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Girls with autism may need different treatments than boys

(HealthDay)—With four to five times more males affected by autism spectrum disorders than females, much less is known about girls with autism.

Autism spectrum disorders May 02, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Can you guess what happened last?

(Medical Xpress)—We can often predict what people are going to do. But is it possible to guess what it was that made them do it? Guessing what provoked a reaction by simply observing a brief sample of behaviour ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 23, 2013 | not rated yet | 1 |

Researchers spot attention deficits in babies who later develop autism

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine are able to detect deficits in social attention in infants as young as six months of age who later develop Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Published in the current issue of Biological Ps ...

Autism spectrum disorders Feb 05, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Investigating the bystander effect: Virtual Reality as a viable platform for experimental psychology

The bystander effect is well-known in behavioural psychology and suggests that the more people who witnessing a violent emergency the less likely it is that someone will intervene. It was first identified ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 14, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

For power and status, dominance and skill trump likability

Finding the next Barack Obama or Warren Buffett might be as simple as looking at who attracts the most eyes in a crowd, a new University of British Columbia study finds.

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 19, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1 |

Study shows why some types of multitasking are more dangerous than others

In a new study that has implications for distracted drivers, researchers found that people are better at juggling some types of multitasking than they are at others.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 23, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 7 |

Changes needed for oft-ignored prescription warning labels

Each year, an estimated four million Americans experience adverse reactions to prescription medications. Many of these reactions, ranging from mild rashes and drowsiness to hospitalization and death, could ...

Health Jun 15, 2012 | not rated yet | 1

Graphic warning labels improve smokers' recall of warning and health risks related to smoking

In a first of its kind study in the U.S., researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that the addition of graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging can improve smokers' ...

Addiction Jun 15, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Eye-tracking reveals variability in successful social strategies for children with autism

In a study published in the March 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Katherine Rice and colleagues, from the Marcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and Em ...

Autism spectrum disorders Feb 27, 2012 | not rated yet | 0