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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 ...

Mouse Study: Lead Exposure, Genetics Linked to Schizophrenia Risk

June 16th, 2013
Mouse Study: Lead Exposure, Genetics Linked to Schizophrenia RiskNew mice research suggests that, for those who already carry a genetic risk for schizophrenia, being exposed to lead during the formative years results in an ...

A New Hope for Anorexia Patients Found Through Brain Treatment

June 16th, 2013
A New Hope for Anorexia Patients Found Through Brain TreatmentIn a novel but very small study, scientists were able to help some women with severe anorexia nervosa through deep brain stimulation (DBS).  On ...

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 ...

New Research Paves the Way for Oxycontin, Vicodin Alternatives

June 16th, 2013
New Research Paves the Way for Oxycontin, Vicodin AlternativesResearchers have discovered a novel way to handle moderate to severe pain that paves the way for lower dosage painkillers. ...

New Study Pinpoints Two Distinct Forms of Gulf War Illness

June 15th, 2013
New Study Pinpoints Two Distinct Forms of Gulf War Illness  New research suggests there are two distinct forms of Gulf War illness, depending on which brain regions have atrophied. Researchers at Georgetown ...

Frequent ‘Heading’ of Soccer Ball May Lead to Brain Injury

June 15th, 2013
Frequent 'Heading' of Soccer Ball May Lead to Brain Injury  A new study has found that soccer players who frequently hit the ball with their heads have brain abnormalities ...

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 ...

Lower Self-Control among ‘Spiritual but not Religious’ Young Adults

June 14th, 2013
Lower Self-Control among ‘Spiritual but not Religious’ Young Adults  Baylor University researchers have discovered young adults who consider themselves "spiritual but not religious" are more ...