Most drug therapy interventions for people with autism have targeted psychiatric problems, including aggression, anxiety and obsessive behavior. Now, University of Missouri researchers are examining the use of propranolol (a drug used to treat high blood pressure and control heart rate as well as to reduce test anxiety) to improve the primary ...
Date Posted: October 3, 2011
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Antidepressants are “addictive”. Antidepressants are not addictive in the way that most people would use the word. You don’t “crave” your antidepressant. However, the medicine that gets introduced to your central nervous system becomes ...
Oct 1
GOResearchers have tapped into smartphone technology to carry out psychological experiments, allowing them access to millions of participants at the touch of a button. Instead of bringing people into laboratories to study the internal mental ...
Oct 1
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Everyone's a little bit racist, posits the song from the musical Avenue Q. But it may not be your fault, according to research in the latest edition of the British Journal of Social Psychology. In looking for the culprit as to why people tend to ...
Sep 30
GOCortisol is a major endocrine involved in the human stress response (corticosterone, a closely-related steroid, serves the same purpose in many other animals). Stressful experiences are also learning experiences for many individuals (“I’ll never ...
Sep 30
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If tripping in public or mistaking an overweight woman for a mother-to-be leaves you red-faced, don't feel bad. A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that people who are easily embarrassed are also more trustworthy, and ...
Sep 29
GOA primary characteristic of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is impairments in social-communication skills. Children and adolescents with social-communication problems face difficulty understanding, interacting and relating with others. University of ...
Sep 29
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A healthy sex life isn't just for the young, say experts. While there are no official statistics on sexually active seniors here, local experts say one thing is for certain that many older Singapore adults still see sex as an important aspect of ...
Sep 28
GONew UCLA psychology research indicates that Asians who are struggling with alcoholism may benefit especially from naltrexone. Recent research has found that a gene variant may predict naltrexone treatment success for alcoholism. About 50 percent ...
Sep 28
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The small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is known internationally for two things: High visa fees, which reduce the influx of tourists, and its policy of promoting "gross national happiness" instead of economic growth. The two are related: More tourists ...
Sep 27
GOA study conducted by Columbia Business School Professor Michael Morris, Chavkin-Chang Professor of Leadership, and Emily Amanatullah, now an Assistant Professor of Management at McCombs School of Business of the University of Texas at Austin, finds ...
Sep 27
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Responding to years of declining readership, DC Comics - the publisher behind Superman, Batman and other superheroes - recently reintroduced itself with 52 new titles, featuring characters and story lines that better reflect today's diverse ...
Sep 23
GOPeople who get up early in the morning are slimmer, happier and healthier than those who lie in, researchers have found. Those who fight the urge to ignore the alarm clock complete morning chores faster, pack their children off to school earlier and ...
Sep 23
GOMost parents recognize that the influence of peers on their children's behavior is an undeniable fact. But, just how far do these influences reach? A study published in the September/October issue of Academic Pediatrics reports that adolescents are ...
Sep 22
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A veteran in the charity sector with more than 20 years of youth development and counselling experience under his belt, Mr Chua Seng Lee, 46, could not understand how he could miss the warning signs of depression. The young man he had been mentoring ...
Sep 22
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Susan's mother just called -- "Could she go with her to the doctor's on Wednesday afternoon?" she asked. Susan sighed. Oh, course, she said, without even thinking. She looked at her calendar. It was going to be another tough day. Not only did she ...
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