January 25th, 2010
An expert in the field of emotions and romantic love believes today's world of television and Internet test romantic relationships.
Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze'ev defines romantic love by "both the romantic desire and the personality traits that underly a long-lasting friendship."
According to Ben-Ze'ev, ...
January 22nd, 2010

Undeniably, psychological stress can lead to a variety of conditions with psychological, medical and sociological implications. However, despite the known effects of stress, the cellular method by ...
January 22nd, 2010

The term "midlife crisis" arose 40 years ago, when the average lifespan was 70 and "midlife" came at age 35.
At the time, individuals believed their quality of ...
January 22nd, 2010

People of all ages, cultures and socioeconomic status play computer games. Over the past 20 years programmers have created software that challenges individuals and provides entertainment.
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January 22nd, 2010

Emerging research suggests HIV infection or the treatments used to control it can prematurely age the brain.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of ...
January 21st, 2010

Provocative new research suggests video game aptitude can be predicted by measuring the volume of specific structures in the brain.
The study, in the journal Cerebral Cortex, found ...
January 21st, 2010

New laboratory evidence on an animal model suggests hormone replacement therapy may protect women from schizophrenia.
Estrogen is widely used to mitigate negative effects of menopause including bone ...
January 21st, 2010

A new study has found older adults have the ability to assimilate information threads better than younger counterparts.
Researchers have known that older brains do not filter irrelevant information as ...
January 21st, 2010

Researchers believe they have made a landmark discovery toward an objective diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center scientists studied a group of ...
January 20th, 2010

Western culture and American mores venerate the ability to make decisions based on free will. An underlying assumption is that this freedom will convey happiness and well-being. ...