Posts Tagged ‘psychology professor’

Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): Just five minutes of sustained physical activity can help prevent childhood obesity, according to a study. Researchers from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, have revealed that several bursts of exercise that last five minutes or more may be better for preventing childhood obesity than ... Full story

Washington, Mar 10 (ANI): A new study has explained why children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder move around a lot - it helps them stay alert to complete challenging tasks. esearchers from University of Central Florida have discovered that children with ADHD need to move more to maintain the required level of alertness while performing tasks ... Full story

Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): A new study from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has found that older air traffic controllers perform as well as their young counterparts on complex, job-related tasks. The research, led by psychology professor Art Kramer, has shown that despite certain deficits older people's expertise on the job enables them to function on a par ... Full story

Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): A new study has confirmed what many people already believed: having faith in God can help block anxiety and minimize stress. According to the University of Toronto research, the brains of believers and non-believers work differently under stress. In the research led by Assistant Psychology Professor Michael Inzlicht, participants performed a Stroop task - a well-known test of cognitive control - while hooked ... Full story

Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Teenagers who smoke face a greater risk of developing depression in later life, according to a new study. In the study conducted using mouse model, the researchers found that nicotine given to adolescent rats induced a depression-like state characterized by a lack of pleasure and heightened sensitivity to stress in their adult lives. They believe that the discovery has important implications for humans. "This ... Full story

Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Early childhood stress can have lifelong impact on kids' health, according to a new study. The researchers found that adolescents who as youngsters have experienced either physical abuse or time in an orphanage are likely to have impaired immune function. "Even though these children's environments have changed, physiologically they're still responding to stress," said senior author Seth Pollak, a professor of psychology and ... Full story