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Life experience critical for managing Type 2 diabetes

Posted in Medicine, Nutrition and Health, tagged , on 11/15/2019|

Vickie Helgeson teaching class_February 19 2015

A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that age plays a critical role in the well-being of people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, with younger patients more susceptible to psychological distress resulting in worse health outcomes. 

“We found we can evaluate a patient’s initial stress and predict how they will be doing six months later,” said Vicki Helgeson, professor of psychology at CMU’s Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and senior author on the paper. “If you can identify people who are facing diabetes distress earlier, you can intervene and prevent their health from declining.”

The results are available in Nov. 15 issue of the Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 

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Study Finds Brains of Girls and Boys Are Similar, Producing Equal Math Ability

Posted in Psychology, tagged , on 11/15/2019|

New research at Carnegie Mellon University indicates that there is no gender disparity in how children learn and perform math skills

In 1992, Teen Talk Barbie was released with the controversial voice fragment, “Math class is hard.” While the toy’s release met with public backlash, this underlying assumption persists, propagating the myth that women do not thrive in science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields due to biological deficiencies in math aptitude.

Jessica Cantlon at Carnegie Mellon University led a research team that comprehensively examined the brain development of young boys and girls. Their research shows no gender difference in brain function or math ability. The results of this research are available online in the November 8 issue of the journal Science of Learning.

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