February 22, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
The lifelong debate of nature versus nurture continues – this time in what your children watch. A recent paper published in the Journal of Communication found that a specific variation of the serotonin-transporter gene was linked to children who engage…
February 21, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
Have you ever noticed that your best friends speak the same way? A new University of British Columbia study finds we prefer voices that are similar to our own because they convey a soothing sense of community and social belongingness.
February 21, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
New research has revealed that exposure to common family problems during childhood and early adolescence affects brain development, which could lead to mental health issues in later life.The study led by Dr Nicholas Walsh, lecturer in developmental psy…
February 21, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
Is a date with your partner as important to you as a meeting at work? A University of Illinois study recommends that couples develop a relationship work ethic that rivals – or at least equals – their professional work ethic.
February 21, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
A QUT researcher is predicting suicide rates will rise as a result of climate change after finding a link between high and varied temperatures and people taking their own life.
February 21, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
While spirituality played a significant role in health care for centuries, technological advances in the 20th century overshadowed this more human side of medicine. Christina Puchalski, M.D.
February 21, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
People and spaces, the tragedy of commonsense morality, myths about meaning of life, and remaking love were four themes at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference in Austin. Researchers presented new work, showing how psycho…
February 21, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
Keep this in mind: Scientists say they’ve learned how your brain plucks information out of working memory when you decide to act.Say you’re a busy mom trying to wrap up a work call now that you’ve arrived home.
February 21, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
When it comes to chronic pain, psychological interventions often provide more relief than prescription drugs or surgery without the risk of side effects, but are used much less frequently than traditional medical treatments, according to a comprehensiv…
February 21, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
Investigators at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, have shown that progression of disease in memory clinic patients can be tracked efficiently with 45 minutes of neuropsychological testing. MRI measures of brain atrophy were shown to be les…
