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(Medical Xpress)—New research from Cardiff and Bristol universities shows that children whose brains process information more slowly than their peers are at greater risk of psychotic experiences. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-children-brain-psychosis.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:00:01 EST news286180822 A simple in-home training program for caregivers can give children of AIDS patients a better shot at prosperity by improving their early-childhood development, according to a study led by a Michigan State University researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-kids-aids-patients-leg.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:10:53 EST news284825445 A one-sided cellphone conversation in the background is likely to be much more distracting than overhearing a conversation between two people, according to research published March 13 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Veronica Galván and colleagues from the University of San Diego. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-overheard-distracting-background.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:00:02 EST news282411084 (HealthDay)—The picture isn't necessarily pretty when it comes to Alzheimer's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-alzheimer-caregivers-patience-compassion-key.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:26:18 EST news280765570 With reports of abuse in care settings rising, it has never been more vital that staff are trained to provide the highest standards of care to vulnerable people. In Cornwall there were instances where vulnerable adults had suffered abuse and neglect. For this reason Cornwall Council enlisted the help of ESRC-funded researchers from Plymouth University to improve training for their social care workforce. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-social-cornwall.html Health Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:50:53 EST news277383043 While part of everyday life, stress seems to intensify around the holidays and into the new year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-stressed.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:24:40 EST news277367052 (Medical Xpress)—A drug for bipolar disorder that works like lithium, the most common and effective treatment for the condition, but without lithium's toxicity and problem side-effects has been identified by Oxford University researchers in a study in mice.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-drug-bipolar-disorder-side-effects.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:20:01 EST news276935835 Has the return to work got you feeling down in the dumps? Don't worry, advises QUT psychology lecturer Associate Professor Robert Schweitzer, your reaction is perfectly normal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-holiday.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:12:53 EST news276761550 (Medical Xpress)—Getting your family and friends to support you in being physically active and setting yourself physical activity goals are among the top ten tips scientifically proven to help combat Type 2 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-ten-combat-diabetes-year.html Diabetes Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:45:31 EST news276342322 (HealthDay)—Children in the United States are exposed to nearly four hours of background television on average every day, an amount that threatens healthy child development, new research reveals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-children-exposed-hours-background-tv.html Pediatrics Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:20:05 EST news268336471 Spending too much time looking at high heels may influence how a viewer perceives the gender of an androgynous face, according to new research published Sep. 26 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Amir Homayoun Javadi of Technische Universität, Dresden and his colleagues. The study sheds new light on how the objects surrounding us may influence our perceptions of gender. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-viewing-gender-specific-perception-gender-identity.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:00:01 EST news267895250 When you rear-end the car in front of you at a stoplight, you may feel a mix of different emotions such as anger, anxiety, and guilt. The person whose car you rear-ended may feel angered and frustrated by your carelessness, but it's unlikely that he'll feel much guilt. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-guilty-angrywho-difference.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:53:48 EST news267724419 A new free online program which aims to provide an alternative to hearing aids for people living with acquired hearing loss has been developed from research at The Australian National University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-tool-loss.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:04:36 EST news266655859 (Medical Xpress) -- Many people, whether they know it or not, are philosophical dualists. That is, they believe that the brain and the mind are two separate entities. Despite the fact dualist beliefs are found in virtually all human cultures, surprisingly little is known about the impact of these beliefs on how we think and behave in everyday life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-mind-body-dualist-beliefs-linked.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:37:53 EST news262413456 The University of Southampton has developed a new hearing screening test which could help the estimated 100 million people suffering from hearing loss in China. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-screening-people-loss-china.html Health Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:45:50 EST news260012726 (Medical Xpress) -- Here's another reason to keep a photo of a loved one on your desk. After recalling an upsetting event, thinking about your mother or romantic partner can make you feel better and reduce your negative thinking, according to a new Cornell study. Perhaps most important, it also may result in fewer psychological and physical health problems at least a month afterward. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-eases-painful-memories.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:06:13 EST news259905965 Has your memory failed you today, such as struggling to recall a word that's "on the tip of your tongue?" If so, you're not alone. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-isnt-tongue-older-adults.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:45:55 EST news259004667 After seeing faces for less than a blink of an eye, college students have accuracy greater than mere chance in judging others' sexual orientation. Their "gaydar" persisted even when they saw the photos upside-down, and gay versus straight judgments were more accurate for women's faces than for men's. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-gaydar-automatic-accurate-women-psychologists.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 16 May 2012 12:18:17 EST news256389488 (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the University of Reading have designed a new tool which could significantly aid research and management of an incurable brain disease affecting thousands of people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-health-happiness-wellbeing-huntingtons-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:28:14 EST news250500458 Normal everyday life for parents requires organization. Parents of children who require ventilators, oxygen, IVs and other tools to live, those day-to-day tasks can be time-consuming, difficult and stressful on the family. But researchers from Case Western Reserve University found that mothers who successfully integrate the care of the technology-dependent child into family life have families that function better. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-focusing-family-mothers-technology-dependent-children.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:47:39 EST news244982848 In everyday life, attention and awareness appear tightly interwoven. Attending to the scissors on the right side of your desk, you become aware of their attributes, for example the red handles. Vice versa, the red handles could attract your attention to the scissors. However, a number of behavioural observations have recently led scientists to postulate that attention and awareness are fundamentally different processes and not necessarily connected. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-attention-awareness-uncoupled-brain-imaging.html Neuroscience Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:00:05 EST news240154664 Patients who have received high doses of chemotherapy may find it harder to express themselves verbally, according to new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Speech difficulties among cancer patients who received chemotherapy treatment were two times higher than among those who did not. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-chemotherapy-impair-speech.html Cancer Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:06:19 EST news234615970