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Blogs May Help Teens Reduce Social Stress

Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Blogging may help teens improve their self-esteem and enhance friendships, a new study suggests. ...
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A Vaccination Against Prejudice?

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
Evolutionary psychologists suspect that prejudice is rooted in survival. Our distant ancestors had to avoid outsiders who might have carried disease. Research still shows that ...
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Recent Illness Primes Avoidance of Health Threats

Friday, September 9th, 2011
While most appreciate the efficiency of our immune system -- a biological system that automatically responds to pathogens once they ...
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Lab Studies Show that Light Reduces Fear

Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Using mice as model, University of Virginia researchers discover light plays a role in reducing fear and anxiety. This finding ...
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Exercise Lessens Anxiety In the Short Run

Saturday, March 19th, 2011
The next time you're nervously prepping for an exam or a crucial job interview, consider this: taking a break to exercise ...
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Research May Yield New Drug Targets for Memory, Anxiety Disorders

Monday, January 10th, 2011
A new drug target for anxiety disorders -- and particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -- is now possible due to a recent ...
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Tiny Neural Circuits Manage Fear’s Flow

Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Some define fear as an emotional response to a perceived threat. We know fear increases heart rate, clenches the stomach, tightens the throat and ...
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Aggressive Parenting May Harm Child’s Emotional Health

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
A new study underway hopes to determine whether or not grabbing a child firmly by the arm, ...
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Some Mood Disorders Stay with Us As We Age

Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Although the number of new diagnoses of mood and anxiety disorders appear to decline ...
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Animal Behavior Similar to Human Response

Friday, January 15th, 2010
Researchers frequently use animal models to study how an intervention influences behavior. Often, the value of the research depends on how ...
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