Displaying items by tag: department of health behavior
A UAB study suggests that psychedelic drugs have a positive effect on antisocial, criminal behavior, warranting investigation of psychedelics as a crime reduction therapy.
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UAB clinical psychologist Josh Klapow, Ph.D., discusses the importance of evaluating activities and setting ground rules to keep from getting overbooked.
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Mild to moderate muscle and nerve strain provokes symptom flares in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Experts take an in-depth look into a favorite college pastime by understanding the dangers and risks of alcohol.
Foods high in fats have long been put into the “unhealthy” category by nutrition experts, but UAB researchers believe this may have been all wrong, all along.
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A series of fascinating studies at Harvard University showed that many people respond positively to placebo pills — even when they are told that the pills don't have any active ingredients. Now researchers at UAB have partnered with a Harvard scientist to test these "open-label" placebos for the first time in cancer survivors.
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Classic psychedelic drugs include LSD, psilocybin and mescaline. This new School of Public Health research is published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.
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Investigators from UAB’s Nutrition Obesity Research Center and School of Public Health have been awarded a four-year, $1 million R25 grant to deliver an annual short course on innovative methods to find obesity causes.
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Previous research has found an association between not eating breakfast and obesity; but no large, randomized controlled trials had sought to find causation until now.
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The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved two endowed positions, an endowed lectureship and three emeritus promotions.
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UAB health disparities symposium examines integrating social and biological factors.
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Researchers at the UAB School of Public Health hope to learn how problem drinkers quit misusing alcohol on their own, so others with similar issues can benefit from their natural recoveries.
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A new study from the UAB School of Public Health suggests that hallucinogens may help reduce criminal recidivism.
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Tucker had previously served as chair of another American Psychological Association board.
Is the increasing frequency of nursing homes purchased by private equity firms without a health care background leading to a decline in care?
An assistant professor of health behavior has won an award to study health disparities.
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If you could know the cost for a chest X-ray in advance, would you choose a clinic that charges $121 or one that charges $1,519?
Trouble quitting? Maybe it's your motivation
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