Many of us assume that once we hit a certain age, our best years are behind us. In fact, there are plenty of examples of folk throughout history (and right up to the present day) who only really hit their stride and celebrate their greatest triumphs much later in life.
Date Posted: April 22, 2014
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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Scientists have observed that reading ability scales with socioeconomic status. Yet music might help close the gap, according to Nina Kraus and her colleagues at Northwestern University.
Apr 22
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A study, carried out on mice, has just confirmed the neurobiological origin of attention-deficit disorder (ADD), a syndrome whose causes are poorly understood. Researchers from CNRS, the University of Strasbourg and INSERM have identified a cerebral ...
Apr 22
Categories: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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A RADICAL new medical test will measure patients' heart rates to determine if they have a mental illness.
The test, which has been developed by Australian researchers, could be in use by mid-2015.
Apr 21
GORates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not creeping up so much as leaping up. New numbers just released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal that one in 68 children now has a diagnosis of ASD - a 30 percent increase in just ...
Apr 21
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child ...
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The paradox of happiness is that chasing it may actually make us less happy, a Stanford researcher says.
So how does one find happiness? Effective ways exist, according to new research.
Apr 19
Categories: Happiness
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Two new studies published in Biological Psychiatry shed light on the propensity for habit formation in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). These studies suggest that a tendency to develop habits, i.e., the compulsive component of the disorder, may ...
Apr 19
Categories: Obsessions & Compulsions (OCD)
GOThree little girls sit together in a room, playing with the toys surrounding them. One of the girls - "Emma" - has clearly taken ...
Apr 19
Categories: Anxiety, Child Development
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New research explores the fact that materialistic people are more likely to be depressed and unsatisfied with life.
The study finds that a focus on what you want - and therefore don't currently have - makes it more difficult to appreciate what you ...
Apr 17
Categories: Happiness
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A federal judge's objection to what he called the horrific treatment of some mentally ill inmates in California prisons highlights a trend that has been building for decades in the state and across the country: As mental hospitals closed or were ...
Apr 17
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In my first experience with negotiation, a human resources rep at a publishing company offered me $24,000 a year for an entry-level gig. Having been coached never to take a first offer, I responded, “Is there any way you can do better?” A day ...
Apr 17
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Happy is as happy does, apparently - for human beings all over the world. Not only does acting extroverted lead to more positive feelings across several cultures, but people also report more upbeat behavior when they feel free to be themselves.
Apr 16
Categories: Happiness
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A decade-long education program aimed at teaching children self-regulation and other healthy cognitive techniques is showing results in reducing aggressive behavior when the schoolchildren become adults, according to new research published in the ...
Apr 16
Categories: Aggression & Violence, Child Development
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THE biggest cause of death among Australia’s young people is suicide.
Despite that, the subject receives little discussion, possibly because people are afraid of saying the wrong thing or feel powerless to make any sort of positive contribution.
Apr 16
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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If you start feeling better as spring begins pushing up its tender shoots, you might be living proof of a trend discovered in data from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin: The more green space in the neighborhood, the happier people reported ...
Apr 16
Categories: Stress Management
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HANOI - A total of 14.9 percent among Vietnamese population suffer from mental disorders, said a report by World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday.
The most common psychiatric disorders in Vietnam include schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression, ...
Apr 16
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
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