http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—A pile of dirty dishes looms in the kitchen. It's your spouse's night to wash, but you know he or she has had a long day so you grab a sponge and step up to the plate. It's just one of the minor daily sacrifices you make in the name of love. But what if you had a long, stressful day, too? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-good-days-bad-sacrifices-relationship.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:28:16 EST news286550880 A new study finds that nearly half of older teenagers and young adults break up and get back together with previous dating partners and over half of this group have sex as part of the reconciliation process. This study was recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-onoff-relationships-sex-teenagers-young.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:19:51 EST news278083178 Hideaki Kato discovered his true identity by accident. During his medical training a decade ago, the now 39-year-old Japanese doctor was performing blood tests on family members when he learned something startling: his dad was not his biological father. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-sperm-donor-offspring-privacy.html Other Tue, 01 Jan 2013 08:11:42 EST news276250296 Sibling conflict represents parents' number one concern and complaint about family life, but a new prevention program—designed and carried out by researchers at Penn State—demonstrates that siblings of elementary-school age can learn to get along. In doing so, they can improve their future health and well-being. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-sibling-rivalry-youth-health-well-being.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:25:12 EST news273252299 (HealthDay)—Teens who "sext" sexually explicit texts or images are probably taking other sexual risks as well, with new research indicating these adolescents are seven times more likely to be sexually active and significantly more apt to be having unprotected sex. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-sexting-hand-in-hand-unprotected-sex-teens.html Pediatrics Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:16:24 EST news267095757 The sayings "variety is the spice of life" and "happiness isn't getting what you want, but wanting what you get" seem to have a psychological basis, according to a new study by an MU psychologist who identified two keys to becoming happier and staying that way. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-happiness-mu-people-good-great.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 07 May 2012 11:50:03 EST news255609516 Online dating scammers groom their victims by developing 'hyper-personal' relationships which can leave victims feeling doubly traumatised. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-victims-online-dating-scams-doubly.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:00:01 EST news253980993 Teenage alcohol consumption may be influenced more by a date's friends than his or her own friends, according to Penn State and Ohio State criminologists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-teen.html Health Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:24:16 EST news237731047