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Study shows no evidence medical marijuana increases teen drug use

While marijuana use by teens has been increasing since 2005, an analysis of data from 1993 through 2009 by economists at three universities has found no evidence to link the legalization of medical marijuana to increased ...

Addiction created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Passion pitfall: Research finds that rekindling a romance often extinguishes a couple's happiness

Before renewing romance with an ex, it may be better to move on to the next.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How watching Pixar revealed the dark side of gloss

(Medical Xpress)—A eureka moment while watching a movie for the umpteenth time with his children has led a University of Sydney researcher to achieve a new insight into visual perception, which could benefit ...

Neuroscience created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Gut microbe makeup affected by diet: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study in the US has shown that the type of "good" bacteria that predominate in human stools varies with the diet.

Medical research created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Hormone affects distance men keep from unknown women they find attractive

Men in committed relationships choose to keep a greater distance between themselves and an unknown woman they find attractive when given the hormone oxytocin, according to new research in the November 14 issue of The Journal of ...

Neuroscience created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lovers' hearts beat in sync, study says

(Medical Xpress)—When modern-day crooner Trey Songz sings, "Cause girl, my heart beats for you," in his romantic ballad, "Flatline," his lyrics could be telling a tale that's as much physiological as it ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (9) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

A more progressive tax system makes people happier

The way some people talk, you'd think that a flat tax system -- in which everyone pays at the same rate regardless of income -- would make citizens feel better than more progressive taxation, where wealthier people are taxed ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (10) | comments 68 | with audio podcast

Aesop's Fable unlocks how we think

(Medical Xpress) -- Cambridge scientists have used an age-old fable to help illustrate how we think differently to other animals.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Mind vs. body? Dualist beliefs linked with less concern for healthy behaviors

(Medical Xpress) -- Many people, whether they know it or not, are philosophical dualists. That is, they believe that the brain and the mind are two separate entities. Despite the fact dualist beliefs are found in virtually ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Does true love wait? Age of first sexual experience predicts romantic outcomes in adulthood

It's a common lament among parents: Kids are growing up too fast these days. Parents worry about their kids getting involved in all kinds of risky behavior, but they worry especially about their kids' forays into sexual relationships. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Early relationships, not brainpower, key to adult happiness

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Tea Party organizations have ties to tobacco industry dating back to 1980s, study finds

Rather than being a purely grassroots movement that arose spontaneously in 2009, the Tea Party developed in part as a result of tobacco industry efforts to oppose smoking restrictions and tobacco taxes beginning ...

Health created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Risk of depression influenced by quality of relationships, research says

The mantra that quality is more important than quantity is true when considering how social relationships influence depression, say U-M researchers in a new study.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The neurogenics of niceness: Study finds peoples' relative niceness may reside in their genes

(Medical Xpress) -- It turns out that the milk of human kindness is evoked by something besides mom's good example.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The pilot and autopilot within our mind-brain connection: Conscious vs. unconscious, habit vs. non-habit examined

(Medical Xpress)—Have you ever driven to work so deep in thought that you arrive safely yet can't recall the drive itself?  And if so, what part of  "you" was detecting cars and pedestrians, making appropriate stops and ...

Neuroscience created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast