Children and adolescents with autism have a surplus of synapses in the brain, and this excess is due to a slowdown in a normal brain "pruning" process during development, according to a study by neuroscientists at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).
Date Posted: August 23, 2014
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child Development
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Children's social skills may be declining as they have less time for face-to-face interaction due to their increased use of digital media, according to a UCLA psychology study.
Aug 23
Categories: Adult psychological development, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, ...
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When Rachel Stein (not her real name) was a small child, she would pace around in a circle shaking a string for hours at a time, mentally spinning intricate alternative plots for her favorite television shows. "Around the age of eight or nine, my ...
Aug 22
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ELLIE is a psychologist, and a damned good one at that. Smile in a certain way, and she knows precisely what your smile means. Develop a nervous tic or tension in an eye, and she instantly picks up on it. She listens to what you say, processes every ...
Aug 22
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In a new supplement to the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, experts address the state of the science on suicide prevention and provide useful recommendations for research to inform effective suicide prevention.
Aug 21
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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Patients with severe, nonchronic depression had better rates of recovery if they were treated with cognitive therapy (CT) combined with antidepressant medication (ADM) compared to ADMs alone.
Aug 21
Categories: Depression, Post Partum Depression
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Nurses who are motivated primarily by the desire to help others, rather than by enjoyment of the work itself or the lifestyle it makes possible, are more likely to burn out on the job, University of Akron researchers say.
Aug 20
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress
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People taking prescription opioids to treat moderate to severe pain may be able to breathe a little easier, literally. A study found that a new therapeutic drug, GAL-021, may reverse or prevent respiratory depression, or inadequate breathing, in ...
Aug 20
Categories: Depression, Post Partum Depression
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Both arthritis and depression are common in the United States, with age and obesity trends likely to increase the number of people who suffer from both conditions simultaneously.
Aug 19
Categories: Depression
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If you find yourself tossing and turning for hours, unable to go to sleep or stay asleep, you could be suffering from insomnia. Nearly 40 percent of Americans report some symptoms of insomnia in a given year. It can take a toll on one's emotional, ...
Aug 19
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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An extraordinary opportunity to study memory and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a group of Air Transat passengers who experienced 30 minutes of unimaginable terror over the Atlantic Ocean in 2001 has resulted in the discovery of a ...
Aug 18
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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There are many forms of memory and only some of these may be critical for the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reports a new study by researchers at the University at Albany and the University of California Los Angeles.
Aug 18
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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An analysis of autism research covering genetics, brain imaging, and cognition led by Laurent Mottron of the University of Montreal has overhauled our understanding of why autism potentially occurs, develops and results in a diversity of symptoms.
Aug 18
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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Music has already been shown to have all kinds of effects on the mind, like making you happier, reducing pain and bringing people together.
Now a new study finds that music of the right kind can transform the listener's sense of power.
Aug 16
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It's become a truism that humans are "social animals". And yet, you've probably noticed - people on public transport or in waiting rooms seem to do everything they can not to interact. On the London tube there's an unwritten rule not to even look at ...
Aug 16
Categories: Happiness, Social Anxiety / Phobia
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Children with high everyday levels of a protein released into the blood in response to infection are at greater risk of developing depression and psychosis in adulthood, according to new research which suggests a role for the immune system in mental ...
Aug 15
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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