Psychology & Psychiatry
Study reveals correlation between unhappy marital interactions and cardiovascular disease risk
The affairs of the heart may actually affect the affairs of the heart in ways previously not understood.
Jun 25, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Infants show ability to tell friends from foes
(Medical Xpress)—Even before babies have language skills or much information about social structures, they can infer whether other people are likely to be friends by observing their likes and dislikes, a new study on infant ...
Jan 8, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Do men and women really look for different things in a romantic partner?
Scientists demonstrate for first time that men, women mean what they say – guys care more about attractiveness, women care more about social status.
Aug 26, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Far from being harmless, the effects of bullying last long into adulthood
A new study shows that serious illness, struggling to hold down a regular job, and poor social relationships are just some of the adverse outcomes in adulthood faced by those exposed to bullying in childhood.
Aug 19, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Changes in language and word use reflect our shifting values, psychologists report
A new UCLA analysis of words used in more than 1.5 million American and British books published between 1800 and 2000 shows how our cultural values have changed.
Aug 7, 2013
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Neuroscience
Common gene known to cause inherited autism now linked to specific behaviors
(Medical Xpress)—The genetic malady known as Fragile X syndrome is the most common cause of inherited autism and intellectual disability. Brain scientists know the gene defect that causes the syndrome and understand the ...
Jun 4, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
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.
Apr 30, 2013
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Neuroscience
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 the patients either ...
Jan 24, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
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.
Jan 18, 2013
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Autism spectrum disorders
Early treatment sparks striking brain changes in autism
When given early treatment, children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) made significant improvements in behavior, communication, and most strikingly, brain function, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new ...
Nov 6, 2012
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