2009 August | Psych Central News

Brain Region Defines Personal Space

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Everyone has it; some need more than others. The “it” is personal space, the area surrounding an individual that he or she ...

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Gene Therapy Pros and Cons for Parkinson’s Disease

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Emerging research using a rat model discovers a common antibiotic can work as an "off switch" during a gene therapy ...

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Pre-Teens Concerned with Body Image

Monday, August 31st, 2009

A new study suggests children are concerned over their body shape as early as the fourth or fifth grade. Researchers studied 4,254 Canadian ...

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Depression and Anxiety in Preschoolers

Monday, August 31st, 2009

A new study of Canadian children discovers nearly 15 percent of preschoolers may have high levels of depression and anxiety. Additionally, investigators determined mothers ...

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Hopelessness Increases Risk of Stroke

Friday, August 28th, 2009

A new research study suggest feelings of hopelessness appear to be associated with an increased thickening of neck arteries in healthy, middle-aged ...

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Less Depression Among Moderate Drinkers

Friday, August 28th, 2009

A new study suggests consumption of a moderate amount of alcohol is associated with lower levels of depression and anxiety. In the study, ...

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Innately Drawn to Negative News

Friday, August 28th, 2009

A current theory holds that people are attracted to deviant or threatening news and information. University of Missouri researchers decided to test ...

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Job Insecurity Hazardous to Health

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Long-lasting job insecurity appears to be a major threat to worker health. Using long-term data from two nationally representative sample surveys of the U.S. ...

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Risky Teen Behavior May Signify a Mature Brain

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

A surprise research finding suggests teens who engage in dangerous activities have brain patterns associated with a mature or adult ...

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Excess Multi-Tasking Has Downside

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

The ubiquity of electronic media and information technology has advanced the need to multitask from the fringe to the norm. Now, new research from ...

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