Psychology & Psychiatry
Can people really be addicted to sex?
Is sex addiction real? That is, is it really a disorder, involving diminished control over behaviour?
Aug 14, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood functional stomach pain ups risk for later anxiety
(HealthDay)—Children with functional abdominal pain (FAP) are at greater risk for anxiety disorders as they get older, according to research published online Aug. 12 in Pediatrics.
Aug 12, 2013
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Sleep disorders
New research suggests glaucoma screenings for sleep apnea sufferers
August 7, 2013 – Researchers in Taiwan have discovered that people with sleep apnea are far more likely to develop glaucoma compared to those without the sleep condition. The results of this study, which is the first to ...
Aug 7, 2013
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Neuroscience
Brain region implicated in emotional disturbance in dementia patients
A study by researchers at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) is the first to demonstrate that patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) lose the emotional content/colour of their memories. These findings explain why ...
Jul 12, 2013
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Surgery
Second ACL injuries six times more likely after reconstruction
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery is a common knee injury procedure, but the overall incidence rate of having to go through it again within 24 months is 6 times greater than someone who has never had ...
Jul 11, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Elevated gluten antibodies found in children with autism but no link to celiac disease
Researchers have found elevated antibodies to gluten proteins of wheat in children with autism in comparison to those without autism. The results also indicated an association between the elevated antibodies and the presence ...
Jun 20, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Altered brain structure in pathological narcissism
A far-reaching disorder of the self-esteem is denoted as a narcissistic personality disorder. Persons with pathological narcissism on the one hand suffer from feelings of inferiority, while on the other hand projecting themselves ...
Jun 19, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study rebuts increase in willingness to cooperate from intuitive thinking
A study that was presented in Nature last year attracted a great deal of attention when it asserted that intuition promotes cooperation. But a group of researchers in behavioral and neuroeconomics at Linköping University ...
Jun 5, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
PET finds increased cognitive reserve levels in highly educated pre-Alzheimer's patients
Highly educated individuals with mild cognitive impairment that later progressed to Alzheimer's disease cope better with the disease than individuals with a lower level of education in the same situation, according to research ...
Jun 3, 2013
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Health
Research examines effect of heading in previously concussed female soccer players
(Medical Xpress)—A goal in soccer is worth one point no matter how it's scored, but for fans there may be no greater thrill than watching a talented player head the ball into the net.
May 8, 2013
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