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War Atrocities May Be Fueled by Racism

May 23rd, 2012
War Atrocities Fueled by Racial PrejudiceNew research suggests war stress may not be the reason soldiers mutilate enemy corpses or take body parts as trophies. Investigators from the Economic and ...

Industry Slants Drug Benefits in Presentations to MDs

May 23rd, 2012
Industry Slants Drug Benefits in Presentations to MDsIn an era of evidence-based clinical care, a new study finds that research presented to psychiatrists during their annual ...

Temporal Context Impacts Discrimination

May 22nd, 2012
Temporal Context Influences DiscriminationA new study suggests timing can affect whether females and minorities experience discrimination – at least in the case of higher education. The finding comes from an experiment in which ...

Depression Linked With More Internet Use

May 22nd, 2012
Can Internet Use Predict Depression?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 ...

Theory Challenges ‘Fight or Flight’ Response to Stress

May 22nd, 2012
New Theory Challenges 'Fight or Flight' Response to StressA new study from the University of Freiburg, Germany suggests that stress does not always cause aggressive behavior in ...

Angry Partner May Also Be Sad

May 22nd, 2012
An Angry Partner May Also be Sad Married couples usually are pretty good at recognizing each other’s emotional state during conflicts. However, researchers have found that one significant ...

Social Media and Cell Phones Aid Scientific Research

May 21st, 2012
Social Media and Cell Phones Aid Scientific ResearchA digital native is an individual born during the last 40 years. This cohort typically uses technology in many ...

Genetic Testing Has Not Resulted in Medical Overuse

May 21st, 2012
Genetic Testing Has Not Resulted in Medical OveruseThe availability of genetic testing to help individuals learn their risk for a particular disease has not resulted in an ...

Emotional Intelligence Does Not Help Detect Dishonesty

May 21st, 2012
Emotional Intelligence Does Not Help Detect Dishonesty While high levels of emotional intelligence can help individuals navigate the ups and downs of daily life, the perception of ...

Treating Sleep Apnea in Children Reverses Brain Abnormalities

May 21st, 2012
Treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children can improve attention and verbal memory, according to a new study. "OSA is known to be associated with deficits in attention, cognition, and executive function," said lead author Ann Halbower, MD, associate professor at the Children's ...
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