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Gender gap in spatial ability can be reduced through training
A new study describes an intervention that is effective in eliminating the gender gap in spatial abilities. While the research doesn't yet show that the intervention leads to better achievement in science, math, and engineering for girls, this is a promising direction for supporting girls' achievement and eventual contributions in these areas. The study involved ...
White Americans living longer with muscular dystrophy than African-Americans
A new study shows that white men and boys are living longer with muscular dystrophy due to technological advances in recent years, but that the lives of African-American men and boys with muscular dystrophy have not been extended at the same rate.
The Lives Of Influential Physicians Romano And Engel Examained In New Biography
John Romano and George Engel: Their Lives and Work, a biography of two physicians who significantly influenced psychosomatic medicine, the place of psychiatry in medicine and medical education, will be published in October by Meliora Press, an imprint of the University of Rochester Press. The authors of the new biography are Jules Cohen, M.D...
Death At Home Less Distressing For Cancer Patients And Families
Cancer patients who die in the hospital or an intensive care unit have worse quality of life at the end-of-life, compared to patients who die at home with hospice services, and their caregivers are at higher risk for developing psychiatric illnesses during bereavement, according to a study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...
Cognitive skills in children with autism vary and improve, study finds
A new study found that the cognitive skills of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) vary among individuals, and that, contrary to expectations, these skills can improve over time. The study examined 37 children with ASD and 31 children without ASD when the children were five or six years old, and again three years later.
Finding Your Way Through The Mental Health Act Maze, UK
Following major revisions in 2007 to the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA), staff working in the field have had little in the way of practical, user friendly guidance - free of legal jargon and terminology - to steer them through this complex area - until now...
Need To Improve Care For Rape Victims, Netherlands
The national Psychotrauma Center for Children and Youth at the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht has found through experience that victims of a sexual assault are often unaware of which steps they can take following a rape. In addition, there appear to be some problem areas in the collaboration between police, doctors and healthcare professionals ...
Tranquil Living Environments Can Positively Affect The Human Brain Function
The research, which was published in the journal NeuroImage, uses functional brain imaging to assess how the environment impacts upon our brain functions...
The Damaging Effects Of Discrimination
It's tough being a teen. Are you in or are you out? Are you hanging with the right crowd? Are you dressing and talking and acting the right way? For adolescents who are ethnic minorities, on top of this quest to "fit in" is the added layer - and the burden - of dealing with ...
Liking Multitasking May Decrease Likelihood Of Job Burnout
A new study led by Elizabeth Poposki, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, may help employers identify employees who enjoy multitasking and are less inclined to quit jobs involving multitasking...