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Therapy 32 times more cost effective at increasing happiness than money

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Nov 20, 2009 | 2 / 5 (4) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by the University of Warwick and the University of Manchester finds that psychological therapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money. The research ...

Possible link studied between childhood abuse and early cellular aging

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22 hours ago | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults, according to new research from Butler Hospital and Brown University.

Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD

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Nov 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.

Study uses brain scans to discover how children 'read' faces

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Nov 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford University scientists are using brain-scanning technology to understand how we learn to recognise and 'read' faces as children.

Parent training complements medication for treating behavioral problems in children with PDD

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19 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Treatment that includes medication plus a structured training program for parents reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism and related conditions, according to a study funded by the National Institute of ...