2009 June | Psych Central News

Stress Reduction Technique Aids Sleep

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Stressed-out people sleep better and take sleep medication less often when they learn to let go of intrusive thoughts. The new study from ...

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Alcohol Linked to 1 in 25 Deaths

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Despite alcohol's beneficial effects for the body when taken in moderation, a new study claims that ...

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Antidepressant Elavil Impersonates Brain’s Growth Factors

Friday, June 26th, 2009

The widely used antidepressant and pain medication amitriptyline (Elavil) can seemingly impersonate the brain's own growth factors, researchers ...

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The Ethics of Bloggers

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Most people may not realize it, but bloggers -- people who write their thoughts in public, online web logs (blogs) or journals ...

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Sleep Strengthens Long-Term Memory Building

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Experts have long suspected that part of the process of turning fleeting short-term memories into lasting long-term memories occurs during ...

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Older Women Still Enjoy Sex

Friday, June 26th, 2009

There's a common misconception that as women age, they lose interest in sex due to their own physical problems. A ...

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Abused Children Face Higher Cancer Risk

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Children who have suffered from physical abuse have elevated rates of cancer in adulthood, according to new research. The ...

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Disney and the Power of (Heterosexual) Love

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Falling in love is repeatedly portrayed as something magical and transformative in Disney movies. As ...

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Men Blame Rape Victims More Than Women

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Men have less sympathy for and tend to blame a victim of rape more often than women, according to new research. A separate study has also found that ...

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Gene Variations Linked to ADHD

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Hundreds of gene variations that occur more frequently in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been identified by researchers. Many of the gene variations identified were already known ...

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