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Anxiety, Alcohol Linked with College Students’ Emotional Ties to Facebook

April 11th, 2013
Anxiety, Alcohol Linked with College Students' Emotional Ties to FacebookThe dramatic success of Facebook has led researchers to study how emotionally involved Facebook users become with the social networking ...

Even Brief Meditation Can Improve Student Performance

April 10th, 2013
Even Brief Meditation Can Improve Student Performance College is an invigorating world for most students, a time without parental restraints and a period in life when new experiences occur on ...

Different Sets of Behaviors Tied to Timing of Autism Diagnosis

April 10th, 2013
Different Sets of Behaviors Tied to Timing of Autism DiagnosisInvestigators from the University of Wisconsin–Madison find the age at which a child with autism is diagnosed ...

New Strategy to Reduce Teen Obesity: Sleep More!

April 9th, 2013
New Strategy to Reduce Teen Obesity: Sleep More!  Talk about a win-win deal: A new study suggests that sleeping an additional hour each night may reduce the prevalence of adolescent obesity. Researchers ...

Short Lectures, Frequent Quizzes Maximize Online Learning

April 8th, 2013
Short Lectures, Frequent Quizzes Maximize Online Learning Despite the rapid proliferation of online educational offerings, evidence on the effectiveness of the new delivery method is a work ...

Mindfulness Meditation Linked to Less Mind-Wandering, Better Test Scores

April 6th, 2013
Mindfulness Meditation Linked to Less Mind-Wandering, Better Test Scores In a new study, university students who were trained in mindfulness meditation had fewer problems with ‘mind wandering’ and performed ...

Can Robotic Companions Ease A Child’s Fear?

April 5th, 2013
Can Robotic Companions Ease A Child's Fear? The value of pet therapy for helping a child manage the pain and emotional effects of a serious illness is well-documented. Unfortunately, companion animals are not ...

Family Situation Important Factor for Repeat Suicide Attempts

April 4th, 2013
Family Situation Important Factor for Repeat Suicide Attempts In a new study, researchers discovered that a variety of factors can independently impact suicide-related behaviors in young people. Anne ...

Limited Access to Mental Health Care for Youth, Teens

April 3rd, 2013
Limited Access to Mental Health Care for Youth, Teens A new national survey reveals that many adults believe children and teens do not received needed mental health services. The W.K. Kellogg ...

CDC Research Refutes Link Between Autism, Number of Vaccines

April 1st, 2013
CDC Research Refutes Link Between Autism, Number of VaccinesDespite a lack of scientific evidence, approximately one-third of parents believe an association exists between the number of vaccines a child receives, ...