McLean Hospital President & Psychiatrist in Chief Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Belmont, MA– Scott L. Rauch, MD , McLean Hospital’s president, psychiatrist in chief, and the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Chair of Psychiatry, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Rauch’s tenure begins this…

Foreign leaders generate more emotional response from Dublin voters than Irish politicians on Brexit

DUBLIN, Ireland – Politicians from Ireland are less effective in connecting with Dublin voters on the emotional issue of Brexit than their counterparts in other countries, according to a groundbreaking study by cross-Atlantic Irish and U.S. partners. Among the 11…

Children told lies by parents subsequently lie more as adults, face adjustment difficulty

“If you don’t behave, I’ll call the police,” is a lie that parents might use to get their young children to behave. Parents’ lies elicit compliance in the short term, but a new psychology study led by Nanyang Technological University,…

Common nutrient supplementation may hold the answers to combatting Alzheimer’s disease

In a new study, Biodesign researchers reveal that a lifelong dietary regimen of choline holds the potential to prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Choline is a safe and easy-to-administer nutrient that is naturally present in some foods and can be used…

Foot painters’ toes mapped like fingers in the brain

Using your feet like hands can cause organised ‘hand-like’ maps of the toes in the brain, never before documented in people, finds a new UCL-led study of two professional foot painters. These findings, published in Cell Reports , demonstrate an…

As light as a lemon: How the right smell can help with a negative body image

The scent of a lemon could help people feel better about their body image, new findings from University of Sussex research has revealed. In a new study from the university’s Sussex Computer-Human Interaction (SCHI) Lab, people feel thinner and lighter…

Social networking sites affect nurses’ performance

Addiction to social networking sites reduces nurses’ performance and affects their ability to concentrate on assigned tasks, according to a study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing . The study found that nurses can take “self-management” steps to address…

Social media stress can lead to social media addiction

Social network users risk becoming more and more addicted to social media platforms even as they experience stress from their use. Social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook and Instagram are known to cause stress in users, known as technostress…