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Hyperbaric treatment for autism reports significant clinical improvements
Hyperbaric treatment for children with autism has reportedly led to improvements in the condition, though previous studies were uncontrolled. Now, a new study published in the open access journal, BMC Pediatrics, is the fi ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 13, 2009 |
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Close relationships can perpetuate individual health problems
Human problems rarely occur in a vacuum, but persist as part of ongoing social interaction in which causes and effects are interwoven. One person's behavior can set the stage for what another does. A new study in the journal ...
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Tiny brain region better part of valor
Mice lose their fear of territorial rivals when a tiny piece of their brain is neutralized, a new study reports.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Scientists identify the neural circuitry of first impressions
Neuroscientists at New York University and Harvard University have identified the neural systems involved in forming first impressions of others. The findings, which show how we encode social information and then evaluate ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 08, 2009 |
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Research Shows Pride’s Potential to Foster Individual Success
(PhysOrg.com) -- The age-old question of whether pride is the seventh sin or an adaptive virtue has been answered by two Northeastern University scientists. Contrary to popular belief, the researchers found that pride not ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Fate and 'face': Cultural differences lead to different consumer approaches
If an airline flight is delayed, Asian consumers might take it in stride. But those same passengers might be unhappy if the flight attendants are rude or inattentive. And Western consumers might react differently, according ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Internet emerges as social research tool
For the past two decades, the Internet has been used by many as an easy-to-use tool that enables the spread of information globally. Increasingly, the Web is moving beyond its use as an electronic "Yellow Pages" and online ...
Feb 14, 2009 |
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Women easier to read after all
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by a University of Glasgow psychologist, examining whether personality is related to facial appearance, has found that women’s faces are easier to read than men.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Mouse study reveals genetic component of empathy
The ability to empathize with others is partially determined by genes, according to new research on mice from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU).
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Hormone important in recognizing familiar faces
Oxytocin, a hormone involved in child-birth and breast-feeding, helps people recognize familiar faces, according to new research in the January 7 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Study participants who had one dose o ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 06, 2009 |
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