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The connection between brain anatomy, genes and obesity

Clinicians should consider how the way we think can make us vulnerable to obesity, and how obesity is genetically intertwined with brain structure and mental performance, according to new research.

29 Aug 2018

Effects of heavy drinking session may last longer than we think, finds new study

The effects of a heavy drinking session on our thoughts and performance may last longer we think, according to a new study.

25 Aug 2018

People with more peace of mind in waking state have positive dreams, shows study

A new study by researchers from the University of Turku, Finland and the University of Skövde, Sweden shows that people with more peace of mind in the waking state have more positive dreams, whereas those with more anxiety in the waking state have more negative dreams.

24 Aug 2018

New trial of online training program helps working adults pursue personal life goals

With workplace stress on the increase and high workloads, rapid delivery targets and lack of job security damaging the health of working adults, academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, decided to trial a new well-being initiative.

24 Aug 2018

Parent’s positive behavior during play time may help child maintain lower BMIs

Parents who positively engage with their children during play time -- and gently steer them to clean up afterward -- may help toddlers with low-self regulation have lower body mass indexes later on as preschoolers.

24 Aug 2018

Researchers use 'autobiographical memory' test for early prediction of Alzheimer's

Testing how well people remember past events in their lives could help medical professionals make early predictions about who is at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study from the University of Arizona.

24 Aug 2018

Researchers explore how parenting is shaped by increasing population diversity

Multicultural dynamics. Economic disparities. LGTBQ subtleties. Single-parent prevalence. Diversification of the American family is happening at an unprecedented rate, and while awareness of this increased diversity rises, research for what impact it has on parenting adolescents has been limited.

23 Aug 2018

Common ADHD drug may cause adverse psychotic side effects

In the scientific article recently published in Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Erica Ramstad and others reviewed the existing evidence between various psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, problems with concentration or anxiety with methylphenidate, a drug commonly prescribed as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy.

22 Aug 2018

Study shows developmental shift in sensory dominance as children grow older

Even with an acute sense of hearing adults don't always pick up exactly what someone has said. That's because from childhood to adulthood we rely on vision to understand speech and this can influence our perception of sound.

22 Aug 2018

Pediatric brain tumor patients who undergo radiation less likely to recall recently experienced events

Children with certain types of brain tumors who undergo radiation treatment are less likely to recall the specifics of events they experienced after radiation than to remember pre-treatment happenings, according to a Baylor University study comparing them to children with healthy brains.

21 Aug 2018

Diabetic patients with disrupted sleep may need more time to heal their wounds

People with Type 2 diabetes who don't sleep well could need more time to heal their wounds, according to a new study published by researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

20 Aug 2018

Kids stressed out over societal discrimination show increased behavioral problems

In a sign of the times, new USC research shows that some kids stressed out over recent public acts of discrimination show increased behavioral problems.

20 Aug 2018

Misery does love company in adolescent friendships

A new study on adolescent friendships offers support for the belief that misery really does love company. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and collaborators examined the degree to which internalizing symptoms - anxiety, depression, social withdrawal, and submissiveness - predicted the dissolution of teen friendships.

20 Aug 2018

Strategies to make socially assistive robots valuable and trustworthy assistants for medical therapies

In future decades the need for effective strategies for medical rehabilitation will increase significantly, because patients' rate of survival after diseases with severe functional deficits, such as a stroke, will increase.

17 Aug 2018

Those who are emotionally stable when young may remain the most stable as they age

How much do you change between high school and retirement? The answer depends on whether you're comparing yourself to others or to your younger self.

17 Aug 2018

Making robots as valuable and trustworthy assistants for medical therapies

17 Aug 2018

Psychologist to assess how the brain maintains precise short-term and long-term memories

A person's general intelligence and ability to understand language are reliant on the brain's ability to maintain precise information acquired over a short period of time.

17 Aug 2018

Federal advisory group publishes recommendations on prevention of acute, chronic pain

A University of Texas at Arlington professor led a federal advisory group that has published its recommendations on the prevention of acute and chronic pain to the Federal Research Pain Strategy, an interagency committee that oversees the government's long-term strategic plan to support pain research.

17 Aug 2018

Improved visual communication could help patients to make informed health-care decisions

A woman goes to the doctor for a mammogram. The result comes back positive. This doesn't necessarily mean you have cancer, false positives are common, her doctor might say. Maybe the patient is also given a pamphlet with some statistics about mortality and survival rates.

16 Aug 2018

Prenatal exposure to violence increases toddlers' aggressive behavior to their mothers

Babies whose mothers experience interpersonal violence during pregnancy are more likely to exhibit aggression and defiance toward their mothers in toddlerhood, according to new research by Laura Miller-Graff,assistant professor of psychology and peace studies, and Jennifer Burke Lefever, managing director of the William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families, both at the University of Notre Dame.

16 Aug 2018

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The connection between brain anatomy, genes and obesity

Effects of heavy drinking session may last longer than we think, finds new study

People with more peace of mind in waking state have positive dreams, shows study

New trial of online training program helps working adults pursue personal life goals

Parent’s positive behavior during play time may help child maintain lower BMIs

Researchers use 'autobiographical memory' test for early prediction of Alzheimer's

Researchers explore how parenting is shaped by increasing population diversity

Common ADHD drug may cause adverse psychotic side effects

Study shows developmental shift in sensory dominance as children grow older

Pediatric brain tumor patients who undergo radiation less likely to recall recently experienced events

Diabetic patients with disrupted sleep may need more time to heal their wounds

Kids stressed out over societal discrimination show increased behavioral problems

Misery does love company in adolescent friendships

Strategies to make socially assistive robots valuable and trustworthy assistants for medical therapies

Those who are emotionally stable when young may remain the most stable as they age

Making robots as valuable and trustworthy assistants for medical therapies

Psychologist to assess how the brain maintains precise short-term and long-term memories

Federal advisory group publishes recommendations on prevention of acute, chronic pain

Improved visual communication could help patients to make informed health-care decisions

Prenatal exposure to violence increases toddlers' aggressive behavior to their mothers

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