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·April 20, 2022·5 min read

Feeling Sensations, Including Ones Connected to Sadness, May Be Key to Depression Recovery

Suppressing or blocking out physical sensations related to emotions such as sadness can hinder recovery from depression symptoms and may cause a relapse into depression.

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·February 21, 2022·4 min read

First Sexual Experience Influences Women’s Future Sexual Desire

A woman's first sexual experience impacts her sexual desire later in life, a new study reports. However, in men, the first sexual experience had little to no impact on sexual desire later in life.

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·February 8, 2022·5 min read

Risk Factors Linked to Anxiety Disorders Differ Between Men and Women During the Pandemic

Pandemic associated risk factors for anxiety differ between men and women, researchers say. Higher anxiety in males was associated with COVID misinformation, while women's anxiety was more commonly associated with concerns about employment. Overall, the prevalence for general anxiety disorder was significantly higher in women than in men.

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·January 28, 2022·5 min read

How Fetal Alcohol Exposure Increases Risk of Development Disorders

Study explores how fetal exposure to alcohol can lead to developmental disorders and how the breast cancer-associated BRCA1 gene may play a role in preventing developmental disorders.

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·January 25, 2022·3 min read

Performance Enhancing Substances Linked to Eating Disorder Symptoms

A lifetime history of APEDS use is associated with eating disorder symptoms, specifically when using protein and creatine supplements, or diuretics.

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·January 14, 2022·4 min read

Symptoms and Traits of Borderline Personality Disorder May Run In Families

Family members of people with borderline personality disorder share similarities in brain structure and personality traits as those diagnosed with the personality disorder. Findings may point toward a hereditary component to personality disorders.

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·November 9, 2021·5 min read

Listening to Favorite Music Improves Brain Plasticity and Cognitive Performance in Alzheimer’s Patients

Repeatedly listening to personally meaningful music induced brain plasticity and improved cognitive function for patients with mild cognitive impairment and early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 30, 2021·5 min read

A Universal Law of Physiology Emerges From a Professor’s Research

A new study presents the first quantitative comparison of adaptation response.

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·September 7, 2021·6 min read

Massage Stones Help Uncover Role of Prefrontal Cortex in Sensory Perception

Findings shed new light on the role the prefrontal cortex plays in sensory processing and perception.

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·July 27, 2021·4 min read

More Than 1 in 4 Adults With a Previous Suicide Attempt Are Psychologically Flourishing

28.4% of people who had previously attempted suicide reported complete mental health, including being free of psychological problems for up to a year and improvements in life satisfaction spanning a month or more.

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·July 27, 2021·4 min read

Empathy in Everyday Life

People will empathize with others when they recognize them as opportunities to show empathy, but often notice the feelings with others without flagging them as an opportunity to empathize.

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·June 4, 2021·5 min read

ADHD Drugs Can Affect Later Generations

A new study of male guppies reveals behaviors affected by methylphenidate hydrochloride (MPH), an active ingredient in common ADHD medications, can be passed along to future generations.