Psychology & Psychiatry
Your spouse's role in your job success
(HealthDay)—The expression "my better half"—used to describe one's spouse—may be more than a cliche.
Feb 27, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Tinder loving cheaters—dating app facilitates infidelity
The popular dating app Tinder is all about helping people form new relationships. But for many college-aged people, it's also helping those in relationships cheat on their romantic partners.
Feb 23, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
First study published connecting challenges of food allergies with personality traits
University of Otago researchers have broken new ground in the area of food allergies, with a study showing that personality traits impact people living with a food allergy published in the international medical journal Frontiers ...
Feb 13, 2018
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Dentistry
How to avoid passing down cavities to your kids
Along with genetic traits, parents can also pass on cavities to their babies, says a University of Alberta pediatric dentist.
Feb 7, 2018
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists put the dubious theory of 'phrenology' through rigorous testing for the first time
Nobody really believes that the shape of our heads are a window into our personalities anymore. This idea, known as "phrenonolgy", was developed by the German physician Franz Joseph Gall in 1796 and was hugely popular in ...
Jan 23, 2018
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Genetics
Genes contribute to biological motion perception and its covariation with autistic traits
Humans can readily perceive and recognize the movements of a living creature, based solely on a few point-lights tracking the motion of the major joints. Such exquisite sensitivity to biological motion (BM) signals is essential ...
Jan 22, 2018
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Autism spectrum disorders
Girls' social camouflage skills may delay or prevent autism diagnosis
On parent-reporting measures, girls with autism seem to struggle more than boys with performing routine tasks like getting up and dressed or making small talk, even when the study group is normalized to meet similar basic ...
Jan 4, 2018
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Neuroscience
Folic acid lessens autism risk for fetal anti-epileptic exposure
(HealthDay)—For children exposed to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in utero, the risk of autistic traits may be mitigated by use of periconceptional folic acid supplementation, according to a study published online Dec. 26 ...
Jan 2, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Callous and unemotional traits show in brain structure of boys only
Callous-unemotional traits are linked to differences in brain structure in boys, but not girls. This reports a European research team led by the University of Basel and University of Basel Psychiatric Hospital in a study ...
Dec 27, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Autism traits increase thoughts of suicide in people with psychosis
People with autism traits who have psychosis are at a greater risk of depression and thoughts of suicide, new research has found.
Dec 14, 2017
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