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Researchers study attention mechanisms of autistic children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two-year-olds with autism lack an important building block of social interaction that prompts newborn babies to pay attention to other people. Instead, these children pay attention to physical relationships between movement ...





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Rich people don't need friends

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

In a paper evaluated by f1000 Medicine, six studies tested relationships between reminders of money, social exclusion and physical pain.


Yes, dear: Romantic relationships can make you defensive, 'avoidant'

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 14, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Some people in relationships tend to be defensive and avoid prickly discussions and even words like "divorce"—something that can lead to anxiety later, a University of Michigan researcher says.


Boys have greater psychological well-being than girls, due to a better physical self-concept

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Self-concept may be defined as the totality of perceptions that each person has of themselves, and this self identity plays an important role in the psychological functioning of everyone. To date, however, there has been ...


Marital problems lead to poorer outcomes for breast cancer patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast cancer patients who have a poor relationship with their spouse may face a more difficult road to recovery than would other women, according to a new study.


Teens with cancer present unique psychological issues

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A diagnosis of cancer is devastating at any age, but for teens it occurs at a time of critical physical, individual and interpersonal development and other often anxiety-provoking changes.


When young men are scarce, they're more likely to play the field than to propose

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

In places where young women outnumber young men, research shows the hemlines rise but the marriage rates don't because the young men feel less pressure to settle down as more women compete for their affections.


Breast cancer survivors can find comfort in teams with athletic goals

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Breast cancer survivors may find participation on a team that incorporates physical fitness, such as boating, walking or running, can help improve their quality of life, says a Purdue University sport and ...


Early relationships influence teen pain and depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Angst could be more than a rite of passage for insecure teenagers, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain. Researchers from the Université de Montréal, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center ...


Study shows that girls in sports develop conflict-resolution skills

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most parents understand the importance of keeping their kids active in a time when childhood obesity is becoming a serious problem. But one University of Alberta researcher wants to go a step further and ...


Research on consequences: Hyperactive girls face problems as adults

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created Mar 19, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Young girls who are hyperactive are more likely to get hooked on smoking, under-perform in school or jobs and gravitate towards mentally abusive relationships as adults, according to a joint study by researchers from the ...



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