April 28th, 2013

A relatively high number of abnormal folds and cell growths in the placenta could be a strong indicator of an infant's risk for developing autism, according to new research ...
April 28th, 2013

Many people have experienced relief from depression after going without a good night’s sleep -- but the mood boost typically only ...
April 28th, 2013

Global attitudes about domestic violence changed dramatically during the first decade of the 2000s, according to a new study.
Nigeria had the largest ...
April 27th, 2013

Babies whose mothers experienced high anxiety while pregnant had stifled immune responses to vaccinations at 6 months old, according to a new study. However, this lowered ...
April 27th, 2013

Children who are exposed to poor parenting, whether it's abuse, neglect or overprotection, are more likely to experience childhood bullying, according to new research.
A meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than 200,000 children ...
April 27th, 2013

Patients with schizophrenia have a hard time recognizing angry facial expressions, often mistaking them for fear, according to a new ...
April 27th, 2013

Prisoners who are psychopaths lack the basic neurophysiological "hard-wiring" that enables them to care about other people, according to a new study.
"A ...
April 26th, 2013

New research suggests making a fist with your hand is not necessarily a sign of exasperation, rather a memory recall method.
Investigators also discovered a ...
April 26th, 2013

The prevailing opinion and conventional wisdom has been to guard adolescents from sexually explicit material, because the content may influence a teens’ ...
April 26th, 2013

School violence is not an isolated American concern but a widespread social problem that threatens the health, achievement, and well-being of ...