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Babies' biological clocks dramatically affected by birth light cycle

The season in which babies are born can have a dramatic and persistent effect on how their biological clocks function.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 05, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Plentiful maternal affection in early infancy boosts adult coping skills

Mums who shower their infants with affection equip them to cope well with life stressors as adults, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 26, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Pursuit of status and affection drives bullies' behavior

Bullying is common in classrooms around the world: About 15 percent of children are victimized, leading to depression, anxiety, loneliness, and other negative outcomes. What's driving bullies to behave the way they do? According ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Surviving the Christmas blues

Christmas is a time of strong emotions, reflections on lost loved ones and stress from shopping and preparing for seasonal parties and gatherings.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Gerbils also get the winter blues

December 21 -- the date of the winter solstice -- marks the shortest day of the year. Many people may find themselves wanting to spend more time on the couch and less time with friends -- one of the effects ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Australian women reject 'I love u' texts

Australian women may have embraced the digital era, but they prefer a face-to-face declaration of affection to an "I love u" text and find men addicted to their mobile phones a major turnoff.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Winter blues affect many

Q&A with Dr. Jeffrey Meyer of psychiatry and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experimental work proves theory that circadian body clock requires delay to function properly

For more than 20 years, theoretical mathematical models have predicted that a delay built into a negative feedback system is at the heart of the molecular mechanism that governs circadian clocks in mammalian ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0