Nov 5, 2014
A podcast discussion of the research article by Patrick Trotzke et al. published in the November-December 2014 Psychosomatic Medicine
Oct 7, 2014
A podcast discussion of an editorial by Dr. Kurt Kroenke published in October 2014 Psychosomatic Medicine. He discusses articles by Blumenthal et al. and Habibović et al.
Sep 17, 2014
A discussion of a new article that describes a study in which researchers tested electromagnetic pulses to the cortex to see how people respond when given the chance to eat some chips or chocolate. The research sheds light on the brain’s executive function.
Mar 26, 2014
A panel discussion. Sleep disturbance is a key behavioral risk factor for several medical illnesses including cardiovascular disease and diabetes and is implicated in the pathogenesis of psychopathology, most prominently mood and anxiety disorders. For instance, prospective studies find poor sleep to be a...
Mar 26, 2014
This study is one of the first of its kind to investigate how positive indicators of psychological health (i.e., optimism) and physical health (i.e., serum antioxidants) might be associated. This study also adds to the relatively limited literature on psychosocial factors and serum antioxidant status.