Mom’s Mental Health and Home Stimulation Influence Hispanic Children’s Risk for Obesity
Contact: Gwen Tindula, M.S. For Release: Immediately The urgent U.S. public health problem of childhood obesity takes a major toll…
December 2018 President’s Message
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of…
November 2018 President’s Message
“Evil only succeeds when good people do nothing” Martin Luther King, Jr. On Tuesday, November 6th, registered voters in the…
Who Knew? Marriage Affects the Gut— And That Can Change Your Health
Contact: Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, PhD For Release: Immediately Surprisingly, marriage can have a powerful impact on the trillions of microbes that…
Pain and the Brain — New Studies Show Powerful, Interesting Links
Contact: Mustafa al’Absi, PhD For Release: Immediately With chronic pain such a huge public health problem—affecting about one in five…
October 2018 President’s Message
“We all know that the way to get something done is to give it to a busy person.” Robert D.…
Coming Out LGBT: Full Disclosure to Family Linked to Less Stress Hormone
Contact: Peggy Zoccola, PhD For Release: Immediately An emotional milestone in the life of every gay, lesbian or bisexual person…
A Serene Approach to Daily Stress May Help the Older Mind Stay Sharp
Contact: Robert Stawski, PhD For Release: Immediately We all face petty daily stressors: the doctor keeps you waiting for over…
Stress Can Increase Unhealthy “Couch Potato” Behavior – But Only Certain Kinds of Stress
Contact: Keith Diaz, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately Lots of sitting is known to endanger health: The more time people spend…