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• Parents accidentally confuse children's names more often when names sound alike
• Researchers find substantial drop in use of affirmative action in college admissions
• Hang up or hold on?
• Bragging rights: Study shows that interventions help women's reluctance to discuss accomplishments
• Autism spectrum disorder: Guide for physicians to help families
• Heart attack survivors paint complex picture of adhering to medicine
• One question may gauge severity of unhealthy drug, alcohol use
• Postpartum depression improves with time -- but for many women, depressive symptoms linger
• White parents more likely to use age-appropriate car seats than non-whites, study concludes
• Brief mental training sessions have long-lasting benefits for seniors' everyday function
• New study finds MTV’s '16 and Pregnant,' 'Teen Mom' contributed to record decline in U.S. teen childbearing rate
• Fear of being too skinny may put teen boys at risk for depression, steroid use
• Speaking of psychology - smoking
• Need relief from asthma? Communicating with your allergist is key
• Surgery brings relief for chronic migraines for one patient
• New device can reduce sleep apnea episodes by 70 percent, study shows
• On-field blood test can diagnose sports concussions
• Epidemiologists find bed bug hotspots in Philadelphia, identify seasonal trends

Parents accidentally confuse children's names more often when names sound alike Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:33 AM PST Psychology researchers find parents set themselves up for speech errors when they give their children similar-sounding names.

Researchers find substantial drop in use of affirmative action in college admissions Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:33 AM PST Researchers have produced the first empirical estimates using national-level data to show the extent to which levels of affirmative action in college admissions decisions changed during the period of 1992 to 2004.

Hang up or hold on? Posted: 13 Jan 2014 10:13 AM PST A recent study offers a more accurate approach to modeling caller patience than ever before.

Bragging rights: Study shows that interventions help women's reluctance to discuss accomplishments Posted: 13 Jan 2014 09:51 AM PST Research found that women dislike promoting their own accomplishments, but it is possible for negative effects to be offset and to improve self-promotion.

Autism spectrum disorder: Guide for physicians to help families Posted: 13 Jan 2014 09:51 AM PST Increased awareness of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is placing huge demands on health care systems and health care professionals to help children and their families cope with the disorder. A comprehensive evidence-based review aims to help physicians provide appropriate medical support to families of children with ASD, from detection to treatment.

Heart attack survivors paint complex picture of adhering to medicine Posted: 13 Jan 2014 08:48 AM PST A new study shows that heart attack survivors adhere to their preventative medications differently depending on their gender and race.

One question may gauge severity of unhealthy drug, alcohol use Posted: 13 Jan 2014 08:48 AM PST Primary care physicians seeking to determine whether a patient's drug or alcohol use is problematic often have to rely on lengthy questionnaires containing dozens of items with multiple response options. But a new study suggests that a single screening question may not only identify unhealthy use, but can help to determine the level of alcohol and drug dependence just as well -- and sometimes better -- than longer screening tools.

Postpartum depression improves with time -- but for many women, depressive symptoms linger Posted: 13 Jan 2014 07:47 AM PST Research evidence shows that symptoms of postpartum depression decrease over time -— but depression remains a long-term problem for 30 to 50 percent of affected women, according to a report.

White parents more likely to use age-appropriate car seats than non-whites, study concludes Posted: 13 Jan 2014 07:06 AM PST White parents reported higher use of age-appropriate car seats for one- to seven-year-old children than non-white parents, according to a new study. The race of the parents is a significant predictor of whether a child is placed in the right safety seat for his or her age.

Brief mental training sessions have long-lasting benefits for seniors' everyday function Posted: 13 Jan 2014 07:06 AM PST Older adults who received as few as 10 sessions of mental (cognitive) training showed improvements in reasoning ability and speed-of-processing when compared with untrained controls participants as long as 10 years after the intervention. These gains were even greater for those who got additional "booster" sessions over the next three years. Older adults who received brief cognitive training also reported that they had less difficulty in performing important everyday tasks.

New study finds MTV’s '16 and Pregnant,' 'Teen Mom' contributed to record decline in U.S. teen childbearing rate Posted: 13 Jan 2014 06:51 AM PST The U.S. teen birth rate fell rapidly between 2008 and 2012. The Great Recession played the biggest role in the decline, explaining more than half of the drop, but a new study shows that that the timing of the introduction of MTV's "16 and Pregnant" also had a significant impact on the staggering drop in teen birth rates.

Fear of being too skinny may put teen boys at risk for depression, steroid use Posted: 13 Jan 2014 06:51 AM PST Teenage boys who think they're too skinny when they are actually a healthy weight are at greater risk of being depressed as teens and as adults when compared to other boys, even those who think they are too heavy, according to findings published.

Speaking of psychology - smoking Posted: 13 Jan 2014 06:51 AM PST It's been 50 years since the U.S. surgeon general's report on smoking and health spurred one of the largest public health behavior changes success stories of the 20th century. Before and since this groundbreaking report's release, psychology has been at the forefront of smoking cessation efforts. In a new discussion, a researcher speaks on gender differences and smoking. She discusses why women have a harder time kicking the habit and what science can do to help them quit.

Need relief from asthma? Communicating with your allergist is key Posted: 13 Jan 2014 06:51 AM PST Can't find relief from your asthma symptoms? The way you communicate with your allergist can be the root of your problems. According to two papers published, in order for treatment to be effective, asthma sufferers need to ask questions and feel as if they have open communication with their allergist.

Surgery brings relief for chronic migraines for one patient Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:17 AM PST Meredith Messerli's dream of attending college seemed out of reach a year ago. Debilitating migraine headaches forced her to miss two years of high school and retreat to the shutter-darkened confines of her Flower Mound home as her family searched frantically for a therapy that would work.

New device can reduce sleep apnea episodes by 70 percent, study shows Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:43 PM PST Implantation of a sleep apnea device called Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation therapy can lead to significant improvements for patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published. After one year, patients using the device had an approximately 70 percent reduction in sleep apnea severity, as well as significant reductions in daytime sleepiness.

On-field blood test can diagnose sports concussions Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:42 PM PST A brain protein, S100B, which may soon be detected by a simple finger-stick blood test, accurately distinguishes a sports-related concussion from sports exertion, according to a study.

Epidemiologists find bed bug hotspots in Philadelphia, identify seasonal trends Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:41 PM PST A new study by epidemiologists that looked at four years of bed bug reports to the city of Philadelphia found that infestations have been increasing and were at their highest in August and lowest in February.

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