Psychology & Psychiatry
A surprising way to tamper with ugly 'Dark Triad' personality traits
Want to be less selfish, manipulative or impulsive?
Jun 1, 2022
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Children with autism face higher risk of eating disorders
Previous research has found that autism and eating disorders can occur together, as 20-30% of adults with eating disorders have autism, and 3-10% of children and young people with eating disorders.
May 13, 2020
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Genetics
Genetic study reveals genes associated with propensity for loneliness and social leanings
A trio of researchers at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine has uncovered genes that appear to play a role in a person's propensity for loneliness, and to some degree, how social they are. In their paper ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Autism linked to less empathy in general population—but that may not be a bad thing
Researchers have conclusively shown that people with autistic traits show less empathy and reduced understanding of other people's feelings in a new study out today from the University of Bath and King's College London.
Jun 7, 2019
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Neuroscience
Male vs. female brain? Not a valid distinction, study says
Are the brains of men and women truly different? Not if you look at the overall structure, a new study says.
Nov 30, 2015
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Researchers find facial width-to-height ratio predicts self-reported dominance and aggression
(Medical Xpress)—A combined team of researchers from several institutions in the U.K. has found that facial width-to-height ratio can be used to predict self-reported dominance and aggression. In their paper published in ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Study examines how people with psychopathic traits control their 'dark impulses'
People with psychopathic traits are predisposed toward antisocial behavior that can result in "unsuccessful" outcomes such as incarceration. However, many individuals with psychopathic traits are able to control their antisocial ...
Sep 19, 2019
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Medical research
How Dantu Blood Group protects against malaria—and how all humans could benefit
The secret of how the Dantu genetic blood variant helps to protect against malaria has been revealed for the first time by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge and the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust ...
Sep 16, 2020
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How we judge personality from faces depends on our pre-existing beliefs about how personality works
We make snap judgments of others based not only on their facial appearance, but also on our pre-existing beliefs about how others' personalities work, finds a new study by a team of psychology researchers.
Aug 27, 2018
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Does our personality affect our level of attractiveness?
(Medical Xpress) -- Part of what determines how much success you will have in the dating world is whether you have a good sense of whether people find you attractive. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal ...
May 27, 2011
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