Health
Good smells may help ease tobacco cravings
(HealthDay)—Could quitting tobacco involve something as simple as a pleasant scent?
Apr 15, 2019
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Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health issues increased significantly in young adults over last decade
The percentage of young Americans experiencing certain types of mental health disorders has risen significantly over the past decade, with no corresponding increase in older adults, according to research published by the ...
Mar 14, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
One in three college freshmen worldwide reports mental health disorder
As if college were not difficult enough, more than one-third of first-year university students in eight industrialized countries around the globe report symptoms consistent with a diagnosable mental health disorder, according ...
Sep 13, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Promise of faster, more accessible schizophrenia diagnosis, study shows
A portable device common in optometrists' offices may hold the key to faster diagnosis of schizophrenia, predicting relapse and symptom severity and assessing treatment effectiveness, a Rutgers University study finds.
May 30, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Romantic relationships buffer gay and lesbian youth from emotional distress
Lesbian and gay youth showed significantly less psychological distress and were buffered against the negative effects of bullying and victimization when they were in a relationship than when they were not, reports a new Northwestern ...
Feb 15, 2018
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Autism spectrum disorders
Adults with autism show a diminished brain response to hearing their own name
Previously, research has shown that children at risk of an autism diagnosis respond less to hearing their own name. Now, a new study from Ghent University shows for the first time that the brain response to hearing one's ...
Jan 30, 2018
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Health
Increased air pollution linked to bad teenage behavior
A new study linking higher levels of air pollution to increased teenage delinquency is a reminder of the importance of clean air and the need for more foliage in urban spaces, a Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher said.
Dec 13, 2017
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Health
Poor sleep could lead to heavier drinking in young adults, study finds
A shortened night of sleep may increase young adults' risk of heavier drinking, according to a new Yale study that assessed reciprocal variations in sleep and drinking over time in young adults.
Dec 8, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain responds differently to food rewards in bulimia nervosa
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered differences in how the brain responds to food rewards in individuals with a history of bulimia nervosa (BN), an eating disorder characterized ...
Jul 10, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Under stress, brains of bulimics respond differently to food
Magnetic resonance imaging scans suggest that the brains of women with bulimia nervosa react differently to images of food after stressful events than the brains of women without bulimia, according to research published by ...
Jul 10, 2017
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