February 22nd, 2012

A new study suggests the symptoms of autism in toddlers from a minority background are more significant than those noted in age-equivalent Caucasian children.
The ...
February 22nd, 2012

Over the past few decades, researchers have quantified many of the effects of stress on the human body, from frequent headaches, muscle pain or spasm to chest palpitations, while ...
February 21st, 2012

Children who watch a lot of movies featuring alcohol are twice as likely to start drinking compared to other kids who watch relatively few ...
February 21st, 2012

Are you a rebel or a conformist? A new research study attempts to discover an answer as to why some prefer to rebel against social ...
February 21st, 2012

Some six thousand Americans are killed at work each year, and a University of Georgia study suggests the culture of ...
February 21st, 2012

A new study finds that discrimination against gender nonconformity can begin at a very young age, raising the risk of psychological trauma ...
February 21st, 2012

A new linguistic study suggests university students who extensively text are less accepting of new words.
In the investigation, graduate student Joan Lee designed an experiment to understand ...
February 20th, 2012

Are kids born with an innate sense of fairness? A new study answers affirmatively, finding that children develop a sense of fairness before they are ...
February 20th, 2012

When a person hugs or affectionately touches another, the brain chemical oxytocin is released, helping to strengthen social bonds, among other actions.
This “hormone of love” might provide ...
February 20th, 2012

As baby boomers become seniors, researchers are aggressively searching for medications that can reduce the detrimental effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
But a new study using ...