Six-year-olds with a squint are significantly less likely to be invited to birthday parties than their peers with normally aligned eyes, suggests new research.

A baby is more likely to suffer from ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) while it is still in the womb if the mother is exposed to organophosphate (OP) pesticides, according to a new study published in Environmental Health Perspectives. Over the last few years there has been increasing interest in determining whether OP pesticides might undermine brain development…

Adults who have Internet access at home are much more likely to be in romantic relationships than adults without Internet access, according to new research.

Sun Pharma announced that USFDA has granted an approval for an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market a generic version of Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Extended Release tablets. These generic extended release Venlafaxine tablets are therapeutically equivalent to Osmotica’s Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Extended Release tablets and include three strengths: 37…

The Australian Psychological Society is calling on both political parties to minimise psychological trauma on asylum seekers by processing asylum claims as soon as possible and reducing overall the time that refugees spend in detention…

Exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides before birth can increase susceptibility to attention disorders such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). The new study is part of a growing body of research indicating that exposure to OP pesticides can adversely affect brain development…

In a reanalysis of a widely publicized 2006 study that suggested the amount of sexualized media a teen is exposed to affects their age at onset of sexual activity, a psychologist finds no link between the two.

For more than a century, clinical investigators have focused on early life as a source of adult psychopathology. Although the hypothesized mechanisms have evolved, a central notion remains: early life is a period of unique sensitivity during which experience confers enduring effects…

Children are natural psychologists. By the time they’re in preschool, they understand that other people have desires, preferences, beliefs, and emotions. But how they learn this isn’t clear…

University of Alberta research fellow Amy Speed-Andrews has examined how a specialized Iyengar yoga program for women currently in treatment for breast cancer, and who have completed treatment, makes a difference in their recovery…