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Behavior and health experts at the University of Michigan (UM) found that walking outside, in parks or in nature, helps improve conditions such as memory deficit, inattentiveness and other forms of mental fatigue. Even the cold weather is good enough, as the team says that the cold stimulates the brain to be more ale... |
17 December 2008
06:16 GMT |
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, say that women can quit smoking just as easily as men, but that they require a different kind of support than men do in order to succeed. Though the scientists have found no relevant differences between the numbers of men and women that managed to stay free of s... |
17 December 2008
03:30 GMT |
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Depression and anxiety are two medical conditions that are extremely difficult to treat by doctors, mostly because they have to do with a person's state of mind, and not necessarily with something going wrong inside their body. However, these diseases can also affect the body, in light of the actions people suff... |
16 December 2008
03:20 GMT |
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Researchers at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, led by professor Bart Hoebel, have recently made public the results of their studies concerning the effects of sugar addiction in rats. They have concluded that sugar dependence leads to the same brain changes as alcohol, nicotine, or drugs addiction. More than tha... |
15 December 2008
03:29 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of Michigan, led by Daniel Weissman, studied the interactions that occur between multiple areas of the brain when boredom sets in, and discovered that, as attention fades, so does the intensity at which several nervous centers communicate. The results were obtained by keeping volunteers ... |
11 December 2008
06:06 GMT |
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University of Newcastle Psychologist Daniel Nettle conducted a study on more than 100,000 children, in an attempt to determine exactly how a father's involvement in raising the children influences the little ones during their early teen years. The paper, published in the November 28 issue of the journal Evolutio... |
8 December 2008
19:01 GMT |
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All over the world, people believe in a god. No matter its name, there is always a super-natural entity that people pray to, and whose representation they turn to in time of need. Author Guy P. Harrison, who traveled the world analyzing people's religions, reveals in his latest book the 50 main reasons why most ... |
8 December 2008
17:01 GMT |
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Shopping during the Christmas season can be a very difficult and even deadly task, so before you set out make sure that you are armed with a few basic tips on how to minimize the time you spend in the store, or standing in line. The first time-saving thing you can do is to go out and buy the gifts you want as soon a... |
6 December 2008
04:15 GMT |
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Scientists studying human behavior learned that punishment among individuals in the same group could be a very effective way of promoting cooperation, rather than appealing to an individual's consciousness. Namely, if other members of the group have the capacity to sanction those who stray from the “path&r... |
6 December 2008
03:51 GMT |
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A 20 year-long study revealed that the happiness of just one person can affect a huge number of individuals for periods as long as one year. Their state of mind can influence their friends' and their friends' friends as well, spreading through social networks like an infectious disease. This proves that hap... |
5 December 2008
02:13 GMT |
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Expert radiologists will, from now on, have the possibility to treat victims of self-embedding disorder themselves, as new techniques of identifying objects that were inserted under the skin became available. Both X-ray imaging and ultrasonic guidance can be used to remove all sorts of things from the bodies of teena... |
3 December 2008
06:57 GMT |
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Scientists at the Aberdeen University, UK, led by the psychologist Benedict Jones, have studied the way women who have not yet reached menopause react to other genuinely beautiful women. The results of the research proved that women still able to give birth considered the women in the photos presented to them less at... |
3 December 2008
06:26 GMT |
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Couples in which one of the partners exhibits high levels of relationship-contingent self-esteem (RCSE) may be placed under unnecessary strain, recent scientific studies show. Too much emotional weight placed in the relationship can scare the other partner away, or create uncomfortable situations that do more harm th... |
3 December 2008
02:35 GMT |
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A new research, published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, showed that genetics played a very important role in the onset of night terrors in children aged under 18 months. The results were obtained after researchers at Montreal's Sacre-Coeur Hospital Sleep Disorders Center, in Canada, studied 390 twin pairs... |
1 December 2008
05:07 GMT |
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New scientific study revealed that talking over the cell phone while driving a car was far more distracting for drivers than discussing something with a passenger inside the vehicle. The research, to be published in American Psychological Association's December issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Ap... |
1 December 2008
02:49 GMT |
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New study further links the violence seen on TV with increasing rates of violent behavior among teenagers, but especially preschoolers. TV shows, action movies and extremely violent video games all have a very high impact on the way children and young adults view the world, especially if they've been exposed to ... |
27 November 2008
02:50 GMT |
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Recent scientific studies revealed that children of those who started smoking when they were very young are far more likely to start smoking than their peers, whose parents started doing so later in life or not at all. The same holds true if parents keep on smoking steadily for many years, well into adulthood. T... |
