Archive for October, 2010

Adolescents in Private Schools Cope Better

October 30th, 2010
Adolescents in Private Schools Cope BetterPublic versus private education -- it's a decision many parents grapple with when considering the best route for their children. New research out of the University of Granada now points to an ...

Heavy Smoking and Dementia Linked

October 29th, 2010
Heavy Smoking and Dementia LinkedMiddle-aged people who smoke heavily may be at twice the risk for developing Alzheimer's and dementia later in life. A new study conducted by Finnish scientists concluded these findings after analyzing ...

Facebook Removes Racial Divide

October 29th, 2010
Facebook Removes Racial DivideA new study suggests race may not be as important as previously thought in determining who buddies up with whom. The finding stems from a new UCLA–Harvard University study ...

Group Cooperation Tied to Communication

October 29th, 2010
Group Cooperation Tied to Communication A new study shows the size of the group influences the way people learn to cooperate. For two people, cooperation can happen intuitively -- without communication or any conscious intention to ...

Robot Helps Study Infant Social Skills

October 29th, 2010
Robot Helps Study Infant Social Skills University researchers are attempting to develop a baby robot capable of learning social skills. The initiative is part of an effort to further the understanding of human ...

Latuda Approved to Treat Schizophrenia

October 28th, 2010
Latuda Approved to Treat SchizophreniaOn Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Latuda (lurasidone HCl) -- an atypical antipsychotic medication -- for the treatment of adults with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is characterized ...

The Link Between Brain Activity and Obesity

October 28th, 2010
New Insight into Brain Activity and ObesityWhile focusing on the effects of the anti-obesity drug sibutramine, researchers at the University of Cambridge gained new insight into how the brain of an obese ...

Controversy over Gender Brain Differences

October 28th, 2010
Controversy over Gender Brain DifferencesMaybe Venus and Mars are more similar than we imagined: New research questions the reports of brain differences between the sexes. Over the past two decades technology, in ...

Grades as Indicator of Suicide Risk

October 28th, 2010
Grades as Indicator of Suicide Risk A new study suggests students who leave school after the 9th grade with poor academic performance are at increased risk of suicide. Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet ...

Victims of Child Abuse May Have PTSD

October 28th, 2010
Victims of Child Abuse May Have PTSDResearchers studying how individuals mentally cope with sexual abuse have discovered that some children and teenagers blame themselves or their family for the abuse suffered ...