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People affected by anxiety and depression should receive an additional cardiac test when undergoing diagnosis for potential heart problems, according to a new study by researchers in Canada.

Irregular work schedules appear harmful to the well-being of cohabiting parents, a growing segment of the US population, a new study finds.

A newly discovered gene which helps to control the sense of pain is linked to synesthesia, when sensations such as touch also affect other senses like hearing or sight. The rare condition causes some people to see sounds or written words as colors, or experience tastes, smells and shapes in linked combinations. Famous synesthetes include composers Franz Liszt or Olivier Messiaens, and this condition has been linked to creativity and intelligence.

Couples who score well on a simple test of numeracy ability accumulate more wealth by middle age than couples who score poorly on such a test, according to a new study of married couples in the United States.

New Australian research has found that psychological factors may have a significant impact on the survival of people with cancer. The Australasian Gastro Intestinal Trials Group study, presented yesterday (9/11) at the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting in Melbourne, researched 421 patients with bowel cancer…

Do you like to do good things for other people? If so, your genes might be responsible for this. At least, the results of a study conducted by researchers of the University of Bonn suggest this. According to the study, a minute change in a particular gene is associated with a significantly higher willingness to donate…

Younger adult cancer patients have the most difficulty coping with the pain and emotional issues of cancer, in spite of their potentially better survival odds, according to a University of Michigan Health System study. The study, which included mostly breast and lung cancer patients, appears in the November issue of Pain Medicine, a journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine…

A Canadian science team has found more dramatic evidence that speaking two languages can help delay the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms by as much as five years…

Psychologists at the University of Toronto have shown that the nature of a social interaction has the ability to influence an individual’s sensitivity to physical pain. The discovery could have significant clinical implications for doctor-patient relationships and the general well-being of an individual on a daily basis…

Psychologists have found that students who viewed images of beer cans packaged and displayed in university colors believed that drinking beer was less dangerous than those students who saw images of regular beer cans.