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No-one admits to watching them – yet, everyone knows them: Telenovelas. Originated in Latin American countries, the TV format of the Telenovela has made a triumphant procession across the globe, having millions of women (and men) hooked in front of the TV on a daily basis. But despite the fact that even dedicated viewers describe Telenovelas as “trivial” and “made for people without lives”, the fascination with the format persists. Evolutionary theories of romantic love might explain the success of the format, saysProfessor Dr. Angela Schorr, Media Psychologist at the University of Siegen, Germany. In the book “Changing Media Markets in Europe and Abroad” the author gives insight into the psychology of romantic love and explains why the increase in Telenovela consumption might be an indication of people’s need for tranquility and predictability in modern societies. [more...]
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Characteristics of psychedelic drug use show significant transformation during the 50-year period to the present. Professor Dr. Susanna Prepeliczay (Bremen) analysed socio-cultural aspects related to nonmedical LSD use in order to identify central determinants and motivations. [more...]
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Men who are heavy drinkers and homeless for long periods of time have 400 times the number of head injuries as the general population, according to a new study by researchers who said they were shocked by their findings. [more...]
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Why do so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the color red when they compete? A new study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that it may have to do with their testosterone levels. [more...]
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The relationship between the heritable risk for schizophrenia and low intelligence (IQ) has not been clear. Schizophrenia is commonly associated with cognitive impairments that may cause functional disability. There are clues that reduced IQ may be linked to the risk for developing schizophrenia. For example, reduced cognitive ability may precede the onset of schizophrenia symptoms. Also, these deficits may be present in healthy relatives of people diagnosed with schizophrenia. [more...]
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An ad hoc coalition of unlikely insurgents—scientists, journal editors and publishers, scholarly societies, and research funders across many scientific disciplines—today posted an international declaration calling on the world scientific community to eliminate the role of the journal impact factor (JIF) in evaluating research for funding, hiring, promotion, or institutional effectiveness. [more...]
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When the brain's primary "learning center" is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, say life scientists from UCLA and Australia who have pinpointed the regions of the brain involved in creating those alternate pathways — often far from the damaged site. [more...]
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Obese patients who received robotic kidney transplants had fewer wound complications than patients who received traditional “open” transplant surgery, according to surgeons at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. [more...]
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Transplant researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine challenge a long-held assumption about how biologic pathways trigger immune system rejection of donor organs in a report published online today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Their study, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, suggests a different paradigm is needed to develop better anti-rejection therapies. [more...]
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Vijaya Knight M.D., Ph.D., National Jewish Health in Denver, is pictured working with blood vials. A growing number of patients are learning they are allergic to the metal used in knee or hip implants or to the bone cement used in surgery. A new study by National Jewish Health is touting the benefits of a blood test to help avoid painful complications. (National Jewish Health) |
Imagine what Paula Spurlock must have been going through. Shortly after having a hip replaced in 2011, the trouble started. "I had horrible itching, really bad migraines and intense pain throughout my body," she said. "I couldn't take it. Every single thing in me itched." [more...]
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