Psychology

95,000 Person Study Shows MMR Vaccine Does Not Lead To Higher Autism Risk

A study of approximately 95,000 children with older siblings found that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is not associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders regardless of whether older siblings had been diagnosed on the autism spec ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 21 2015 - 5:30pm

New Approaches To Identify And Treat Suicidal Adolescents

Suicide remains the second leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States, this year nearly 5,000 adolescents will commit suicide and advocates claim over 500,000 will make an emergency room visit that is or could be a suicide attempt. Better ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 9:00pm

What It Feels Like To Be Invisible – Less Anxious

Recent advances with so-called meta-materials have shown that a practical invisibility cloak might one day be possible. But a new study has approached the scenario from the other direction, asking what it would feel like to be invisible. The answer, it tu ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 23 2015 - 3:11pm

Depression Leaves A Metabolic Signature On Mitochondria

Major depression comes with an unexpected metabolic signature, according to new findings. Authors in search of genes that increase depression risk analyzed thousands of women. those with recurrent major depression and healthy controls, and found that many ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 24 2015 - 7:28am

The Evolutionary Psychology Reason Some People Will Be Anti-GMO

Scientists may get frustrated at Dr. Oz and The Food Babe and other people who are against genetically modified organisms (GMOs) while munching happily on organic strains created by mutagenesis, but if we care about cognitive science issues, the evidence- ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 24 2015 - 6:11pm

Mental Health Disorders Don't Predict Future Violence- Except In One Group

Most psychiatric disorders- including depression-- do not predict future violent behavior, according to a longitudinal study of delinquent youth. Some delinquent youth with current psychiatric illness may also be violent- males with mania were more than t ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2015 - 5:30pm

Recessions Lead To Depressions (Psychological, That Is)

It's not a surprise that in a modern materialistic society, the desire to buy the latest iGimmick will lead to sadness if the money to do so is not available but we fortunately have the statistics to back that up. The recent Great Recession was accom ...

Article - News Staff - May 2 2015 - 9:15am

Happy Meals Of Healthy Foods- A Pilot Program

Happy Meals for broccoli? A paper presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in San Diego says that because poor food choices in school cafeterias are a risk factor for childhood obesity, students will make better choices if health ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 10:26am

We're Wired To Hate Dieting

If you're finding it difficult to stick to a diet, a new paper says you can likely blame hunger-sensitive cells in your brain known as AGRP neurons. According to new experiments, these neurons are responsible for the unpleasant feelings of hunger tha ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 30 2015 - 7:12am

The Search For Satiety Neurons And How To Short Circuit Hunger

Anyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows that it's no fun to feel hungry- the drive to tame hunger pangs can sabotage even the best-intentioned dieter. But how exactly is it that fasting creates these uncomfortable feelings and consuming food t ...

Article - News Staff - May 3 2015 - 3:59pm