Intimate partner violence, history of childhood abuse worsen trauma symptoms for new moms
Postnatal screenings are a vital intervention pointCredit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A study assessed the interaction ...
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Amygdala changes in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
DNA hypermethylation responsible for reduced amygdala volume in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.A) CpG site where the structure ...
Study: ‘Anti-vaxxers’ gain traction against HPV vaccine on Facebook
MU media expert analyzed 10 years of HPV-vaccine related Facebook postsCredit: University of Missouri One of the biggest social media ...
Research advances understanding of how the brain focuses while ignoring distractions
UC Riverside mouse study has implications for treating neuropsychiatric diseases such as ADHD and schizophreniaCredit: Zagha lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
Welcome, Robin the AI robot
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital launches an innovative project to support the emotional needs of ...
MU researcher awarded $4 million US Department of Education grant
5-year project will help increase social studies knowledge, reading comprehension for middle school students in Missouri, Michigan, Massachusetts and Washington, ...
Running in Tarahumara culture
Long distance runnersCredit: Lieberman, Daniel E. "Running in Tarahumara (Rarámuri) Culture," just published in Current Anthropology (v61, no. 3 (June ...
Fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition or exercise counseling
Overweight and obese men who are fathers were more likely than men without children to be referred for nutrition or ...
A loving ‘outsider’s’ bird’s eye-view of China’s transformation
World Scientific publishes 'China's Millennium Transformation, the Belt and Road Initiative,' an unusual book by Da Hsuan FengCredit: World Scientific ...
New research examines links between religion and parental support from non-family members
Credit: University of Otago "Be fruitful and multiply" says the Bible, and worldwide religious people tend to have more children ...
Traffic data show drastic changes in Floridians’ behavior at onset of the pandemic
Study uses statewide traffic data from the Florida department of transportationCredit: Florida Atlantic University It's not just health, social and ...
Auditory hallucinations rooted in aberrant brain connectivity
Schizophrenia symptom may be the result of increased connections between sensory and language-processing brain areasCredit: Elsevier, 2020 (Creative Commons license, ...
Seeing is believing: Effectiveness of facemasks
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers use flow visualization to qualitatively test facemasks and social distancingCredit: Florida Atlantic ...
Native Amazonians, Americans and monkeys show similar thinking patterns
The neural computations of human and non-human primates shed new light on the evolution of languageCredit: Photo courtesy of Stephen ...
Marine training may take more mental than physical grit
Keck Medicine of USC study identifies psychological measures that may predict who is more likely to complete - or quit ...
Uganda’s Ik are not unbelievably selfish and mean
Small ethnic group is cooperative and generous, contrary to 1972 book portrayalCredit: Cathryn Townsend The Ik, a small ethnic group ...
‘Stay at home but don’t stay still,’ researchers recommend
In a review article published in the American Journal of Physiology, Brazilian researchers present scientific evidence on the impact of ...
Vets walking pets: Strolls with shelter dogs may reduce PTSD symptoms in military veterans
FAU researcher examines impact of dog-walking intervention on physiological and PTSD symptoms in military veteransCredit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University ...
‘Game changer’ for reporters: 2016 US presidential election coverage
University of Missouri study looked at ethical issues in US presidential election press coverage between 2000-2016Credit: University of Missouri The ...
The relationship between looking/listening and human emotions
Revealing the relationship between attentional states and emotions from human pupillary reactionsCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS ...