Watch this interesting video on the evolution of our understanding of sadness and depression.
Date Posted: October 15, 2014
Categories: Depression
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The number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters has nearly tripled in the past 30 years. This is troubling because having good connections with others provides a whole host of health and wellness benefits.
Oct 14
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Recent findings highlight a staggering rate of suicidal thoughts among adults with Asperger’s syndrome.
Oct 14
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A Swedish study, initiated in the 1970s, emphasized share responsibility among couples for home, family, and work. A recent follow-up shows that the couples’ strive for equality was beneficial not only for the family life but also for the ...
Oct 14
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The value given to a work of art may depend more on the gender of the appraiser than the beauty of the work, according to a new study.
Oct 13
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Researchers in Sweden have found that after a stroke, support cells, known as astrocytes, start to form new nerve cells in the brain. Strokes are caused by blood vessels in the brain getting blocked by a clot — this causes nerve cells to die. The ...
Oct 13
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A new study warns parents that childhood eating problems could predict underlying psychological issues. Researchers at the University of Montreal found that common psychological and physical factors linked to the developmental period, are involved ...
Oct 13
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Hey kids, here's a good reason to work up a sweat: when young people exercise for an hour each day it also helps boost their brain power. That's according to a study of more than 200 kids in the journal Pediatrics.
Oct 11
Categories: Child Development
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For children, the lure of cookies and fast food is distinctly more powerful than for adolescents and adults, although children's cognitive wiring is well suited to train such cravings, according to researchers hailing principally from Columbia ...
Oct 11
Categories: Child Development, Eating Disorders
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This magic word helps combat discouragement and turns potentially disastrous days into productive ones. It’s good for your health, your self-esteem, and can make you a more productive, better person.
Oct 10
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University of Missouri researchers discovered binge drinking or over-consumption of alcohol is especially dangerous among those who already drink a lot. It can lead to changes in liver proteins that may result in cirrhosis and cancer.
Oct 10
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Although childhood emotional abuse is rarely addressed by clinicians, new research suggests psychological abuse among children may lead to more problems than sexual or physical abuse.
Oct 10
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New research suggests that enjoying an experience with another person results in more intense feelings about the encounter. In fact, psychological researchers discovered undergoing an experience with another person — even if we do it in silence, ...
Oct 9
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Three years ago psychologists reported that we assume people who like sweet food are also sweet natured. More surprisingly perhaps, researchers found that the sweet-toothed really do have more agreeable personalities and are more inclined to behave ...
Oct 9
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New research discovers the capabilities of a toddler greatly exceed what many adults believe is possible. The study by researchers at the University of Washington (UW) finds that children as young as 15 months are able to detect adult emotions and ...
Oct 9
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Public health experts say that over a third of all adult Americans are obese. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity now affects 17 percent of all children and adolescents in the United States – triple the rate from ...
Oct 8
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