New research suggests it takes more than just practice to reach an elite skill level.
In the study, Michigan State University psychologist Dr. Zach Hambrick discovered a copious amount of practice is not enough to explain why people differ in ...
Researchers have discovered that men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese adults.
Investigators from the Child Study Center at New York University's Langone Medical Center report ...
As students prepare for final exams, some will turn to a prescription amphetamine or other stimulant to gain an academic edge.
Yet a new University ...
A new study of elite male strength athletes finds a link between use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and mental health problems later in life.
This is the main conclusion of a new ...
Emerging research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) finds that specific areas of the brain may show effects of trauma even in non-stressful situations.
Prior imaging studies of people with PTSD have ...
New research suggests chronic smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and increasing age are all associated with increased oxidative damage to brain tissue.
Experts say the study is the first to look at ...
The results of a new research study could provide the impetus to improve or adopt a healthy lifestyle -- especially for those with stressful jobs.
As reported in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), researchers discovered ...
Emerging research shows that exergaming -- using active console video games that track player movement to control the game (e.g., Xbox-Kinect, Wii) -- can increase physical activity in kids.
While technology is often blamed ...
Soldiers who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of suicide, according to a new study.
Researchers from the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University ...
Patients with treatment-resistant major depression saw dramatic improvement after treatment with ketamine, according to results from a clinical trial.
According to researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital ...
New research has shown that kava, a medicinal South Pacific plant, reduces the symptoms of anxiety and may be used as a successful alternative treatment to pharmaceutical drugs for those who suffer from ...
For patients with cancer, participating in art, music and dance therapy may help relieve depression and anxiety, according to new research.
"People with cancer very often feel like their body has ...
The much-anticipated 5th edition of the reference manual mental health professionals use to classify and diagnose mental disorders -- called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- was officially released today. The DSM-5, as it's ...
New research shows that youths who first drink during puberty are at greater risk for developing later alcohol problems.
"Most teenagers have their first alcoholic drink during puberty. ...
When the brain's primary learning center is damaged, new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, a new study has found.
Researchers from the University of ...
A long-term study provides evidence that the genetic risk for schizophrenia is associated with lower IQ among people who do not develop this disorder.
Schizophrenia is a rare but serious psychiatric disorder, usually beginning in late adolescence, ...
Middle-aged women who suffer from depression face almost double the risk of having a stroke, according to a 12-year Australian study.
The research, published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, involved 10,547 women ...
New research suggests that surviving cancer may only be a first step -- survivors must also work to avoid depression.
Dutch researchers have found depressed cancer survivors are twice as likely to die prematurely as those who do ...
Emerging research discovers an association between how music makes us feel and colors.
That is, our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies charge our emotional state.
For instance, Mozart’s jaunty ...
A new study suggests that the choice of red clothing in athletic completion may be linked to high levels of testosterone.
Psychological scientist Daniel Farrelly of the University of Sunderland and colleagues recruited 73 men to participate ...
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