February 14th, 2007
According to a University at Buffalo expert, several physical elements contribute to the feeling of true love or romantic chemistry. However, the neurochemical processes need to occur in a certain order, at the right time and in the right place.
"There ...
February 14th, 2007
Effective psychotherapy often hinges on development of a "connection" or shared empathy between patient and therapist. For the first time, researchers have found biological support for how patients and therapists "connect" during a clinical encounter.
In the February Journal of Nervous and ...
February 14th, 2007
Relationships and attachments experienced in childhood appear to influence the way in which individuals think, feel, and behave in their adult romantic relationships. The finding comes from an ongoing 25 year study of individuals during four pivotal points in their lives—infancy, early ...
February 13th, 2007
New research may help new generation medications avoid the troubling and even life-threatening complication of associated weight gain. Currently, some pharmaceuticals used for treating mental illnesses trigger patients to gain so much weight that they often develop life-threatening complications such as diabetes ...
February 13th, 2007
Using electric current to induce a brain seizure as a modality for mental illnesses is a controversial practice. The treatment is often portrayed in the media as a crude, demeaning and terrorizing event. Yet, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) persists because it can be ...
February 13th, 2007
Interesting new research finds that daters who would be romantically satisfied with most of their potential partners usually do not get the date. Rather, daters who view a potential partner as someone who is different or special are much more ...
February 13th, 2007
Natural selection may work even long after we pick out our sexual partner or mate. Researchers have identified something called "sperm competition" that they think has evolved to ensure a future for the male's genetic makeup. Instead of just being drawn to ...
February 12th, 2007
Adult anxiety disorders are triggered by a variety of influences with almost half of the adult conditions subsequent to some type of psychiatric illness in youth and adolescence. In fact, the specific illnesses detected in youth are clues as to what kinds ...
February 12th, 2007
Individuals normally inherit a gene that optimizes their brain's thinking circuitry; yet new research suggests the gene may also heighten the risk for schizophrenia. National Institutes of Health scientists discovered the puzzling finding as they studied the effects of variation in the ...
February 12th, 2007
Researchers discover intake of the stress hormone cortisol, given near in time to a physical or psychological stress, may lessen the stressor's emotional impact. Paradoxically, chronically elevated levels of cortisol in the bloodstream can weaken the immune system and induce depression. ...
