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ABSAME: A Forum for Behavioral Sciences and Health Professions Education
The 44th Anniversary Meeting of ABSAME will be held October 16–18, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach, California. This year’s theme, “The Behavioral Science of Interprofessional Education: Confronting Issues of Hierarchy and Power”
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Scholarship Fund Established in Memory of Varda Shoham
Clinical Psychological Science lost one of its leading voices in March when Varda Shoham, an APS Board Member, passed away after a 4-year battle with cancer. Shoham’s husband and research collaborator, Michael Rohrbaugh, has established
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Under the Skin: How Childhood Adversity Takes Its Toll
Most of us have fond memories of our childhood homes, so it’s hard to imagine the lives of less fortunate kids. But far too many youngsters spend their earliest years in homes that are ravaged
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Well-Being May Influence Altruism
Exceptionally altruistic acts — such as donating a kidney to a stranger — are more common in areas where people report higher levels of well-being, according to a study led by Georgetown University researchers. Kristin
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Marriage Quality May Influence Heart Disease Risk
Chicago Tribune: Ambivalent hearts may be at higher risk for heart disease, according to a new study of married couples with mixed feelings for one another. “The most intriguing finding was that within a couple
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Should Obesity Be a ‘Disease’?
The New York Times: IN June 2013, millions of Americans contracted a disease. They developed it not because of some pathogen or illness, but thanks to the American Medical Association’s decision to label obesity a
