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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 ...

Common Sleep Aid, Ambien, Intensifies Emotional, Negative Memories

June 16th, 2013
Common Sleep Aid, Ambien, Intensifies Emotional, Negative MemoriesResearchers have identified the sleep mechanism that enables the brain to strengthen emotional memories.  They also found that a commonly prescribed sleep aid heightens ...

Incontinence Takes Emotional Toll on Middle-Aged Women

June 15th, 2013
Incontinence Takes Mental Toll on Middle-Aged Women  A new study shows that middle-aged women are more likely to suffer depression from a common medical problem they find too ...

New Study Shows Reputation Trumps Money

June 15th, 2013
New Study Shows Reputation Trumps Money  Whether it's an attempt to increase recycling rates, reduce energy consumption or cut carbon emissions, conventional wisdom says the best way to get people to do the ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Rat Study Finds Long-term Use of Antidepressants May Hinder Treatment of PTSD, Some Learning

June 11th, 2013
Rat Study Finds Long-term Use of Antidepressants May Hinder Treatment of PTSD, Some LearningNew animal research suggests long-term use of a class of medicines used to commonly treat depression may have ...

Breastfeeding Benefits Babies’ Brains

June 8th, 2013
Breastfeeding Benefits Babies’ Brains  A new study boosts the evidence that breastfeeding is good for babies' brains. Researchers from Brown University used a specialized, baby-friendly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to look at the brain ...

Could You Pop a Pill to Prevent PTSD? Mice Study Suggests Maybe

June 7th, 2013
Could You Pop a Pill to Prevent PTSD? Mice Study Suggests Maybe Provocative new laboratory research suggests scientists may someday develop a medication that can prevent the development of symptoms that accompany ...