A molecular network that comprises many of the genes previously shown to contribute to autism spectrum disorders has been identified by researchers. The findings provide a map of some of the crucial protein interactions that contribute to autism and will help uncover novel candidate genes for the ...
Date Posted: January 5, 2015
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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U.S. teens report easy access to firearms, even when they have mental health problems that put them at an increased risk of suicide, according to a new study
Jan 5
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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When you're trying to learn, do something with your new knowledge, such as summarising it or explaining it to someone else. This deepens your memories and helps integrate what you've learned with what you already knew. A new study has tested the ...
Jan 2
Categories: Learning Difficulties
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People prone to this emotion work the hardest.
Jan 2
Categories: Self-Confidence
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The strange influence of empathising on the capacity for logical thought.
Jan 2
Categories: Emotional Intelligence, Other
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A few extreme cases show that people can be missing large chunks of their brains with no significant ill-effect – why? Tom Stafford explains what it tells us about the true nature of our grey matter.
Dec 31
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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Some interesting pilot studies in 2014 are providing hope for the future of depression. Curiously, these new possibilities all involve the mouth and nose. Breathing a certain way, speaking a certain way, and inhaling nitrous oxide all may have ...
Dec 31
Categories: Depression
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How smartphones are affecting the electrical activity in the brain.
Dec 31
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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Opposites attract, and likes repel. When it comes to magnetism, this principle is axiomatic. But does it also hold true for romantic relationships? New research suggests that when it comes to matters of the heart, well, it's complicated.
Dec 30
Categories: Other
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Breakthrough in detecting brain toxins linked to common brain disease.
Dec 29
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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This activity has a vital role to play in children’s psychological health.
Dec 29
Categories: Anxiety, Emotional Abuse
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Dec 27
Categories: Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem
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Study of OCD finds this indispensable system could be the key to multiple psychological problems.
Dec 26
Categories: Addictions, Eating Disorders, Obsessions & Compulsions (OCD)
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Now, a new study from the University of Missouri and the University of Illinois at Chicago found that parents who use material goods as part of their parenting techniques may be setting children up for difficulties later in adulthood.
Dec 26
Categories: Child Development
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The jobs with the highest and lowest rates of depression.
Dec 26
Categories: Depression, Workplace Issues
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Volunteers who read from an iPad before bed took longer to fall asleep and had less restful nights than when they read from a printed book.
Dec 24
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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New evidence shows the calming power of reminiscing about happy times
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