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Helping the hospices
Researchers from the University of Kent are carrying out a survey of over 2,000 people attending hospices in England as both day cases and inpatients to find out more about their levels of satisfaction with the services provided. view more (2005-01-25)
Tiny but adaptable wasp brains show ability to alter their architecture
For an animal that has a brain about the size of two grains of sand, a lot of plasticity seems to be packed into the head of the tropical paper wasp Polybia aequatorialis. view more (2009-10-15)
The bed-blocking crisis facing the nation
An Independent Commission of Inquiry has published a study into the bed-blocking crisis that is facing the country's health service. Dr Iain Carpenter, an expert in the field of caring for elderly people and Reader at the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) has been part of a Commission of Inquiry analysing the issue of bed-blocking within... view more... (2002-03-19)
Differences in sexual desire can be attributed to genetic variances
New evidence that individual differences in human sexual desire can be attributed to genetic variations has been revealed by a research group headed by a professor of psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. view more (2006-05-31)
The memories you want to forget are the hardest ones to lose
Painful, emotional memories that people would most like to forget may be the toughest to leave behind, especially when memories are created through visual cues, according to a new study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. view more (2007-08-16)
Selectivity is ultimate aphrodisiac
Speed daters who romantically desired most of their potential partners were rejected quickly and overwhelmingly, according to a new Northwestern University study. view more (2007-02-07)
People not always needed to alleviate loneliness
New research at the University of Chicago finds evidence for a clever way that people manage to alleviate the pain of loneliness: They create people in their surroundings to keep them company. view more (2008-01-21)
Police ability to detect lies
This finding is presented today, Tuesday 28 September, by Dr Aldert Vrij and Samantha Mann of the University of Portsmouth, at The British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, held at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. view more (1999-09-13)
Get your facts straight: Statistical reform in psychology
New research published in the March issue of Psychological Science suggests that efforts to advocate improved statistical practices in psychological research may be paying off. view more (2007-02-15)
Aircraft noise associated with children's school performance in maths and reading
Aircraft noise seems to affect children's school performance in maths and reading, but social and economic factors also play their part. Research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health examined the National Standardised Scores (SATs) of around 11,000 primary schoolchildren coming up to the age of 11. The SATs test maths,... view more... (2002-01-15)
The PC's PC
This is the finding of research presented today, Tuesday 28 September, by Michael Wilbert and Dr Brian Ewart of the Sunderland Crime Research Group, at The British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, held at Churchill College, Cambridge. view more (1999-09-13)
Moral judgment fails without feelings
Consider the following scenario: someone you know has AIDS and plans to infect others, some of whom will die. Your only options are to let it happen or to kill the person. view more (2007-03-22)
Too much commitment may be unhealthy for relationships, UH psychology professor says
Romantic relationships establish special bonds between partners. Oftentimes, passionate rapport leads to permanent partnerships, and ultimately, the start of families. view more (2008-12-03)
Parental attitudes to young sex offenders
This is the finding presented today, Tuesday 28 September, by Carol Barnes and Dr Gareth Hughes of the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, at The British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology Conference held at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. view more (1999-09-13)
Teenagers with one parent at risk of substance abuse
Teenagers from some single parent families are most likely to experiment with drugs, cigarettes and alcohol and experience some mental health issues. view more (2004-08-24)
British welfare policies lead the way in Europe
The ways in which European countries respond to the 'new social risks' which result from changes in patterns of work and family life vary considerably. Britain's response has placed the country firmly at the forefront of current directions in EU welfare policy, according to research to be presented by Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby of University of... view more... (2004-08-31)
A bee's future as queen or worker may rest with parasitic fly
Strange things are happening in the lowland tropical forests of Panama and Costa Rica. A tiny parasitic fly is affecting the social behavior of a nocturnal bee, helping to determine which individuals become queens and which become workers. view more (2008-07-29)
2CV man - phantom menace
This is the finding of research presented today, Wednesday 29 September, by Professor Graham Davies of Leicester University, at The British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, held at Churchill College, Cambridge. view more (1999-09-13)
Can poor growth explain link between marital status and health?
A recent study in the BMJ found that men who were small at birth were less likely to marry, but can slow growth also explain why unmarried people are more likely to die of heart disease? view more (2002-02-13)
Police use 'extreme' levels of interviewing tactics to obtain confessions
This was the finding of a study published today, Monday 13 September, in Legal and Criminological Psychology, by Detective-Chief Inspector John Pearse of New Scotland Yard and Gisli Gudjonsson of the Institute of Psychiatry, London. view more (1999-09-06)
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