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Making snap decisions usually means following your initial reaction — going with your gut. But some adolescents are more likely to heed outside influences, leaving them vulnerable to risky behaviors. A new study is part of a larger investigation of ho…

Medical school students learn more and are mentally healthier when pressure in medical school is reduced and they are taught stress management skills, a new study shows. The study looks at the well-being of first and second year students before and aft…

An experimental anticancer compound appears to have reversed behaviors associated with schizophrenia and restored some lost brain cell function in adolescent mice with a rodent version of the devastating mental illness. The drug is one of a class of co…

Researchers have found a way for computers to recognize 21 distinct facial expressions — even expressions for complex or seemingly contradictory emotions such as “happily disgusted” or “sadly angry.” The study more than triples the number of d…

The evidence that extreme emotions can impact the heart goes back decades.

Vitamin D deficiency exists in 70-90 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

No consensus exists on the usefulness school based-measurement programs or the effect they have on attitudes, and behaviors of youth and their families.

Staying connected with the kids takes on a literal meaning for many parents who turn to child safety harnesses to keep their children close.

Two new genes linked to intellectual disability have been discovered, according to two research studies. About one per cent of children worldwide are affected by non-syndromic (i.e., the absence of any other clinical features) intellectual disability, …

A commonly used anesthetic technique to reduce the blood pressure of patients undergoing surgery could increase the risk of starving the brain of oxygen. Reducing blood pressure is important in a wide range of surgeries — such as sinus, shoulder, back…