24 November 2008
11:11 GMT |
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Recent scientific studies show that people who experience new things and are also innovative display a stronger interaction between two nervous centers in their brains, namely the ventral striatum and the hippocampus. These regions are responsible for reward systems, and specific memory functions, respectively. The s... |
24 November 2008
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A new scientific study, published in the November edition of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, revealed that women who had an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy as they were young are more likely than others, in a control group, to have another one within two years. Major factors that influence this pheno... |
21 November 2008
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Diagnosing autism is a challenging task for doctors, which is precisely why the average age for the discovery of the disease is about 3 years for children in the Untied States. These statistics are very concerning, as the affliction can be better treated if it's discovered early or even before it sets in. Recogn... |
7 November 2008
07:01 GMT |
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Biologists conducting studies on the behavior of social animals found that gene expressions change depending on the situation, so as to modify the overall behavior of the animal. This connection was hinted at in previous studies, dating as back as 1992, and genetics say it's no surprise that genes are influenced... |
7 November 2008
05:23 GMT |
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Perhaps not many of you know that, when told so by a professional person with enough authority, you could even kill another human being in the name of science. This was demonstrated decades ago by a terrible study on authoritarianism. The real victims of the test, the participants, were definitely affected ... |
4 November 2008
05:16 GMT |
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It seems that not everything about Tarzan is a complete invention. Researchers at the University of Sussex discovered remarkable similarities between the way humans and gorillas use their body language to communicate their emotions. Facials expressions denote the exact feelings both species experience at the moment. ... |
20 October 2008
10:04 GMT |
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It might not look like it at first, but bumblebees share some of the behavioral features of serial killers. A new study, applying a geographical profiling technique, found that bumblebees, much in the same way as serial killers, like to maintain their address hidden and mostly roam in the vicinity of their home while... |
30 July 2008
04:58 GMT |
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A new link between genetics and autism was established in the outcome of a study showing that the parents of autistic children are likely to behave similarly to their young ones when it comes to evaluating people's facial expressions, although they do not have the disorder themselves.By conducting psychological ... |
18 July 2008
04:17 GMT |
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Love is what makes you a better person. Nevertheless, sharing your life with another person can turn into a permanent struggle with your fears and most rigid beliefs, all of which impede you to love. When in a marriage or a relationship, we have to open up something found deep inside of us. Without being aware of it,... |
14 May 2008
16:51 GMT |
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Hard to define, but easy to recognize, this attitude has always been a subject of dispute. Job authority, family authority or couple authority, this is the kind of reality we face daily. Some are advantaged by it, while others come to see their life turned into a living hell because of it. If you have this character ... |
9 May 2008
09:45 GMT |
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You may meet a person who looks right (proper clothing, skillfulness, intelligent look and stateliness), but when he/she starts to talk, he/she pisses you off really bad. Sometimes, you may be just like that, saying improper things. Self-centeredness refers to the habit of turning things and situations so that you ar... |
8 May 2008
11:20 GMT |
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Do you think that only testosterone induces the drive for power and aggressive behavior? Wrong! A new research published in the Hormones and Behavior journal shows that estrogen boosts power competition in women just like the male testosterone does, pointing that women have similar levels of competitiveness like men.... |
6 May 2008
14:06 GMT |
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We are all so wise... We find it very easy to catalogue people and to find a cause behind any deed a person makes. When we see a shy, unsure person, we label him/her as suffering from a complex. However, we do not say the same about an authoritative person, even if the same holds true for that person as well, the onl... |
6 May 2008
08:59 GMT |
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The macho, women's idol, is standing all alone and facing whatever problems might come his way - this is the classic image of the heroic male. But what's the reality behind the macho cult, so widespread amongst Mexican-Americans? A new research published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology attempts to c... |
30 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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It is clear that alcohol consumption can turn a gentleman into a rude beast. For the first time, a new research study published in The Journal of Neuroscience explains why. Social drinkers intoxicated with alcohol have lowered sensitivity in brain nuclei controlling threat detection, while displaying higher activity ... |
30 April 2008
10:44 GMT |
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Always control your carriage. This means be more attentive not only to the garments that, besides obeying the latest fashion trends, must also put you to advantage by emphasizing your particularities and "best side", thus personalize you. Do not forget that a dress, no matter how expensive or posh it is, loses some o... |
24 April 2008
02:06 GMT |
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You may think you're a naturally born lie detector, but in fact you're just checking people for stereotype behavior that can easily deceive you. A new research carried out by a team led by Dr. Stephen Porter's Forensic Psychology Lab at the Dalhousie University and published in the Psychological Scienc... |
