(HealthDay) -- For overweight or obese adolescents, two group-based behavioral weight control interventions, combined with either aerobic activity or activity-based peer therapy, produce sustained improvements in body mass ...
Jul 2, 2012
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Closely related organisms share most of their genes, but these similarities belie major differences in behavior, intelligence, and physical appearance. For example, we share nearly 99% of our genes with chimps, our closest ...
Jul 17, 2014
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Chapman University has just published the results of a national study on the factors linked to satisfaction with appearance and weight. In a survey of more than 12,000 Americans adults, the questions focused on personality, ...
May 10, 2016
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In a new study, participants who engaged in small talk with others formed impressions about their conversation partners' personalities that subsequently appeared to influence their behavior when playing strategic games with ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Research in recent years has shown that people associate specific facial traits with an individual's personality. For instance, people consistently rate faces that appear more feminine or that naturally appear happy as looking ...
Oct 21, 2014
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Gen Z are the new kids on the block. As a cohort of 5 million people born between 1995-2015 encompassing 20 percent of the Australian population and 2 billion people globally—they're consumers to be reckoned with.
Sep 8, 2020
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Over recent years, "body dissatisfaction"—or shame about one's appearance—has been on the rise in men. This isn't something just affecting young men either, it's extensively reported across a range of age groups. And ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Characters with facial disfigurement have long been a recurring theme in films. Their characteristics and outcomes lend insights into perceptions of facial deformities and the effects of plastic surgery, reports a study in ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Scars left behind by childhood cancer treatments are more than skin-deep. The increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss caused by childhood cancer and treatment are associated with emotional distress and reduced ...
May 24, 2012
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Our brains are better at hearing new and approaching sounds than detecting when a sound disappears, according to a study published today funded by the Wellcome Trust. The findings could explain why parents often fail to notice ...
Sep 27, 2012
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