Psychology news

• Saying you're fighting a war on cancer could make you lose it

  22-03-2015 13:41
  
  It is questionable whether there is a health benefit in conceiving of cancer as a monolithic enemy
  Fight cancer. Beat cancer. Stand up to cancer. Aggressive militant language pervades discourse on the illness. Yet it is questionable whether there is a health benefit in conceiving of cancer as a monolithic enemy. Not only has the military motif not led to a cure for the disease, but it may actually be detrimental to our health. When people label cancer as an enemy, preventative behaviors that inv
  
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• Do we need to end the 'war' on cancer?

  22-03-2015 13:41
  
  We use so much militaristic language to describe cancer. It might be doing more harm than good
  Fight cancer. Beat cancer. Stand up to cancer. Aggressive militant language pervades discourse on the illness. Yet it is questionable whether there is a health benefit in conceiving of cancer as a monolithic enemy. Not only has the military motif not led to a cure for the disease, but it may actually be detrimental to our health. When people label cancer as an enemy, preventative behaviors that involve
  
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• IU scientists discover mechanism that may help parasites manipulate their hosts

  22-03-2015 08:00
  Rodents infected with a common parasite lose their fear of cats, resulting in easy meals for the felines.
  
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