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Controversial treatment for autism may do more harm than good, researchers find
A controversial treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not only ineffective but may be harmful, according to a study conducted by Baylor University researchers.
Autism spectrum disorders
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Cell phone addiction similar to compulsive buying and credit card misuse, study finds
Cell phone and instant messaging addictions are driven by materialism and impulsiveness and can be compared to consumption pathologies like compulsive buying and credit card misuse, according to a Baylor ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Grief stages can be likened to pinball machine workings, researcher says
Moving through the traditional stages of grief can be as unpredictable as playing a pinball machine, with triggers of sorrow acting like pinball rudders to send a mourner into a rebound rather than an exit, according to a ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Juveniles build up physical -- but not mental -- tolerance for alcohol in new study
Research into alcohol's effect on juvenile rats shows they have an ability to build up a physical, but not cognitive, tolerance over the short term — a finding that could have implications for adolescent humans, according ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Young women hold the key to success of 'sunless tanning' products, researcher finds
Sunless tanning—whether with lotions, bronzers or tanning pills—has been promoted as an effective substitute to dodge the health risks of ultraviolet rays, but if the products don't provide the perfect tan, young women ...
Health
May 10, 2013 |
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Older people may be at greater risk for alcohol impairment than teens, study says
An acute dose of alcohol may cause greater impairment in coordination, learning and memory in the elderly than in young people, according to a study by Baylor University.
Health
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Proximity to coal-tar-sealed pavement raises risk of cancer, study finds
People living near asphalt pavement sealed with coal tar have an elevated risk of cancer, according to a study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Much of this calculated excess risk result ...
Health
Mar 28, 2013 |
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Sports, shared activities are 'game changers' for dad/daughter relationships, study finds
The most frequent turning point in father-daughter relationships is shared activity—especially sports—ahead of such pivotal events as when a daughter marries or leaves home, according to a study by Baylor University researchers.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Actions don't always speak louder than words -- At least, not when it comes to forgiveness
People are more likely to show forgiving behavior if they receive restitution, but they are more prone to report they have forgiven if they get an apology, according to Baylor University research published in the Journal of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 18, 2012 |
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Child abuse and foster care admissions increase when parents use methamphetamines
Methamphetamine abuse leads to an increase in child abuse and neglect, which causes an increase in foster care admissions, according to a study from Baylor University.
Addiction
Jul 02, 2012 |
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Researchers study barriers, resources to physical activity in Texas towns
Obesity, diabetes and other ailments plague impoverished communities at higher rates than the general United States population. In rural Texas border towns, or colonias, Mexican-American residents are at an even greater risk ...
Health
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Churches overlook women as donors, despite their growing wealth in US, study finds
Many churches are missing opportunities to involve Christian women in philanthropy, with ministry leaders too often speaking "man to man" — despite the fact that women now control more than 51 percent of personal wealth ...
Health
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Study may offer clues to reverse cognitive deficits in humans
The ability to navigate using spatial cues was impaired in mice whose brains were minus a channel that delivers potassium — a finding that may have implications for humans with damage to the hippocampus, a brain structure ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 26, 2012 |
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