5 results match your criteria: "Germany. Max Planck Institute for Human Development[Affiliation]"

Background: Excessive loss of muscle mass in advanced age is a major risk factor for decreased physical ability and falls. Physical activity and exercise training are typically recommended to maintain muscle mass and prevent weakness. How exercise in different stages of life relates to muscle mass, grip strength, and risk for weakness in later life is not well understood.

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Social psychology. Comment on "Morality in everyday life".

Science

May 2015

Humboldt University Berlin, Department of Psychology, Rudower Chaussee 18, 12489 Berlin, Germany. Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany.

In examining morality in everyday life, Hofmann et al. (Reports, 12 September 2014, p. 1340) conclude that being the target of (im)moral deeds impacts happiness, whereas committing them primarily affects one's sense of purpose.

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Long working hours and alcohol use: systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies and unpublished individual participant data.

BMJ

January 2015

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, 00250 Helsinki, Finland Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.

Objective: To quantify the association between long working hours and alcohol use.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies and unpublished individual participant data.

Data Sources: A systematic search of PubMed and Embase databases in April 2014 for published studies, supplemented with manual searches.

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The neural basis of unwanted thoughts during resting state.

Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci

September 2014

Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Center for Lifespan Psychology, Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Ghent University, Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, 9000 Gent, Belgium, and Charité University Medicine, St Hedwig Krankenhaus, Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 10115 Berlin, Germany.

Human beings are constantly engaged in thought. Sometimes thoughts occur repetitively and can become distressing. Up to now the neural bases of these intrusive or unwanted thoughts is largely unexplored.

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