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Study: The brain processes emotion differently in patients with OCD than their unaffected siblings

A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reports that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) feel more distress when viewing images to provoke OCD-related emotions than their unaffected siblings.

9 May 2018

Study compares effectiveness of vaginal estradiol tablets and moisturizers in treating vulvovaginal problems

A new study reports that vaginal estradiol tablets just might be what's needed to relieve vulvovaginal problems and improve overall quality of life.

9 May 2018

Brain-imaging study adds new evidence that infants track other people's beliefs

A brain-imaging study offers new support for the idea that infants can accurately track other people's beliefs.

7 May 2018

Strong pupillary light reflex in infants linked to later autism diagnosis

A new study published in Nature Communications shows that infants who are later diagnosed with autism react more strongly to sudden changes in light.

7 May 2018

Women's perceptions of male attractiveness do not vary with hormone levels, shows study

Data from almost 600 participants show that women's perceptions of male attractiveness do not vary according to their hormone levels, in contrast with some previous research.

7 May 2018

Depression symptoms can persist six months after NICU discharge for young parents

Young parents who have less education and care for more than one child are more likely to have persistent symptoms of depression that linger six months after their newborn is discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit, according to a Children's National Health System research presentation during the Pediatric Academic Societies 2018 annual meeting.

7 May 2018

New computerized test could lead to earlier and efficient ADHD diagnoses

The prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnoses in children and young people has increased, but diagnostic practice among clinicians remains variable, with significant diagnostic delays and reliance on subjective assessments.

4 May 2018

Stimulant use may negatively affect health of HIV-positive persons

A researcher at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has found that the use of stimulants, such as methamphetamine, can negatively affect the health of HIV-positive persons even when they are adhering to medical treatment.

4 May 2018

Cognitive remediation services can feasibly be implemented in large systems of care

Cognitive remediation, an evidence-based, recovery-oriented behavioral intervention for patients with mental illness, can feasibly be implemented in large systems of care, according to researchers at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

4 May 2018

Early-life maternal deprivation alters brain function in adulthood

When a baby is taken from its mother for even a brief period early in life, this traumatic event significantly alters the future, adult function of the brain, according to a new animal model study from the School of Science at IUPUI.

3 May 2018

Study provides first ever recording of changing serotonin levels in human brains

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have begun to unravel how serotonin acts, based on data collected in a first-of-its-kind experiment that utilized electrochemical probes implanted into the brain of awake human beings.

3 May 2018

UTA investigators examine link between ovarian hormones and blood cholesterol balance

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are investigating the link between ovarian hormones and the blood cholesterol balance in the body, itself a key determinant of cardiovascular health or disease.

3 May 2018

New MIT study defines critical period for language learning

A great deal of evidence suggests that it is more difficult to learn a new language as an adult than as a child, which has led scientists to propose that there is a "critical period" for language learning. However, the length of this period and its underlying causes remain unknown.

2 May 2018

Higher aerobic fitness levels linked to lower incidence of age-related language failures

Healthy older people who exercise regularly are less inclined to struggle to find words to express themselves, research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered.

30 Apr 2018

Vitamin B6 could help people to recall their dreams

New research from the University of Adelaide has found that taking vitamin B6 could help people to recall their dreams.

27 Apr 2018

New study reveals reasons behind working memory limits

A new study from City, University of London and MIT may have revealed the reasons behind our memory limitations. The researchers found that trying to retain too much information in our working memory leads to a communication breakdown between parts of the brain responsible for maintaining it.

26 Apr 2018

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Study: The brain processes emotion differently in patients with OCD than their unaffected siblings

Study compares effectiveness of vaginal estradiol tablets and moisturizers in treating vulvovaginal problems

Brain-imaging study adds new evidence that infants track other people's beliefs

Strong pupillary light reflex in infants linked to later autism diagnosis

Women's perceptions of male attractiveness do not vary with hormone levels, shows study

Depression symptoms can persist six months after NICU discharge for young parents

New computerized test could lead to earlier and efficient ADHD diagnoses

Stimulant use may negatively affect health of HIV-positive persons

Cognitive remediation services can feasibly be implemented in large systems of care

Early-life maternal deprivation alters brain function in adulthood

Study provides first ever recording of changing serotonin levels in human brains

UTA investigators examine link between ovarian hormones and blood cholesterol balance

New MIT study defines critical period for language learning

Higher aerobic fitness levels linked to lower incidence of age-related language failures

Vitamin B6 could help people to recall their dreams

New study reveals reasons behind working memory limits

Cognitive behavioral therapy can help children with autism manage emotional challenges

Imagined and real movements have similar brain mechanisms, research suggests

Researchers create new tool to measure patient uncertainty for predicting hospital readmissions

Relaxation after work could give better night’s sleep

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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