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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

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

Good days, bad days: When should you make sacrifices in a relationship?

(Medical Xpress)—A pile of dirty dishes looms in the kitchen. It's your spouse's night to wash, but you know he or she has had a long day so you grab a sponge and step up to the plate. It's just one of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research effort reveals differences in brain activity for two types of mental illness

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Australia have uncovered what they describe as differences in brain behavior for people diagnosed with either bipolar disorder (BP) or borderline personality disorder (BPD). ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Study identifies co-factors critical to PTSD development

Research led by Ya-Ping Tang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that the action of a specific gene occurring during exposure to adolescent trauma ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Human emotion: We report our feelings in 3-D

Like it or not and despite the surrounding debate of its merits, 3-D is the technology du jour for movie-making in Hollywood. It now turns out that even our brains use 3 dimensions to communicate emotions.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Mom's sensitivity helps language development in children with hearing loss

University of Miami (UM) Psychologist Alexandra L. Quittner leads one of the largest, most nationally representative studies of the effects of parenting on very young, deaf children who have received cochlear implants. The ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anxiety about relationships may lower immunity, increase vulnerability to illness

Concerns and anxieties about one's close relationships appear to function as a chronic stressor that can compromise immunity, according to new research.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | 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

21 minutes to marital satisfaction: Study shows how minimal intervention can preserve marital quality over time

Marital satisfaction—so critical to health and happiness – generally declines over time. A brief writing intervention that helps spouses adopt a more objective outlook on marital conflict could be the answer.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Power helps you live the good life by bringing you closer to your true self

How does being in a position of power at work, with friends, or in a romantic relationship influence well-being? While we might like to believe the stereotype that power leads to unhappiness or loneliness, new research indicates ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

When the mind controls the machines

More than a hundred patients suffering from severe motor impairments have voluntarily participated in the development of non-invasive brain-machine interfaces. The main purpose of these machines is to allow ...

Neuroscience created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

One-third of dating teens report violence in their relationships

(Medical Xpress)—Nearly a third of those dating in middle and high school report abusive relationships, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The dating violence, which the researchers first measured ...

Health created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Poor sleep can leave romantic partners feeling unappreciated

Spouses and other romantic partners often complain about feeling unappreciated, and a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests poor sleep may play a hidden role.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Powerful people better at shaking off rebuffs, bonding with others

Employees often tiptoe around their bosses for fear of offending them. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, shows people in power have thicker skin than one might think.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast