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Autism Overdiagnosed? Possibly, Because Many Children Seem To “Outgrow” It

Posted on January 23 2012 by NewsBot

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) come with several neurodevelopmental signs and symptoms which overlap other conditions – it is possible that some early ASD diagnoses are wrong, especially among children who no longer meet the criteria for ASD as they get older, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health wrote in the journal Pediatrics…

Lithium For Bipolar Disorder – Pros And Cons Unclear

Posted on January 23 2012 by NewsBot

The most effective long-term treatment for bipolar disorder is lithium. It offers protection against depression and mania and reduces the risk of suicide and short-term mortality. However, according to a study in The Lancet ,safety concerns have made the use of lithium controversial…

Nurturing mothers rear physically healthier adults

Posted on January 23 2012 by NewsBot

Nurturing mothers have garnered accolades for rescuing skinned knees on the playground and coaxing their children to sleep with lullabies. Now they’re gaining merit for their offspring’s physical health in middle age. While children raised in families with low socioeconomic status frequently go on to have high rates of chronic illness in adulthood, a sizable minority remain healthy across the life course, new research shows.

Love of a dog or cat helps women cope with HIV/AIDS

Posted on January 23 2012 by NewsBot

A spoonful of medicine goes down a lot easier if there is a dog or cat around. Having pets is helpful for women living with HIV/AIDS and managing their chronic illness, according to a new study.

Group Settings Can Diminish Expressions Of Intelligence, Especially Among Women

Posted on January 23 2012 by NewsBot

In the classic film “12 Angry Men,” Henry Fonda’s character sways a jury with his quiet, persistent intelligence…

How The Brain Decides Whether To ‘Sell Out’ – Decision-Making Over ‘Sacred Values’ Prompts A Distinct Cognitive Process

Posted on January 23 2012 by NewsBot

An Emory University neuro-imaging study shows that personal values that people refuse to disavow, even when offered cash to do so, are processed differently in the brain than those values that are willingly sold…

Are Religious People Better Adjusted Psychologically?

Posted on January 23 2012 by NewsBot

Psychological research has found that religious people feel great about themselves, with a tendency toward higher social self-esteem and better psychological adjustment than non-believers. But a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that this is only true in countries that put a high value on religion…

Group settings can diminish expressions of intelligence, especially among women, study finds

Posted on January 23 2012 by NewsBot

Research has found that small-group dynamics — such as jury deliberations, collective bargaining sessions, and cocktail parties — can alter the expression of IQ in some susceptible people.

The price of your soul: How the brain decides whether to ’sell out’

Posted on January 23 2012 by NewsBot

A neuro-imaging study shows that personal values people refuse to disavow, even when offered cash, are processed differently in the brain than those values that are willingly sold. The experiment found that the realm of the sacred — whether a strong religious belief, national identity or code of ethics — is a distinct cognitive process, and prompts greater activation of a brain area associated with rules-based, right-or-wrong thought processes, as opposed to regions linked to costs-versus-benefits thought.

Benefits Of High Quality Child Care Persist 30 Years Later

Posted on January 22 2012 by NewsBot

Adults who participated in a high quality early childhood education program in the 1970s are still benefitting from their early experiences in a variety of ways, according to a new study. The study provides new data from the long-running, highly regarded Abecedarian Project, which is led by the FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…