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Can Software Actually Help Improve Your Social Skills?

June 17th, 2013
Can Software Actually Help Improve Your Social Skills?    MIT scientists have developed a software system to help people improve their conversational and interview skills. Experts say that social phobias affect about ...

Lower Self-Control among ‘Spiritual but not Religious’ Young Adults

June 14th, 2013
Lower Self-Control among ‘Spiritual but not Religious’ Young Adults  Baylor University researchers have discovered young adults who consider themselves "spiritual but not religious" are more ...

Postmenopausal Depression & Weight Gain Linked to Chronic Disease

June 14th, 2013
Postmenopausal Depression and Weight Gain Linked to Chronic Disease Researchers have made a connection between postmenopausal women who use antidepressant medication and suffer from depression, a large waist circumference, and inflammation with an increased ...

New Method to Measure Suicide Motivations

June 14th, 2013
New Method to Measure Suicide MotivationExperts say a new study on the root cause of suicide will provide valuable insights to advance suicide prevention, improve treatments, and reduce the likelihood of further attempts. Researchers ...

New Brain Imaging Technique Helps Diagnose Parkinson’s

June 14th, 2013
New Brain Imaging Technique Helps Diagnose Parkinson’s A new study gives hope that a brain-imaging technique will improve diagnoses for the millions of people with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. Researchers from ...

Mice Research Suggests Common Drugs May Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s

June 13th, 2013
Mice Research Suggests Common Drugs May Lower Risk of Alzheimers New research on mice suggests that many commonly prescribed drugs are capable of reducing the onset and progression of ...

Community Bonding Protects Your Happiness in Times of Stress

June 13th, 2013
Community Bonding Protects Your Happiness in Times of StressEmerging research suggests that social cohesion across communities can help others cope better with crises, ...

Brain Scans May Someday Help Choose Best Depression Treatment

June 13th, 2013
Brain Scans May Someday Help Choose Best Depression TreatmentProvocative new research suggests a brain scan can determine if a depressed individual would do better with an antidepressant medication or psychotherapy. The National ...

Real Smiles, Fake Smiles: What’s the Difference?

June 13th, 2013
Real Smiles, Fake Smiles: What's the Difference? Most would agree that smiles are contagious. But can there be a social benefit from ...

Video Games Can Rev Up Brain’s Use of Visual Input

June 13th, 2013
Video Games Improve Brain Speed New research further supports the notion that video games can provide tangible benefits to users. Duke University researchers discovered gaming not only trains a ...