23 April 2008
03:16 GMT |
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There is a large array of recent researchers unveiling the differences between the male and female brain. A new research published in the journal Cell shows the opposite, that the two genders have a largely unisex brain. The researchers managed to trigger artificially the neurons controlling singing, a male only acti... |
19 April 2008
04:26 GMT |
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This is the name of the most incomprehensible crime: pedophilia. A new research made at the University of Missouri has analyzed how these predators entrap their victims. "Our children are our greatest gift and our greatest responsibility. The fact that they could be abused in any way, shape or form is horrific - both... |
18 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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For you, testosterone may be a notion connected to high sex drive and muscles. But the male sex hormone influences male's behavior beyond physics and sex life. Including the economic behavior. A high testosterone blood level may translate into above-average profits for that day, as found by a new research publis... |
15 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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What's in the mind of a possible mate? Just look well at his/her face. It tells a lot about his/her attitude towards sexual relationships, as found by a new research carried out at the Durham, St. Andrews and Aberdeen Universities and published in "Evolution and Human Behavior." The study made on 700 heterosexua... |
9 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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It is largely believed that boys are educated to adopt male values: in movies or video games, the male heroes are killing machines with muscular hypertrophy that solve their problems through force, annihilating their opponents. Boys are punished more harshly than girls are, and parents expect them to be tough, protec... |
5 April 2008
03:57 GMT |
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Paranoia is far more spread in the general population than generally admitted. Although appearance doesn't show it, some people are paranoid, as revealed by a research published in the "British Journal of Psychiatry." In our daily contact with other persons, we interpret facial and body cues to assess how friend... |
4 April 2008
03:38 GMT |
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We want to have a public image, hiding what's inside our mind. A new research made by a team at the USC-Caltech Center for the Study of Law and Politics and to be published in "Political Research Quarterly" shows that men are less tolerant than women, and the most likely victims of prejudice are poorly educated ... |
3 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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In bursts, with the mouth wide open, like a fool, like a hunchback, like a whale. In puffs, in explosions, stifling, snorting, rattling, with tears... It is like a tide, laugh is irresistible. The human laugh is executed by muscle designed for it. We may burst with all our bodies, but the face has 12 specialized musc... |
3 April 2008
11:07 GMT |
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Any friendly gesture from a woman turns a man into a horny beast. And this is not an issue of movies: a new research to be published in the journal "Psychological Science" shows that this is the rule in daily life. Men were found not to be able to make the slightest difference between a friendly greeting, like the s... |
24 March 2008
14:56 GMT |
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You may see people who are in trouble, and the emotions (if you are not a psychopath) triggered by that are the same in all of us. But whether that makes you intervene or not for helping a person in need is another issue. A new research made by psychologist Lidewij Niezink, from the University of Groningen, Netherlan... |
24 March 2008
06:27 GMT |
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In nature, any species is sought after by other predator or prey species, which detect it through their senses (sight, hearing, smell). Victims can defend through venoms, unpleasant smells, run, or by deceiving the sensory input of their predators. One method is camouflage and mimicry. It is a balance between prey an... |
22 March 2008
08:44 GMT |
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It seems so human, still laugh is not specific to humans. Monkeys, rats and dogs have already been found to enjoy a good "laugh". But it is hard to penetrate into their mind to see what a rat or dog could think when "laughing". Perhaps they think we, humans, are ugly... Anyway, laughing seems to be connected to a hi... |
17 March 2008
09:34 GMT |
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You can be a sexual maniac, a hidden pervert, a sado-masochist or a serial sex killer and not even know it! Now, that's solved: here comes the Garos Sexual Behavior Inventory. It is the result of over a decade of research and observations made by a Texas Tech psychologist. Sheila Garos has gathered 70 sex questi... |
13 March 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Naughty little devil... Napoleon may have been skilled in the battle field and able to accomplish many tasks at the same time, but scientists have found his weakness: jealousy. The new research published in the journal "Evolution and Human Behavior" explains why Prince persists with this high heels. The team at the U... |
13 March 2008
14:06 GMT |
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A healthy nation laughs. This benefits psychological health and decreases pain. For example, for a Brit, there's nothing more funny than a gross insult or what many in other parts of the world consider wholly inappropriate: war, sex, race, death. On the other hand, for others, watching "Friends" requires a deep ... |
13 March 2008
06:46 GMT |
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Spending too much time with your buddies in the pub or with a beer in front of the TV? This is bad news for your sex life. Fortunately, the American men have doubled the amount of housework they do and spend three times more time with their kids, as compared to the situation 50 years ago. The result: happier American... |
11 March 2008
14:06 GMT |
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