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Group emotional intelligence, peer attachment may help predict psychological well-being of adolescents

The UPV/EHU’s Qualiker research group has proposed a combination of variables never proposed before to study the psychological well-being of adolescent students.

11 Nov 2016

Intensive multidisciplinary intervention holds benefit for children with pediatric feeding disorders

A new study finds positive outcomes associated with intensive multidisciplinary treatment for children with pediatric feeding disorder who may require a feeding tube to support growth and development.

11 Nov 2016

Bullied children nearly twice as likely to be overweight as young adults

Children who are bullied in primary and secondary school are nearly twice as likely to be overweight at the age of 18 than non-bullied children, according to a new study by researchers from King's College London.

11 Nov 2016

Sunshine matters most for mental and emotional health, BYU study reveals

Sunshine matters. A lot. The idea isn't exactly new, but according to a recent BYU study, when it comes to your mental and emotional health, the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is the weather variable that matters most.

11 Nov 2016

Study examines conflict behavior among military couples with and without PTSD

Research conducted at The Family Institute at Northwestern University detected clear interpersonal behavior differences between couples with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

11 Nov 2016

New smartphone app may detect early signs of autism in children by tracking eye movements

What if someone invented a smartphone app that could help detect autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children as young as 2 years old? Could it lead to earlier detection and therefore better treatment?

11 Nov 2016

NSU researchers learn more about Gulf War illness to help veterans

As the nation honors our veterans on November 11, we must pause to remember the long-lasting health effects soldiers experience not only from bullets or bombs, but from exposure to unexplained pesticides, radiation or other toxins during their time in the service.

11 Nov 2016

KU research on physical activity could be key to designing interventions for people with early AD

For older adults, physical activity is apt to shield against cognitive decline and forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Yet, as people age and some experience cognitive impairment, they tend to become less physically active.

9 Nov 2016

Middle-aged women outperform age-matched men on all memory measures, study shows

In the battle of the sexes, women have long claimed that they can remember things better and longer than men can.

9 Nov 2016

New study finds one in seven older women have hypoactive sexual desire dysfunction

Although many of us don't want to think about grandma still "getting it on," multiple studies show that older women are still sexually active beyond their seventh decade of life.

9 Nov 2016

Telephone-based intervention holds potential to help military members struggling with alcohol abuse

Alcohol abuse is pervasive in the military, where a culture of heavy drinking and the stress of deployment lead many soldiers down a troubled path.

8 Nov 2016

Content of ‘love hormone’ in blood plasma 100 times higher than previously thought

Scientists at the University of Oslo have shown that the content of the "love hormone" oxytocin in blood plasma and serum is about 100 times higher than previously thought.

7 Nov 2016

Pupil dilation in reaction to negative facial expressions predicts risk for MDD recurrence

Pupil dilation in reaction to negative emotional faces predicts risk for depression relapse, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

4 Nov 2016

Neurocognitive impairments may serve as early warning signs of schizophrenia

While schizophrenia is best known for episodes of psychosis - a break with reality during which an individual may experience delusions and hallucinations - it is also marked by chronic neurocognitive deficits, such as problems with memory and attention.

3 Nov 2016

New questionnaire can predict people who engage in problematic behavior

Researchers in the social sciences have been searching for a holy grail: an accurate way to predict who is likely to engage in problematic behavior, like using drugs.

3 Nov 2016

$Risk of fracture still higher among women experiencing early menopause$

Risk of fracture still higher among women experiencing early menopause

If you're in menopause before the age of 40, you have a higher fracture risk. That fact has already been proven by the Women's Health Initiative clinical trials. Now a new study evaluating the same WHI data further concludes that, even with calcium and vitamin D supplements, your risk of fracture is still higher.

3 Nov 2016

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Group emotional intelligence, peer attachment may help predict psychological well-being of adolescents

Intensive multidisciplinary intervention holds benefit for children with pediatric feeding disorders

Bullied children nearly twice as likely to be overweight as young adults

Sunshine matters most for mental and emotional health, BYU study reveals

Study examines conflict behavior among military couples with and without PTSD

New smartphone app may detect early signs of autism in children by tracking eye movements

NSU researchers learn more about Gulf War illness to help veterans

KU research on physical activity could be key to designing interventions for people with early AD

Middle-aged women outperform age-matched men on all memory measures, study shows

New study finds one in seven older women have hypoactive sexual desire dysfunction

Telephone-based intervention holds potential to help military members struggling with alcohol abuse

Content of ‘love hormone’ in blood plasma 100 times higher than previously thought

Pupil dilation in reaction to negative facial expressions predicts risk for MDD recurrence

Neurocognitive impairments may serve as early warning signs of schizophrenia

New questionnaire can predict people who engage in problematic behavior

Risk of fracture still higher among women experiencing early menopause

Mothers in therapy for substance use recover faster if children take part in treatment, study shows

Research findings offer detailed insight into mechanics of learning

Review offers new way of looking at spontaneous versus controlled thinking

New review highlights potential of women to have variety of orgasmic experiences

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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