Health
Do Post-Market Drug Trials Need a Higher Dose of Ethics?
Patients who sign up for trials testing more than one already approved intervention do not always know if one is being tested for harmful side effects
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Mind
Head Start: Early Learning Could Compensate for Cognitive Deterioration
Rat studies show that cognitive control, an ability eroded in disorders such as schizophrenia, could be protected with brain training
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What Internet Habits Say about Mental Health
Researchers find clues to depression in what people do online
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Hoarders Have Their Own Category of Disorder
A recent study finds evidence for why hoarders might be considered separate from those suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Christie Nicholson reports
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The Biological Response to Beauty and Ugliness in Art [Excerpt]
Eric Kandel's latest book, The Age of Insight, explores the intersection of neuroscience, psychoanalysis and art
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Wobbly Chairs May Affect Your Values
A study finds that unstable furniture can influence how we feel about our relationships. Christie Nicholson reports
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Some Multitasking Is More Taxing
Recent research finds that different forms of multitasking can impact our performance much more than others. Christie Nicholson reports
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Liars: It Takes One to Know One
New research suggests better liars are better at spotting lies
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Attraction between Friends of Opposite Sexes
A recent survey finds considerable differences in how men and women view attraction between male and female friends
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Early Intervention Could Help Autistic Children Learn to Speak
Follow-up study shows long-term language improvement for kids with autism after an intensive, targeted behavioral therapy program
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Our Friends' Weight Influences Our Weight Gain and Loss
Research finds that who we socialize with can influence our eating behavior. Christie Nicholson reports
Health
Better Preparation Could Improve the Quality of Death--and Life--for Terminal Patients
Research suggests that physicians and hospitals can do more to determine patient preferences and ensure quality of life in its waning days
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Lingering with a Decision Breeds More Indecision
Researchers have found that time spent deliberating on a decision actually exacerbates the difficulty in making that decision. Christie Nicholson reports
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Do We Care About Future Generations?
New research finds that we tend to care more about the success of future generations when we are faced with our own mortality. Christie Nicholson reports
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What the Supercool Arctic Ground Squirrel Teaches Us about the Brain's Resilience
During hibernation, the ground squirrel's brain loses many vital neural connections, but it has evolved a way to recuperate. Understanding that process might help scientists treat Alzheimer's...
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Confusion Helps Us Learn
It may be a good thing to be confused during the learning process. Christie Nicholson reports
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America Needs to Study Fractions
Recent research finds that a solid grade school knowledge of fractions and long-form division accurately predicts later success in high school math. Christie Nicholson reports
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Testosterone Promotes Aggression Automatically
New research suggests that testosterone may make us more aggressive without us consciously feeling any aggression. Christie Nicholson reports
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How Nuclear Fallout Casts Doubt on Renewal of Some Adult Brain Cells
A unique form of carbon dating, made possible by the Cold War, suggests that new neurons rarely survive in the human olfactory bulb after birth
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Mental Imagery Technique Helps Abuse Victims
Abuse victims find relief from feelings of contamination
