Wednesday, 10 November 2010 09:04
Family Interventions Can Prevent Schizophrenia Relapse
A new review of research shows that schizophrenia patients are less likely relapse when therapy is used to change the behaviour of family members.
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Treating Mental Disorders
Friday, 05 November 2010 16:03
Infant Vocabulary DVDs Waste Of Money According To Study (Video)
Parents may be wasting their money buying infant-learning DVDs according to researchers from the University of Virginia.
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Child Development
Friday, 05 November 2010 11:06
Improve Your Maths By Applying Electricity To Your Scalp
Last month we reported that memory for people's faces could be improved by applying direct current to the scalp. Now new research has shown that mathematical ability can be improved by applying a similar current to a different area of the scalp.
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Interesting
Thursday, 04 November 2010 14:59
Adult Mood Disorders May Be Caused By Stress In Childhood
Many biological theories of psychopathology suggest that mental illnesses occur when genetic predisposition to develop a disorder (diathesis) is combined with an environment that triggers its development ( stress). These are often called diathesis-stress models. A new series of studies from Concordia University has found evidence of a link between a recent rise in depression rates and the increase of daily stress.
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Psychopathology
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Thursday, 28 October 2010 12:20
Political Views May Depend on Genes
New research suggests that your political philosophy may have at least some genetic basis. Whether or not you have liberal views, according to the research, may be down to the action of a dopamine receptor gene called DRD4.
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Wednesday, 27 October 2010 12:55
New Obesity Drug Makes Unhealthy Food Less Appetising
Imagine a drug that could help you lose weight by making a nice healthy salad just as appealing as chocolate cake and other sugary, fatty foods. This drug could be the future of weight loss treatment following research from the University of Cambridge.
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Eating Behaviour
Monday, 25 October 2010 15:32
The Neurology of Love
It takes a fifth of a second to fall in love and 12 areas of the brain work tandem to release dopamine, oxytocin, adrenaline and vasopressin. This can give the same euphoric feeling as using cocaine, but also affects intellectual areas of the brain according to Professor Stephanie Ortigue at Syracuse University. Her study, “The Neuroimaging of Love,” also asked the question “Does the heart fall in love, or the brain?”
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Relationships
Friday, 22 October 2010 16:28
Powerful Faces Make Lawyers More Money
Law firms led by people with "powerful" faces are more profitable than those led by people with likeable and trustworthy faces according to a new study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.
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Thursday, 21 October 2010 13:31
Gene Therapy Looks Promising For Treatment of Depression
TREATING MENTAL DISORDERS - Treatment Resistant Major Depression could be down to reduced levels of a single brain protein in a tiny part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens, making it an ideal candidate for gene therapy, according to new research.
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Treating Mental Disorders
Wednesday, 20 October 2010 15:43
Mothers' Brains Grow
You may have heard tales of mothers becoming more forgetful following pregnancy, but new research suggests that mothers' brains actually grow, particularly in areas associated with motivation and behaviour
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Interesting
