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Mary Beth Spitznagel, Ph.D. (right), a clinical neuropsychologist and associate professor at 麻豆精选, talks with a pet owner.

When Caring for a Sick Pet Becomes Too Much

Pet or person, caregiver鈥檚 burden is similar, 麻豆精选researcher finds The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor quality of life. The鈥

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麻豆精选 researchers use indents and boarders on plates to study how optical illusions help people choose smaller portions.

麻豆精选Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity

麻豆精选researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight. 

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麻豆精选Researchers to Study the Effects of Probiotics on Brain Health

University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village 麻豆精选, in partnership with the Stow-Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from i-Health Inc., a subsidiary of DSM Nutritional Products, to examine whether takin鈥

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麻豆精选Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions About Depression In Heart Attack Patients

A 麻豆精选 epidemiologist has refuted some age-old assumptions about depression in heart attack patients. Studies have shown that people who suffer from depression are more likely to have heart disease or heart attacks in their lifetime. Worse still, similar research shows that heart p鈥

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麻豆精选graduate students (left to right) Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca, Liz Baker and Logan Stigall won the prestigious Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research鈥檚 annual conference. (Photo credit: Ida Cellitti)

麻豆精选Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition

Four 麻豆精选 graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research鈥檚 annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent Sta鈥

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麻豆精选graduate students (left to right) Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca, Liz Baker and Logan Stigall won the prestigious Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research鈥檚 annual conference. (Photo credit: Ida Cellitti)

麻豆精选Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition

Four 麻豆精选 graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research鈥檚 annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent Sta鈥

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Department of Psychological Sciences

麻豆精选graduate students (left to right) Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca, Liz Baker and Logan Stigall won the prestigious Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research鈥檚 annual conference. (Photo credit: Ida Cellitti)

麻豆精选Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition

Four 麻豆精选 graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research鈥檚 annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent Sta鈥

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鈥淔ear of Ebola: The Influence of Collectivism on Xenophobic Threat Responses,鈥 is published in the journal Psychological Science. John A. Updegraff of 麻豆精选 is a co-author.

    The UCSB Current   Viral Fear UCSB researchers find a correlation between fear of Ebola, xenophobia By Jim Logan Friday, May 20, 2016 - 09:30 Santa Barbara, CA iStock_000050051048_Large.jpg Photo Credit: ROBER鈥

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麻豆精选Honors 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients

Three 麻豆精选 faculty members were honored with the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards at a ceremony that took place on April 5 in the University Library. This year鈥檚 recipients were selected from a large number of nominees by the University Research Council chaired by鈥

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