http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Think you're done becoming you? Think again. A new study suggests that while adults like to believe that their opinions and perspectives are pretty much set in stone, no matter their age, their views may change more than they think in the future. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-people-underestimate-future.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:42:44 EST news276453709 Human intelligence and behavior require optimal functioning of a large number of genes, which requires enormous evolutionary pressures to maintain. A provocative hypothesis published in a recent set of Science and Society pieces published in the Cell Press journal Trends in Genetics suggests that we are losing our intellectual and emotional capabilities because the intricate web of genes endowing us with our brain power is particularly susceptible to mutations and that these mutations are not being selected against in our modern society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-humans-slowly-surely-intellectual-emotional.html Genetics Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:00:04 EST news271942686 Parents may feel it's clear that missing a nap means their young children will be grumpy and out-of-sorts, but scientists who study sleep say almost nothing is known about how daytime sleep affects children's coping skills and learning. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-preschool-naps.html Health Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:40:25 EST news266852418 Infants innately relieve stress by crying, turning their heads or maintaining eye contact. Adults manage emotional tension using problem-solving or by seeking support. A new study by a University of Missouri human development expert describes how adolescents' developing personalities and coping habits affect their behaviors toward others. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-adolescents-personalities-coping-habits-affect.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:08:06 EST news263056067 (Medical Xpress) -- People who practice mindfulness meditation learn to accept their feelings, emotions, and states of mind without judging or resisting them. They simply live in the moment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-long-term-meditation-brain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 24 May 2012 08:21:40 EST news257066494 Advertisers spend enormous amounts of time and money attempting to tailor their advertising campaigns to the needs of different demographic groups. After all, the concerns of first-year college students are going to be different from those of retired professionals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-effective-personality-profiles.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 21 May 2012 11:05:59 EST news256817152 Can a person's Facebook profile reveal what kind of employee he or she might be? The answer is yes, and with unnerving accuracy, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-facebook-profile-iq-job.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:32:39 EST news249917550 Whether we choose to accept or fight it, the fact is that we will all age, but will we do so successfully? Aging successfully has been linked with the "positivity effect", a biased tendency towards and preference for positive, emotionally gratifying experiences. New research published in Biological Psychiatry now explains how and when this effect works in the brain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-secret-successful-aging.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:00:48 EST news229856357