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Researchers at the University of Warwick and Queen Mary, University of London have shown that exercise is not effective in reducing burden of depression among elderly care home residents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-ineffective-home-depression.html Health Thu, 02 May 2013 06:31:40 EST news286695094 (Medical Xpress)—Social media can be an effective tool for decreasing loneliness for older Australians according to new research conducted at the University of Sydney. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-social-media-decreases-loneliness-older.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:57:53 EST news282902248 New findings published in Pediatrics (Epub ahead of print) by the Kennedy Krieger Institute's Center for Autism and Related Disorders reveal that 70 percent of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who have a history of severe language delay, achieved phrase or fluent speech by age eight. This suggests that more children presenting with ASD and severe language delay at age four can be expected to make notable language gains than was previously thought. Abnormalities in communication and language are a defining feature of ASD, yet prior research into the factors predicting the age and quality of speech attainment has been limited. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-speech-emerges-children-autism-severe.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:17:01 EST news281614612 (HealthDay)—Chronic pain from childbirth is rare and biologic changes after a woman gives birth may prevent the development of pain after birth, according to two new studies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-hormone-aid-women-recovery-childbirth.html Medical research Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:00:02 EST news276455222 A large body of research has focused on the ability of oxytocin to facilitate social bonding in both marital and parenting relationships in human females. A new laboratory study, led by Dr. Ruth Feldman from Bar-Ilan University in Israel and published in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry, has found that oxytocin administration to fathers increases their parental engagement, with parallel effects observed in their infants. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-oxytocin-engaged-fathers-responsive-infants.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:10:22 EST news274353005 Presently, there are about 40 million Americans over the age of 65, with the fastest-growing segment of the population over 80 years old. Traditionally, aging has been viewed as a period of progressive decline in physical, cognitive and psychosocial functioning, and aging is viewed by many as the "number one public health problem" facing Americans today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-paradox-aging-older.html Health Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:50:01 EST news274070108 One in six people in England aged over 50 are socially isolated. They have few socially orientated hobbies, little civic or cultural engagement with society, and may have very limited social networks. This was a key finding from the most recent report of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a comprehensive study that aims to understand the economic, social, psychological and health concerns of an ageing society. The multidisciplinary ELSA research team showed that the least wealthy over-fifties suffer the most social isolation, with the wealthier over 50's half as likely to become socially isolated compared to the least wealthy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-reveals-key-uk-aging-society.html Health Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:23:17 EST news269497388 Positive social relationships in childhood and adolescence are key to adult well-being, according to Associate Professor Craig Olsson from Deakin University and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Australia, and his colleagues. In contrast, academic achievement appears to have little effect on adult well-being. The exploratory work, looking at the child and adolescent origins of well-being in adulthood, is published online in Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-early-relationships-brainpower-key-adult.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:41:27 EST news263130065 Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of their free time using non-social media, including television and video-games. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-adolescents-autism-free-solitary-screen-based.html Autism spectrum disorders Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:03:17 EST news246722587 These days, we hear a lot about the disorder of autism, but researchers at the University of Utah have created a program that helps kids with autism focus on building their skills and utilizing an aptitude for visual-spatial thinking, computers and other electronic media. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-university-utah-google-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:28:30 EST news245395694