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Like watching a foreign movie that was badly dubbed, children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have trouble integrating simultaneous information from their eyes and their ears, according to a study published.

More independent work environments may lead to reductions in autism symptoms and improve daily living in adults with the disorder, according to a new study.

A professor of psychology is exploring the potential benefits of computer access to senior citizens’ health.

In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers have found that in addition to the well-known burdens of caring for an older family member, a further set of complex stressors is imposed on geriatric health care professionals serving …

A group of researchers are to investigate whether people with schizophrenia or first episode psychosis are able to reduce their weight through a structured education program. People with schizophrenia are two to three times more likely to be overweight…

As part of a study of more than 45,000 projects on Kickstarter, Georgia Tech researchers reveal dozens of phrases that pay and a few dozen more that may signal the likely failure of a crowd-sourced effort.

Everybody feels pain differently, and brain structure may hold the clue to these differences. In a study published, scientistshave shown that the brain’s structure is related to how intensely people perceive pain.

Researchers have spent 40 years trying to find out how the chemical element sodium controls the signaling of opioid receptors in the brain – a class of receptors that play an important role in pain disorders and addictions. Now, scientists from The Scr…

While searching for novel painkillers, researchers came to the surprising conclusion that some candidate drugs actually increase pain. In a study published, the researchers show that a molecular switch in the nerves responsible for detecting pain can ‘…

A form of mental training called mindfulness training, specifically designed for undergraduate students, shows promise as a tool to train attention and improve learning during the academic semester, according to a new study.