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Online Stress Management Programs Found Effective

May 1st, 2013
Online Stress Management Programs Found Effective Improving access, enhancing quality and lowering the costs of health care services is a central tenet to health care reform. Policymakers and providers believe health ...

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 ...

Mobile App Helps in Weight Loss Program

April 29th, 2013
Mobile App Helps in Weight Loss ProgramMobile technology could potentially revolutionize the way medicine is practiced; for instance, emerging research suggests mobile phones using text messaging and monitoring ...

Virtual Reality May Work Better than Meetings at Keeping Weight Off

April 28th, 2013
Virtual Reality May Work Better than Meetings at Keeping Weight Off  A small study conducted by researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center found that virtual ...

Humans Respond Emotionally to Robots

April 24th, 2013
Humans Respond Emotionally to RobotsTechnology is on a roll as robots and other forms of simulation devices are now used in schools, home and work environments. Robots and simulations can do just about anything ...

Autistic Kids May Be Prone to Compulsive Video Gaming

April 22nd, 2013
Autistic Kids May Be Prone to Compulsive Video GamingResearchers discover children and teens with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are more likely to develop problematic video game habits. A University of Missouri researcher found ...

Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Depression

April 21st, 2013
Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for DepressionThe extraordinary results of a recent pilot study for individuals with treatment-resistant depression are being met with cautious optimism by experts. In the study, ...

Possible Link Between ADHD in Children & Cell Phone Use

April 21st, 2013
Possible Link Between ADHD in Children & Cell Phone UseA new study suggests a potential link between the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and cell phone use.  ADHD is ...

Analyzing Brain Activity May Help Detect Autism

April 20th, 2013
brain activity and autismNeuroscientists have developed a method of analyzing brain activity that may help detect autism in children. In a small study, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in ...

Substance Use Tied to Overactive Brain Reward Areas

April 19th, 2013
Substance Use Tied to Overactive Brain Reward Areas  New research suggests overactivity of specific brain reward regions may cause an individual to have greater cravings for drugs. Investigators from the Oregon Research Institute ...