News tagged with social deficit
California, US to bank millions in taxes on Facebook IPO
California has a friend who's about to write a hefty personal check that could help ease the state budget crunch.
May 08, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Social Security, Medicare burning through funds
The United States is burning through its health care and retirement fund pools faster than planned, with the Medicare trust fund to be exhausted by 2024, five years earlier than expected, officials said Friday.
May 14, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
UT professor defines play, discovers even turtles need recess
Seeing a child or a dog play is not a foreign sight. But what about a turtle or even a wasp? Apparently, they play, too.
Oct 19, 2010 |
5 / 5 (3) |
1
|
Children with ADHD at increased risk for depression and suicidal thoughts as adolescents
Children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at ages 4 to 6 are more likely to suffer from depression as adolescents than those who did not have ADHD at that age, according to a long-term study ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 04, 2010 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Childhood cancer survivors show sustained benefit from common ADHD medication
A medicine widely used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also provides long-term relief from the attention and behavior changes that affect many childhood cancer survivors, according to a multicenter ...
Sep 13, 2010 |
not rated yet |
1
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity problems associated with low folate levels in pregnant women
It has long been suggested that healthy folate (the natural form of folic acid) levels in expectant mothers goes hand in hand with healthy nervous system development in their children. A study published in an upcoming issue ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 28, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Casting light on social blame
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mothers whose children suffer from emotional and behavioral disabilities say they shoulder a tremendous social burden of responsibility to remedy their kids’ problems, says Linda Blum, associate ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 06, 2009 |
3 / 5 (4) |
1
Psychiatric symptoms may predict Internet addiction in adolescents
Adolescents with psychiatric symptoms such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), social phobia, hostility and depression may be more likely to develop an Internet addiction, according to a report in the October ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 05, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
The benefit of migration
Immigrants from the eight Central and Eastern European countries that joined the European Union in May 2004 are less likely to be claiming welfare benefits and less likely to be living in social housing than people born in ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
Autism skews developing brain with synchronous motion and sound (w/Video)
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to stare at people's mouths rather than their eyes. Now, an NIH-funded study in 2-year-olds with the social deficit disorder suggests why they might find mouths so attractive: ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 29, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
9
Heightened level of amygdala activity may cause social deficits in autism
Something strange is going on in the amygdala - an almond-shaped structure deep in the human brain - among people with autism.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 19, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
