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Study finds humble bosses are best

The best bosses are humble bosses, those who empower and appreciate their employees, are open to feedback and care about the greater good.

New frontiers for cerebral palsy treatment identified

New research may give children with cerebral palsy better treatment options in the future – and it all starts with looking at how cerebral palsy patients move compared to their peers. One of the biggest challenges posed to physicians when treating ce…

Kids with autism and sensory processing disorders show differences in brain wiring

Researchers have found that children with sensory processing disorders have decreased structural brain connections in specific sensory regions different than those in autism, further establishing SPD as a clinically important neurodevelopmental disorder.

Neuro researchers advocate for shift in thinking for stroke rehabilitation

A systematic shift in perspective has been proposed by neuroscientists, who suggest that chronically stimulating premotor areas of the brain would strongly promote stroke motor recovery, for example by restoring balance between the stroke and the intac…

Brain response to appetizing food cues varies among obese people

People who have the most common genetic mutation linked to obesity respond differently to pictures of appetizing foods than overweight or obese people who do not have the genetic mutation, according to a new study. More than one-third of adults are obe…

Teen insomnia linked with depression, anxiety

A study of high school students has shed new light on the links between insomnia-related mental health conditions among teens. “People with insomnia find it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep for as long as they need to. This is a widespread sleep…

A blood test for suicide risk? Alterations to a single gene could predict risk of suicide attempt

Researchers say they have discovered a chemical alteration in a single human gene linked to stress reactions that, if confirmed in larger studies, could give doctors a simple blood test to reliably predict a person’s risk of attempting suicide.

Peers with strong language skills help preschoolers with special needs

The guiding philosophy for educating children with disabilities has been to integrate them as much as possible into a normal classroom environment, with the hope that peers’ skills will help bring…

Transplant surgeons suffer from burnout

Despite saving thousands of lives yearly, nearly half of organ transplant surgeons report a low sense of personal accomplishment and 40% feel emotionally exhausted, according to a new national study…

Suppressing hunger could be key to reducing risk of overeating and obesity

The failure of some obese individuals to generate or detect adequate signals to stop eating has been frequently been reported in medical science.