Study: A little help from friends makes wounds heal faster
... study's lead author and an assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at Ohio State University. "Our goal is to understand the physiological mechanisms by which social support improves health." She and her colleagues also treated a group of socially isolated hamsters with oxytocin, a hormone releas...Social benefits of wound healing may not make any difference in animals with multiple partners
..., said Courtney DeVries, an assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at Ohio State University. She and Erica Glasper, a doctoral student in psychology at Ohio State, took a closer look at the effects social bonding had on wound healing in monogamous a...Infant rats eagerly accept high concentrations of alcohol upon first exposure
..." said Norman E. Spear, Distinguished Professor of psychology at Binghamton University and the study's correspon...is co-author, Eric M. Truxell of the department of psychology at Binghamton University, exposed Sprague-Dawley infant rats (n=672) to alcohol at two ages, 12 and ...Women who have donated eggs sought for national study
...y," said Nancy Kenney, a UW associate professor of psychology and women's studies who is directing the research. "There have been many studies on the efficacy of reproduction using donated eggs and on the health of children born from this procedure, but women who donated eggs have been generally ignored. No o...White House to honor UNC School of Medicine scientist for 'early career' achievement
...in the College of Arts and Sciences' department of psychology (2001); and Dr. Roland Tisch, associate professor in the School of Medicine's department of microbiology and immunology (1997). Dr. Scot T. Martin, who was assistant professor of aquatic and atmospheric chemistry in the School of Public Health's depa...Study reveals why eyes in some paintings seem to follow viewers
...es Todd, co-author of the study and a professor of psychology at Ohio State University. Our visual perception takes care of the rest. "The core idea is simple: no matter what angle you look at a painting from, the painting itself doesn't change. You're looking at a flat surface. The pattern of light and dark re...Bronfenbrenner book sums up human development
..., professor of sociology and research professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina. For a review copy, contact Nichole Angress at nichole.angress@sagepub.com or telephone, (805) 499-0721, ext. 7564. Related World Wide Web sites: The following sites provide additional information on thi...... study's lead author and an assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at Ohio State University. Inde...lasper, both graduate students in neuroscience and psychology at Ohio State; Julia Kofler and Richard Traystman, both with Oregon Health and Science University; a...