, PhD, MPH Associate Professor School of Criminal Justice Michigan State University Lansing, MI 48824 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Zeoli: My team and I … Continue reading →
The post Gang Violence Spreads Like An Infectious Disease appeared first on MedicalResearch.com Medical Research Interviews and News.
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April M. Zeoli, PhD, MPH. (2015) Gang Violence Spreads Like An Infectious Disease. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
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