A new Canadian study warns that the emotional health implications of cosmetic surgery are often downplayed in popular women's magazines.
University of British Columbia researchers say articles in women's magazines such as The ...
Parkinson's disease is commonly known as a movement disorder characterized by tremors, rigidity and slow or altered movements.
However, the disease that affects 6.3 million people worldwide can also profoundly influence changes in thought, behavior ...
Memory failure is a common occurrence yet scientists have not reached a consensus as to how it happens.
One theory is that information simply decays from our memory -- we forget things because too much ...
New research may dispel the historical perception that nostalgia is a psychiatric disorder, with symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety and depression.
Recently psychologists have focused on the positive and potentially therapeutic aspects of nostalgia. ...
A new study from shows that when dieters eliminate carbohydrates from their meals, they perform more poorly on memory-based tasks than when they reduce calories but maintain carbohydrates.
When carbohydrates were reintroduced, cognition skills ...
A new study has discovered adults in their 60s and 70s can improve a number of cognitive functions by playing a strategic video game.
This is the first such study of ...
New research suggests people who have been diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack.
Furthermore, researchers discovered panic attacks ...
A new study finds children with diabetes are at an increased risk for developing eating disorders. Now, researchers want to know if it's their disease or the treatment that is to blame.
"Diabetes treatment ...
A new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly finds that women who present themselves as confident and ambitious in job interviews are viewed as highly competent but also lacking social skills.
Women who present ...
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