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War study has implications for understanding male and female psychology

A man's health and behavior are more adversely impacted by war and the associated disruption than a woman's---as evidenced by the dramatic jump in non-combat mortality for Croatian men during the Croatian War of Independence, a new study shows.

5 Apr 2007

What makes a healthy personality?

There is broad consensus today that personality traits are best described by the "Big Five": Extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience.

5 Apr 2007

Japanese may be better than Americans at detecting lies

Research has uncovered that culture is a determining factor when interpreting facial emotions.

5 Apr 2007

Liposuction and tummy tucks are not the answer for obese kids

In light of recent media coverage on teenagers seeking surgical options to lose weight, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) cautions that liposuction and tummy tucks are inappropriate procedures for weight loss.

5 Apr 2007

Positive impact of parents as teachers

Today, new research was unveiled on the outcomes of Parents as Teachers participation on children's school readiness and how these effects are sustained through third grade.

5 Apr 2007

UT Metroplex institutions to collaborate on biomedical research

Researchers from the three University of Texas campuses in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area are combining their expertise in biomedical science, engineering and physical sciences on projects aimed at solving real-world medical problems.

5 Apr 2007

Study looks at the prevention of adolescent substance abuse

Why do young people smoke cigarettes or use alcohol or drugs? What skills do they need to avoid starting these habits? A new study by researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College shows that competence skills can reduce adolescent substance use over the long term, even when friends smoke or use alcohol.

5 Apr 2007

White matter tracts in brain play a significant role in the rapid control of behavior

As wise as the counsel to "finish what you've started" may be, it is also sometimes critically important to do just the opposite -- stop.

4 Apr 2007

New understanding of the motivations that underlie acts of altruism

Beyond the lineage of primates, according to scientific gospel, social behavior is dictated primarily by competition for resources such as food, territory and reproduction.

4 Apr 2007

New device sniffs out olfactory disorders that could be an early warning of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's

The Sniff Magnitude Test (SMT), an invention of UC Psychology Professor Robert Frank and Professor Emeritus Robert Gesteland of the UC Department of Cell Biology, is now under further development with the WR Medical Electronics Company in Stillwater, Minn. The company will manufacture and market the test.

4 Apr 2007

Intensive therapy helps in battle against bipolar disorder

New results from the largest federally funded bipolar study ever conducted show that patients who receive psychotherapy in addition to medication get better faster from bipolar disorder's debilitating depression and stay better longer, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher involved in the study.

4 Apr 2007

HHS Assistant Secretary for children, families to step down

Wade Horn -- assistant secretary for HHS' Administration for Children and Families, who oversees abstinence education programs for the Bush administration -- on Monday announced that he will resign from his position, the Washington Post reports.

3 Apr 2007

Infants understand other people's emotional states at a very young age

Little children never cease to amaze. University of Washington researchers have found that 18-month-old toddlers engage in what they call "emotional eavesdropping" by listening and watching emotional reactions directed by one adult to another and then using this emotional information to shape their own behavior.

3 Apr 2007

Substantial need for mental health services in the general population

First large-scale assessment of the general population shows nearly 30 percent need mental health care and about one-third of them get it.

3 Apr 2007

Chronic reading problems and depression appear to be related, especially among low-income children

A new study done by researchers at the University of Delaware and West Chester University of Pennsylvania found that low-income children who take part in reading assistance programs in fifth grade are more depressed, anxious, and withdrawn than their peers, especially when they have chronic reading problems.

3 Apr 2007

We need to balance out our intake of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids

A new study suggests that people whose diets contain dramatically more of one kind of polyunsaturated fatty acid than another may be at greater risk for both clinical depression and certain inflammatory diseases.

3 Apr 2007

Quality of child care early in life can have a lasting impact later development

The most recent analysis of a long-term NIH-funded study found that children who received higher quality child care before entering kindergarten had better vocabulary scores in the fifth grade than did children who received lower quality care.

2 Apr 2007

ADHD is a risk factor for alcohol problems

Researchers believe that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at risk for alcohol- as well as other substance-related problems as they grow older.

2 Apr 2007

Findings from long-term study of child care in the United States

The latest installment of a long-term study of child care in the United States has found that children who spent more time in center-based settings from birth through school entry have somewhat more problems with aggressive and disobedient behavior through sixth grade than children who spent less time in centers, regardless of the quality of care.

2 Apr 2007

Infants emotional understanding

Infants use indirect emotional information, emotional reactions that are directed at other people, to guide their own behavior.

2 Apr 2007

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War study has implications for understanding male and female psychology

What makes a healthy personality?

Japanese may be better than Americans at detecting lies

Liposuction and tummy tucks are not the answer for obese kids

Positive impact of parents as teachers

UT Metroplex institutions to collaborate on biomedical research

Study looks at the prevention of adolescent substance abuse

White matter tracts in brain play a significant role in the rapid control of behavior

New understanding of the motivations that underlie acts of altruism

New device sniffs out olfactory disorders that could be an early warning of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's

Intensive therapy helps in battle against bipolar disorder

HHS Assistant Secretary for children, families to step down

Infants understand other people's emotional states at a very young age

Substantial need for mental health services in the general population

Chronic reading problems and depression appear to be related, especially among low-income children

We need to balance out our intake of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids

Quality of child care early in life can have a lasting impact later development

ADHD is a risk factor for alcohol problems

Findings from long-term study of child care in the United States

Infants emotional understanding

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