http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A majority of Americans rate their current financial situation as poor or fair, and nearly half of Americans say they have encountered financial problems in the past year, according to the Pew Research Center. A University of Missouri researcher studied how parents' financial problems and resulting mental distress affect their relationships with their children. He found that parents who experience financial problems and depression are less likely to feel connected to their children, and their children are less likely to engage in prosocial behaviors, such as volunteering or helping others. http://phys.org/news242497320.html Other Sciences Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:22:07 EST news242497320 Many people with "locked-in" syndrome, in which they are conscious but completely paralysed, indicate they are happy, a finding with repercussions for assisted suicide, European doctors reported on Wednesday. http://phys.org/news217708232.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:40:02 EST news217708232 More than 80 percent of university students are struggling with psychological distress with almost one-fifth of these classified as having a serious mental illness, according to a UQ study. http://phys.org/news209634467.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:48:11 EST news209634467 A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that having a sleep disturbance is associated with clinically meaningful reductions in health-related quality of life, and the magnitude of this effect varies by race and sleep disorder. http://phys.org/news190525347.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:42:49 EST news190525347 Zits, pimples, bumps and blemishes are a young person's worst nightmare. Collectively they are known as acne, a very common skin condition that affects millions of adolescents. Now a Norwegian study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health has investigated the links between acne, diet and mental health issues in both males and females. http://phys.org/news172300067.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:30:01 EST news172300067 Frequent Mental Distress (FMD), defined as having 14 or more days in the previous month when stress, depression and emotional problems were not good , is not evenly distributed across the United States. In fact, certain geographic areas have consistently high or consistently low FMD incidence, as shown in a study published in the June 2009 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://phys.org/news158909147.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:26:46 EST news158909147