Psychology & Psychiatry
Strengthening family ties through online gaming
(HealthDay)—Video games provide unlimited entertainment, and interactive ones can even help you burn off calories.
Mar 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Video games could help uncover your hidden talents – and make you happier
If you've ever wondered whether you could make a real contribution to the world but aren't sure you have any really meaningful talents, perhaps you should look at how you play computer games. A growing body of research suggests ...
Feb 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study shows violent video games do not make teens more aggressive
A pair of researchers with the University of Oxford and Cardiff University has conducted a study aimed at determining whether playing violent games cause young people to become more aggressive. In their paper published in ...
Overweight & Obesity
Sitting in front of the TV puts kids in the obesity hotseat
The simple act of switching on the TV for some downtime could be making a bigger contribution to childhood obesity than we realise, according to new research from the University of South Australia.
Feb 7, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How virtual reality might help fight recurring nightmares
You might say that Patrick McNamara is in a frightening line of work. As a sleep researcher, he's hunting for new ways to treat people with nightmare disorder (also known as dream anxiety disorder). Being chased by a malevolent ...
Feb 1, 2019
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Pediatrics
Too much screen time a damper on child's development
Young children spend a lot of time fiddling with smartphones, tapping away at tablets and staring at TV screens.
Jan 28, 2019
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Health
To feel happier, we have to resolve to the life we evolved to live
When we have to give a talk to a group of people, we feel anxious and experience the bodily fear responses that do not make sense now: The system is not meant to function in this safe context.
Jan 2, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Video game players frequently exposed to graphic content may see world differently
People who frequently play violent video games are more immune to disturbing images than non-players, a UNSW-led study into the phenomenon of emotion-induced blindness has shown.
Dec 13, 2018
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Pediatrics
Parents, kids spend more time discussing how to use mobile technology
Most parents would agree that one of the of the biggest modern parenting challenges is monitoring a child's online activity.
Dec 11, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can video games improve the health of older adults with schizophrenia?
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders affect an estimated 820,000 to 2.1 million people in the United States, many of whom have co-occurring disorders like heart ...
Nov 15, 2018
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