May 25th, 2012

Explaining the role and purpose of emotions has been a human preoccupation since Plato and Aristotle. Now, brain imaging suggests the experience of strong emotions ...
May 25th, 2012

Classic weight control doctrine follows the logic that if you consume more calories per day than what your body ...
May 24th, 2012

The benefits of being “well-connected” apply to more than social status and economic success – new study finds that maintaining nerve connections ...
May 24th, 2012

When you pick up a pen out of a messy drawer or grab a coffee cup in the morning, you don't really ...
May 22nd, 2012

Someday your phone or laptop might truly be smart: It could diagnose your depression based on your Internet surfing patterns.
According to researchers at Missouri University of ...
May 22nd, 2012
Transcranial direct stimulation may help some patients with schizophrenia, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Although still considered an experimental therapy , direct brain stimulation (DBS) has been in practice for several years and has been tried ...
May 21st, 2012

A digital native is an individual born during the last 40 years. This cohort typically uses technology in many ...
May 21st, 2012

The availability of genetic testing to help individuals learn their risk for a particular disease has not resulted in an ...
May 20th, 2012
Recent studies suggest that increased acidity, or low pH, in the brain is linked to panic disorders, anxiety, and depression.
But University of Iowa neuroscientist John Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D., says his work suggests that changes in acidity are important for normal brain activity ...
May 19th, 2012
A new study has found that the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq is dramatically lower than predicted.
A Harvard researcher credits new efforts by the Army to prevent PTSD, as well as ensuring that those ...