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Wat u over uw ziekte denkt, is belangrijk voor uw genezing
De Standaard: Een juiste diagnose is uiteraard cruciaal als je ziek bent, maar nieuw onderzoek toont aan dat ook het beeld dat de patiënt zelf heeft over de aandoening, een rol speelt. Van onze medewerkster
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Virtuous Behaviors Sanction Later Sins
Scientific American: Anyone who has ever devoured a triple-chocolate brownie after an intense workout knows how tempting it can be to indulge after behaving virtuously. A new study suggests, however, that we often apply this
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Still hungry? More Americans are having a ‘second breakfast’
USA Today: Sometimes one breakfast isn’t enough. So why not sneak in a second or a third? On-the-go Americans increasingly are consuming their morning calories over several hours instead of sitting down to devour a
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The bright side of strife? Stress makes you see the upside of difficult situations – but that isn’t always a good thing
The Daily Mail: Stress actually makes us focus on the positive side of difficult situations, a new study has revealed – but that isn’t always healthy. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that
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Inside “60 Minutes” placebo story
CBS News: Some new scientific research is causing quite a stir in the medical community. The fight is over antidepressants, and whether they work any better than a simple placebo. In an report airing this
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Mind Over Matter: Patients’ Perceptions of Illness Make a Difference
Whenever we fall ill, there are many different factors that come together to influence the course of our illness. Additional medical conditions, stress levels, and social support all have an impact on our health and
