Psychology & Psychiatry
Video games benefit children, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Children could be better off playing video games this holiday season than watching television, a QUT study shows.
Jan 16, 2013
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The great sex recession: celibate Americans at record high
The share of American adults having no sex in the past year reached an all-time high in 2018, an intimate survey revealed Friday, and many of those missing out are men in their 20s.
Mar 29, 2019
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Video shows blind mother seeing baby for first time
A video that went viral this week showed a legally blind mother in Canada getting to look at her newborn child for the first time thanks to vision-enhancing glasses.
Jan 25, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First RSV vaccine caps 60-year search to stem pervasive lung illness
For 60 years, doctors and scientists searched for a vaccine against a common virus that, while sometimes deadly, is little known to the public. The hunt is over.
May 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Top tips to maintain a healthy routine while staying at home
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious global health risk.
Apr 2, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Frequent gamers have brain differences, study finds
Fourteen-year-olds who were frequent video gamers had more gray matter in the rewards center of the brain than peers who didn't play video games as much - suggesting that gaming may be correlated to changes in the brain, ...
Nov 15, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Virtual reality hopes to treat mental health problems
Virtual reality headsets are often associated with video games and fun, but companies are also working to use them for mental health therapies, to treat phobias, anxiety or addictions.
Mar 2, 2017
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Mindfulness video game changes areas of the brain associated with attention
With an estimated 97 percent of adolescents playing video games in their free time, there is growing potential to design games as tools for attention-building instead of attention-busting.
Dec 27, 2019
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Research sheds new light on self-destructive behavior
Misunderstanding the link between our actions and consequences could be what makes giving up harmful habits so difficult, study shows.
Apr 18, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Burn-out' is an 'occupational phenomenon' not disease: WHO (Update)
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that "burn-out" remains an "occupational phenomenon" that could lead someone to seek care but it is not considered a medical condition.
May 27, 2019
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