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Families 'benefit' from living with schizophrenia

(Medical Xpress)—Living with someone with schizophrenia can have a positive impact on their family, according to a preliminary study by QUT.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 03, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Punishment can enhance performance, academics find

The stick can work just as well as the carrot in improving our performance, a team of academics at The University of Nottingham has found. A study led by researchers from the University's School of Psychology, published recently ...

Neuroscience created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

A father's love is one of the greatest influences on personality development

A father's love contributes as much — and sometimes more — to a child's development as does a mother's love. That is one of many findings in a new large-scale analysis of research about the power of parental rejection ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Focus on self-improvement, rather than winning, benefits young athletes

Underserved youth athletes report more life skill and character development when their coaches place greater emphasis on creating caring climates instead of focusing on competition, according to research from ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers confirm multiple genes robustly contribute to schizophrenia risk in replication study

Multiple genes contribute to risk for schizophrenia and appear to function in pathways related to transmission of signals in the brain and immunity, according to an international study led by Virginia Commonwealth University ...

Genetics created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Beliefs on best way to lose weight can torpedo New Year's resolutions

(Medical Xpress)—People setting a goal to lose weight in 2013 may want to first ask themselves if diet or exercise is more important to success.

Health created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AAP emphasizes importance of recess in schools

(HealthDay)—Recess in school serves a necessary and important role in the development of a child's academic, physical, and social well-being, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy ...

Pediatrics created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sibling squabbles can lead to depression, anxiety

Holiday presents will soon be under the tree for millions of adolescents. With those gifts may come sibling squabbles over violations of personal space, such as unwanted borrowing of a fashionable clothing item, or arguments ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study IDs new genetic links to impulsivity, alcohol problems in men

Being impulsive can lead us to say things we regret, buy things we really don't need, engage in behaviors that are risky and even develop troublesome addictions. But are different kinds of hastiness and rashness embedded ...

Genetics created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UN seeks to end toilet 'taboo'

The United Nations launched a campaign Friday to lift a deadly taboo on talking about toilets and to turn the world into an "open defecation-free zone."

Health created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0