Springer Select 2015A selection of press releases and media coverage

Springer Select | 2015| 2Springer Select | 2015 | 2

Study suggests worsening trends in headache management Improving the treatment of headache could cut health care spending and improve quality of care

Journal of General Internal Medicine, January 2015

John N. Mafi et al.:

Trends in the Ambulatory Management of Headache: Analysis of NAMCS and NHAMCS Data 1999-2010

Springer Select | 2015| 3Springer Select | 2015 | 3

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 4Springer Select | 2015 | 4

Researchers dispute warning that drugs for high cholesterol could impair memory and cognitive functioning Review of clinical trials show no link between statin use and changes in cognition

Journal of General Internal Medicine, January 2015

Brian R. Ott et al.:

Do Statins Impair Cognition? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Springer Select | 2015| 5Springer Select | 2015 | 5

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 6Springer Select | 2015 | 6

People conform to the norm – even if the norm is a computerResearchers explore the effect of journeying through the artificial, virtual world of video gaming

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, January 2015

Ulrich Weger et al.:

Virtually compliant: Immersive video gaming increases conformity to false computer judgments

Springer Select | 2015| 7Springer Select | 2015 | 7

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 8Springer Select | 2015 | 8

Norwegian lemmings dress loudly and scream even louder to surviveResearcher looks at why the Norwegian lemming is so boldly colored and brave

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, January 2015

Malte Andersson

Aposematism and crypsis in a rodent: antipredator defence of the Norwegian lemming

Springer Select | 2015| 9Springer Select | 2015 | 9

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 10Springer Select | 2015 | 10

Videos help seriously ill patients outline their end of life wishes‐ ‐

Using visual material as an educational tool can improve patient centered ‐care

Journal of General Internal Medicine, February 2015

Areej El Jawahri et al.:‐

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a CPR and Intubation Video Decision Support Tool for Hospitalized Patients

Springer Select | 2015| 11Springer Select | 2015 | 11

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 12Springer Select | 2015 | 12

Expanding sports concussion laws may help teenage athletes Connecticut study among the first to test whether recent sports-related concussion laws work

Injury Epidemiology, March 2015

Thomas Trojian et al.:

The Effects of a State Concussion Law on the Frequency of Sport-Related Concussions as Seen in Two Emergency Departments

Springer Select | 2015| 13Springer Select | 2015 | 13

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 14Springer Select | 2015 | 14

Sexism – it’s in his smileResearchers say smiles, word choice show what type of sexism men display

Sex Roles, March 2015

Jin Goh, Judith Hall

Nonverbal and Verbal Expressions of Men’s Sexism in Mixed-Gender Interactions

Springer Select | 2015| 15Springer Select | 2015 | 15

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 16Springer Select | 2015 | 16

Age-related discrimination can add to healthcare woes Discrimination by doctors or hospitals can make older patients even sicker

Journal of General Internal Medicine, March 2015

Stephanie Rogers et al.:

Discrimination in Healthcare Settings is Associated with Disability in Older Adults: Health and Retirement Study, 2008-2012

Springer Select | 2015| 17Springer Select | 2015 | 17

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 18Springer Select | 2015 | 18

Ice hockey helmets to get safety stars Researchers propose new Hockey STAR rating system in helmets development

Annals of Biomedical Engineering, March 2015

Bethany Rowson et al.:

A Methodology for Assessing the Biomechanical Performance of Hockey Helmets

Springer Select | 2015| 19Springer Select | 2015 | 19

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 20Springer Select | 2015 | 20

Interview blues – anxious, slow talkers often do not get the job Job candidates should focus on exuding warmth and assertiveness, study says

Journal of Business and Psychology, April 2015

Amanda Feiler, Deborah Powell

Behavioral Expression of Job Interview Anxiety

Springer Select | 2015| 21Springer Select | 2015 | 21

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 22Springer Select | 2015 | 22

More cars – more traffic jams? Not for ants! Small insects self-organize the traffic on their trails to accommodate greater numbers and speeds

The Science of Nature – Naturwissenschaften, April 2015

Christiane Hönicke et al.:

Effect of density on traffic and velocity on trunk trails of Formica pratensis

Springer Select | 2015| 23Springer Select | 2015 | 23

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 24Springer Select | 2015 | 24

Gambling is all an illusionGamblers are more impulsive and “see” more illusory patterns where there are none, study finds

Journal of Gambling Studies, April 2015

Wolfgang Gaissmaier et al.:

Betting on illusory patterns: Probability matching in habitual gamblers

Springer Select | 2015| 25Springer Select | 2015 | 25

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 26Springer Select | 2015 | 26

Americans salute sexual freedom, but still frown on extramarital affairs Millennials the most sexually permissive generation of the last four decades

Archives of Sexual Behavior, May 2015

Jean M. Twenge et al.:

Changes in American Adults’ Sexual Behavior and Attitudes, 1972-2012

Springer Select | 2015| 27Springer Select | 2015 | 27

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 28Springer Select | 2015 | 28

First beef with the goodness of fish The fatty acid profile of beef can be improved to boost levels of omega-3s

Biotechnology Letters, May 2015

Gong Cheng et al.:

Production of transgenic beef cattle rich in n-3 PUFAs by somatic cell nuclear transfer

Springer Select | 2015| 29Springer Select | 2015 | 29

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 30Springer Select | 2015 | 30

A helping paw for a sinking rat Study shows that rats will try to save members of their own species from drowning

Animal Cognition, May 2015

Nobuya Sato et al.:

Rats demonstrate helping behaviour towards a soaked conspecific

Springer Select | 2015| 31Springer Select | 2015 | 31

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 32Springer Select | 2015 | 32

Homely men who misbehave can’t win for losing Findings about how attractiveness influences people have significance for online daters, jurors

Gender Issues, May 2015

Jeremy Gibson, Jonathan Gore

You're OK until You Misbehave: How Norm Violations Magnify the Attractiveness Devil Effect

Springer Select | 2015| 33Springer Select | 2015 | 33

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by:

Springer Select | 2015| 34Springer Select | 2015 | 34

Life’s a yawn for budgie buddies First study to show that birds and not just mammals copy yawns

Animal Cognition, May 2015

Andrew Gallup et al.:

Experimental evidence of contagious yawning in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus).

Springer Select | 2015| 35Springer Select | 2015 | 35

Media CoverageThis press release was picked up by: