An admittedly unusual group of announcements and studies for this edition of The Scientist Research News Update – certainly not a dose of the typical psychology and public health related stories usually found in this series. Topics include that initial research that suggests antioxidants may actually help cancer cells survive, an announcement that the FDA […]
Dr. Philip Thorpe, Ph.D., lead researcher of the Bavituximab study [1] reviewed on this website, recently agreed to conduct an interview with The Behavioral Medicine Report. The original review of his research turned out to be a highly accessed article that justified a follow-up interview with Dr. Thorpe. I also wanted to clarify my understanding […]
As a satisfied multivitamin user for the past 20 years, I was startled at the conclusions of “Vitamin Pills: A False Hope?” I do not normally review articles that appear in mainstream newspapers; however, the author does a good job to cite current and ongoing research to substantiate her conclusions. The author states that Americans […]
Today’s update details new research which covers a broad spectrum of health related topics, such as hypnotherapy treatment for ulcerative colitis, yet another reason not to smoke, even more benefits of exercise, IQ and physical attractiveness lead to more money, computerized games can keep the elderly mentally sharp, and the EEG predicts neurological recovery in […]
I am pleased to announce that The Scientist will be added to our popular “Research News Update” series. Not to be confused with Science Daily that also receives updated coverage here, The Scientist is another great research-based, hardcore science website that I regularly track. The Scientist focuses on genetics, biology, and other public health related […]
An interesting few weeks of updates over at Science Daily. Examples of today’s highlighted research topics include that increased food intake (rather than reduced physical activity) is responsible for the obesity epidemic, narcolepsy is now an autoimmune disorder, warnings about pet therapy dogs, childhood obesity may be linked to allergies, Autism and new brain abnormalities […]
The latest research developments posted to Science Daily include asthma, autism, sleep, alcoholism, nutrition and exercise, learning disabilities, Tourette Syndrome, and much more. (more…)
Science Daily is fantastic research based website. The site is massive though with many, many daily updates. Keeping up with important mental health research on this site can be a daunting challenge for practitioners and the general public. Hence, I plan to provide weekly to semi-weekly updates on The Behavioral Medicine Report in a similar […]
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