News tagged with negative situations


Social media can support healthiness of older people

The use of social media by older people can offer valuable additional support in cases of sickness and diseases, new research from the University of Luxembourg has shown.

Health created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research paper says we are still at risk of the plague

Today archaeologists unearthed a 'Black Death' grave in London, containing more than a dozen skeletons of people suspected to have died from the plague. The victims are thought to have died during the 14th century and ar ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Body language, not facial expressions, broadcasts what's happening to us

If you think that you can judge by examining someone's facial expressions if he has just hit the jackpot in the lottery or lost everything in the stock market—think again. Researchers at the Hebrew University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Signs of ADHD evident by preschool, expert says

(HealthDay) -- One out of 11 school-aged children is diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and up to 40 percent of those kids may display symptoms in preschool, an expert says.

Attention deficit disorders created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

In the insect brain, dopamine-releasing nerve cells are crucial to the formation of both punished, rewarded memories

Children quickly learn to avoid negative situations and seek positive ones. But humans are not the only species capable of remembering positive and negative events; even the small brain of a fruit fly has ...

Genetics created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sexual orientation fluctuation correlated to alcohol misuse

Many young adults explore and define their sexual identity in college, but that process can be stressful and lead to risky behaviors. In a new study, students whose sexual self-definition didn't fall into exclusively heterosexual ...

Addiction created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Religious, spiritual support benefits men and women facing chronic illness: study

Individuals who practice religion and spirituality report better physical and mental health than those who do not. To better understand this relationship and how spirituality/religion can be used for coping ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Accentuating the positive may eliminate the negative in teenagers with anxiety

Training teenagers to look at social situations positively could help those with anxiety and may help prevent problems persisting into adult life, new research from Oxford University is beginning to suggest.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast