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Study: Adolescents who report daytime sleepiness more likely to commit crimes in adulthood

In a recent study of adolescents, those who reported being sleepy during the day were more likely to be antisocial, and they were 4.5-times more likely to commit crime by age 29.

24 Feb 2017

Daytime sleepiness during teenage years linked to criminal offenses later in life

Teenagers who self-report feeling drowsy mid-afternoon also tend to exhibit more anti-social behavior such as lying, cheating, stealing and fighting.

23 Feb 2017

Listening technique for cochlear implant users in noisy situations

The listening tactic that we investigated is the idea that if you turn your head away from the person that you're talking to, rather than directly facing them, that it would help you to understand what they're saying a little better. At the same time as still looking at them, of course, because you need to be able to lip read.

23 Feb 2017

Estrogen therapy can lead to healthier teeth and gums in postmenopausal women, study suggests

Estrogen therapy has already been credited with helping women manage an array of menopause-related issues, including reducing hot flashes, improving heart health and bone density, and maintaining levels of sexual satisfaction.

22 Feb 2017

Brain scans could improve prediction of problem drug use among teenagers

There's an idea out there of what a drug-addled teen is supposed to look like: impulsive, unconscientious, smart, perhaps - but not the most engaged. While personality traits like that could signal danger, not every adolescent who fits that description becomes a problem drug user. So how do you tell who's who?

22 Feb 2017

Fingerprint-like pattern that evolves during development provides clues to mental health problems

Like a fingerprint, the connections of the human brain render us distinct from one another. In a study just published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers from the University of Oslo revealed that such a unique, fingerprint-like pattern evolves during development and is sensitive to mental health.

22 Feb 2017

Study finds Mediterranean foods as key to reduce pain linked to obesity

Eating a Mediterranean diet could decrease the chances an overweight person will experience regular pain, new research suggests.

21 Feb 2017

Review focuses on benefits of mindfulness in aging populations

As mindfulness practices rise in popularity and evidence of their worth continues to accumulate, those who work with aging populations are looking to use the techniques to boost cognitive, emotional and physiological health.

21 Feb 2017

Adolescents with PTSD, conduct disorders more likely to misidentify facial expressions

Adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are more likely to misidentify sad and angry faces as fearful, while teens with symptoms of conduct disorder tend to interpret sad faces as angry, finds a study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

21 Feb 2017

Caffeine cannot prevent memory deficits linked to alcohol consumption, study finds

A study recently published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience indicates that despite its impact on alertness and concentration, caffeine cannot counteract the memory deficits that result from alcohol consumption.

20 Feb 2017

New research reveals brain chemistry involved in human bonding

In new research published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Northeastern University psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett found, for the first time, that the neurotransmitter dopamine is involved in human bonding, bringing the brain's reward system into our understanding of how we form human attachments.

17 Feb 2017

Researchers provide insight into causes of left or right-handedness

A preference for the left or the right hand might be traced back to that asymmetry. "These results fundamentally change our understanding of the cause of hemispheric asymmetries," conclude the authors. The team report about their study in the journal eLife.

17 Feb 2017

Exclusion from virtual group has negative impact on real-life social behaviour, research shows

In this age of highly realistic computer games and increasingly popular social networks, social exclusion in virtual worlds is becoming more and more socially significant, as is demonstrated by the growing number of "cyber mobbing" cases.

17 Feb 2017

Weak working memory and impulse control pose serious risk for later substance abuse in adolescents

Drug use in adolescence is often linked to later substance-abuse problems, but a new study suggests that a key risk factor is a combination of weak working memory and difficulties with impulse control.

16 Feb 2017

Study: Physicians more likely to prescribe antibiotics when patients' expectations are high

Experimental evidence confirms what surveys have long suggested: Physicians are more likely to prescribe antibiotics when they believe there is a high expectation of it from their patients, even if they think the probability of bacterial infection is low and antibiotics would not be effective, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

16 Feb 2017

Why do children with autism make less eye contact?

Reduced eye contact is one of the hallmark symptoms of autism and often one of the earliest red flags for parents and physicians. The reason why has been a longstanding debate in the field.

16 Feb 2017

High-dose B vitamins can effectively reduce schizophrenia symptoms, research finds

A review of worldwide studies has found that add-on treatment with high-dose b-vitamins - including B6, B8 and B12 - can significantly reduce symptoms of schizophrenia more than standard treatments alone.

From The University of Manchester 16 Feb 2017

Brain SPECT imaging can differentiate between depression and cognitive disorders, new report reveals

Neuroimaging of decreased blood flow in specific regions of the brain can differentiate between depression and cognitive disorders, according to a new report in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

15 Feb 2017

Carving a career in science

I was interested in a whole range of subjects, but the one that really grasped me from a young age was biology and, in particular, human biology. I was really fascinated with how the human body worked and I still am; that's something that has stayed with me.

15 Feb 2017

Rutgers-Princeton Center aims to improve diagnosis of psychiatric diseases using computational models

A new center is bringing together researchers from Princeton and Rutgers universities to apply computational modeling to the understanding of psychiatric diseases.

15 Feb 2017

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Study: Adolescents who report daytime sleepiness more likely to commit crimes in adulthood

Daytime sleepiness during teenage years linked to criminal offenses later in life

Listening technique for cochlear implant users in noisy situations

Estrogen therapy can lead to healthier teeth and gums in postmenopausal women, study suggests

Brain scans could improve prediction of problem drug use among teenagers

Fingerprint-like pattern that evolves during development provides clues to mental health problems

Study finds Mediterranean foods as key to reduce pain linked to obesity

Review focuses on benefits of mindfulness in aging populations

Adolescents with PTSD, conduct disorders more likely to misidentify facial expressions

Caffeine cannot prevent memory deficits linked to alcohol consumption, study finds

New research reveals brain chemistry involved in human bonding

Researchers provide insight into causes of left or right-handedness

Exclusion from virtual group has negative impact on real-life social behaviour, research shows

Weak working memory and impulse control pose serious risk for later substance abuse in adolescents

Study: Physicians more likely to prescribe antibiotics when patients' expectations are high

Why do children with autism make less eye contact?

High-dose B vitamins can effectively reduce schizophrenia symptoms, research finds

Brain SPECT imaging can differentiate between depression and cognitive disorders, new report reveals

Carving a career in science

Rutgers-Princeton Center aims to improve diagnosis of psychiatric diseases using computational models

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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