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Psychology & Psychiatry

Personality reboots are possible, studies suggest

Do you ever think that being more at ease at social and business functions could make you happier or possibly help you get ahead at work?

Aug 28, 2019

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The gaze that hinders expression

Empathy - the ability to identify and understand other people's emotions - has many components, some sophisticated and involving complex thought processes, others basic but essential nonetheless. The latter include joint ...

Oct 14, 2015

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Genetics

Clues emerge to genetic architecture of cognitive abilities in children

How genes affect intelligence is complicated. Multiple genes, many yet unknown, are thought to interact among themselves and with environmental factors to influence the diverse abilities involved in intelligence.

Aug 11, 2014

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Elon Musk: How being autistic may make him think differently

The business magnate and new owner of Twitter Elon Musk revealed a while ago that he is autistic. Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, is autistic. Musk, a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society and Time's 2021 Person ...

Nov 15, 2022

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Eating issues common in people with autism, and girls are more susceptible

While it's well established that autism and certain eating issues go hand in hand, does gender also play a role?

May 4, 2021

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Ancient disease may increase resilience to bubonic plague

Researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague. The study, carried out by scientists at the ...

Jun 29, 2020

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Research reveals historical Japanese regional mix and genetic predispositions to obesity and asthma

Ask someone from Japan about the Japanese, and they may tell you they have a very homogeneous society. But of course it's understood that everywhere is made up of a mix of people, whether that diversity occurred historically ...

Feb 20, 2023

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Marin County's high breast cancer rate may be tied to genetics

(Medical Xpress) -- Marin County, California has one of the highest rates of breast cancer in the world, a fact that scientists know has nothing to do with the land itself but with some other, unknown factor.

Aug 8, 2012

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