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Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic Signature

May 2nd, 2013
Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic SignatureAn international team of researchers has determined that child abuse leaves a distinct change in biological pathways. Such discoveries have the ...

Twitter Analysis Finds Spike in Adderall Use, Misuse At Exam Time

May 2nd, 2013
Twitter Analysis Finds Spike in Adderall Use, Misuse At Exam TimeAs the spring semester nears the end, a growing number of college students are tweeting about their use of the ADHD medication Adderall. Twitter allows ...

Fear of Missing Out Drives Use of Social Media

April 30th, 2013
Fear of Missing Out Drives Use of Social MediaEmerging research implies that fear of not keeping up with friends, and consequently missing some fun, motivates use of Facebook or Twitter. Experts say ...

Study Finds Learning Disabilities Often Bundled, Fairly Common

April 29th, 2013
Study Finds Learning Disabilities Often Bundled, Fairly Common  A new University of Melbourne study suggests that up to 10 per cent of the population is affected by specific ...

Most Teens Have Viewed Sexually Explicit Material, But With Modest Impact

April 26th, 2013
Most Teens Have Viewed Sexually Explicit Material, But With Modest ImpactThe prevailing opinion and conventional wisdom has been to guard adolescents from sexually explicit material, because the content may influence a teens’ ...

School Culture Impacts Student Violence

April 26th, 2013
School Culture Predicts Violence  School violence is not an isolated American concern but a widespread  social problem that threatens the health, achievement, and well-being of ...

Women’s Sexual Desire Tied to Hormone Variation

April 26th, 2013
Link between Hormones and Sexual Desire Is it the time of the month for sex? If so, it probably means a woman’s estrogen level is high and they are at the peak of fertility. If ...

Binge Drinking in College Can Lead to Later Cardiac Issues

April 26th, 2013
Binge Drinking in College Can Lead to Later Cardiac IssuesStudents beware, a college habit of binge drinking can cause serious problems in later life. A new study finds that regularly consuming multiple drinks in a ...

Coming of Age Linked to Activity in Specific Brain Area

April 25th, 2013
Coming of Age Linked to Activity in Specific Brain AreaMoms and dads can take heart; new research suggest adolescence angst is merely a normal biological program of reorientation. As parents know, adolescence is often a ...

National Survey Finds Big Jump in Teen Abuse of Prescription Drugs

April 24th, 2013
National Survey Finds Big Jump in Teen Abuse of Prescription DrugsA new national survey finds that one in four teens has misused or abused a prescription drug at least once in their ...