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Estrogen Therapy Can Help Girls with Anorexia

June 19th, 2013
Estrogen Therapy Can Help Girls with Anorexia A new clinical trial suggests estrogen replacement therapy may significantly decrease anxiety symptoms among girls with anorexia nervosa. The clinical findings were ...

Early Exposure to Violence May Lead to Aggression in Kids

June 18th, 2013
Early Exposure to Violence May Lead to Aggression in KidsNew research suggests exposure to violence in children under the age of three may lead to aggression in school age youngsters. “People ...

Sibling Fighting Can Harm Kids’ Mental Health

June 18th, 2013
Sibling Fighting Can Harm Kids' Mental HealthNew research suggests that sibling aggression may lead to poor mental health among children and adolescents. Sibling aggression, or fights between siblings, is often dismissed as simply being ...

Transcendental Meditation Linked to Higher Graduation Rates

June 11th, 2013
Transcendental Meditation Linked to Higher Graduation Rates A new research study suggests that the practice of Transcendental Meditation® may improve graduation rates and, consequently, benefit society as a whole. Researchers believe ...

Anorexia, Bulimia Linked to Disturbance in Brain Region

June 10th, 2013
Anorexia, Bulimia Linked to Disturbance in Brain RegionAnorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are among the deadliest of psychiatric disorders, with few proven effective treatments. The insidious disorders are ...

Facebook Helps First-Generation College Students

June 7th, 2013
Facebook Helps First-Gen College Students A new research study discovers Facebook connections can improve the confidence of first-generation college applicants and help them succeed. Researchers from the University of Michigan and Michigan ...

Younger Than You Think: Peer Pressure Begins in Elementary School

June 6th, 2013
Younger Than You Think: Peer Pressure Begins in Elementary School Amazingly, peer group pressure can begin as early as elementary school, a finding that should place teachers and parents on ...

Prevention Program Proves Effective for Substance Abuse

June 5th, 2013
Prevention Program Proves Effective for Substance AbuseEmerging evidence shows that a proactive approach works to reduce substance abuse among young adults. In a new study, researchers at Penn State and Iowa State ...

Could Man’s Best Friend Improve Teens’ Mood?

June 4th, 2013
Could Man's Best Friend Improve Teens' Mood?A new study shows that playing with dogs can lift the mood of teenagers while they receive residential drug and alcohol treatment. Lindsay Ellsworth, a doctoral ...

Double Standard Alive & Well in Views on Promiscuity

June 4th, 2013
Double Standard Alive & Well in Views on PromiscuityDevelopmental psychologists have found that college-age women do not want to be friends with women judged as promiscuous. Cornell researchers say that in ...