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Wide-eyed fear expressions may help us—and others—to locate threats

Wide-eyed expressions that typically signal fear may enlarge our visual field and mutually enhance others' ability to locate threats, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lawsuit filed after surgeon allegedly operates on wrong side of patient's brain

A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed Friday against SSM Health Care-St. Louis and a neurosurgeon for allegedly operating on the wrong side of a woman's skull and brain.

Other created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sex lives often an overlooked casualty of traumatic brain injury

(HealthDay)—For the more than 3 million Americans living with traumatic brain injury, there is often an unspoken problem: Many suffer from sexual dysfunction, something that is easily overlooked as patients ...

Neuroscience created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds Asian-Americans often feel racial 'microaggressions'

(Medical Xpress)—Asian-Americans experience considerable everyday prejudice and discrimination, reports a Cornell study published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology (Vol. 60:2). The study is one of the first to doc ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Faith in God positively influences treatment for individuals with psychiatric illness

Belief in God may significantly improve the outcome of those receiving short-term treatment for psychiatric illness, according to a recent study conducted by McLean Hospital investigators.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 20

Infants' sweat response predicts aggressive behavior as toddlers

Infants who sweat less in response to scary situations at age 1 show more physical and verbal aggression at age 3, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Scienc ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Emotional intelligence trumps IQ in dentist-patient relationship, study finds

IQ directly relates to how students perform on tests in the first two years of dental school. But emotional intelligence (EI) trumps IQ in how well dental students work with patients, report researchers from Case Western ...

Dentistry created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Help your neighbor…help yourself

(Medical Xpress)—Looking to improve your happiness, self-esteem and relationship satisfaction? Put down that self-help book and try working on your desire to help those in need.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Concerns that methadone children may have problems at school

Children prenatally exposed to methadone or Subutex (buprenorphine) are prone to developing cognitive difficulties. According to one researcher, these children still need close follow-up after they begin ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Routine screening and counselling for partner violence in health-care settings does not improve women's quality of life

New research published Online First in The Lancet confirms that routine intimate partner violence screening and counselling in primary-care settings does not improve women's quality of life, but does help reduce depressive sympto ...

Health created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fainting may run in families while triggers may not

New research suggests that fainting may be genetic and, in some families, only one gene may be responsible. However, a predisposition to certain triggers, such as emotional distress or the sight of blood, may not be inherited. ...

Neuroscience created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers show brain's battle for attention

(Medical Xpress)—We've all been there: You're at work deeply immersed in a project when suddenly you start thinking about your weekend plans. It happens because behind the scenes, parts of your brain are ...

Neuroscience created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First objective measure of pain discovered in brain scan patterns

For the first time, scientists have been able to predict how much pain people are feeling by looking at images of their brains, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.

Neuroscience created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pathological gambling is associated with age

Researchers of the Psychiatry and Mental Health research group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), in the Bellvitge University Hospital, have shown that patient age influences the onset of pathological ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sexuality, traumatic brain injury, and rehabilitation

Each year more than three million Americans are living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), a condition that is associated with physical, cognitive, and emotional problems that often affect their sexuality, and subsequently ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0