Psychology :: Workplace bullying 50 percent higher in the US than Scandinavia
New research to be published in the Journal of Management Studies reveals that employees in the US are bullied up to 50% more often than workers in Scandinavia.
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Anxiety :: Brain activity reflects differences in types of anxiety
All anxiety is not created equal, and a research team at the University of Illinois now has the data to prove it.
Autism :: A pioneering system allows autistic children to communicate with their environment
SC@UT is a project designed and developed at the University of Granada which allows autistic children to communicate with people in their environment through a PDA. Thanks to this system, they can express such needs as going to the toilet or hunger and such states as happiness, sadness or tiredness. SC@UT can also be used by adults with cerebral palsy or who cannot speak for different reasons (heart attack, thrombosis, etc.).
Baby :: Babies able to tell through visual cues
Infants are able to comprehend when a different language is spoken by watching the shapes and rhythm of the speaker’s mouth and face movements, revealed by researchers.
Psychology :: Sex, beer and marketing ethics
The ethics and philosophy of marketing will come under the spotlight at a new public seminar being hosted at the University of Adelaide.
Depression :: Study tests depression treatment for diabetes patients
Ohio University researchers conduct two-year intervention feasibility study to test the effectiveness of a combination of exercise and talk therapy as a treatment for depression in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Drinking :: Binge drinking leads to neurocognitive deficits among college students
Alcoholics tend to have poorer neurocognitive functioning, including decision-making capabilities. A new study has found that binge drinking, common among college students, is associated with impaired decision making.
Baby :: Babies able to tell through visual cues when speakers switch languages: UBC study
At four months, babies can tell whether a speaker has switched to a different language from visual cues alone, according to a University of British Columbia study.
Relationship :: Want to improve your relationship? Do the dishes because you want to
If you do something positive for your mate, does it matter why? The answer is yes, according to new research from University of Rochester research assistant professor Heather Patrick.
Smoking :: Choice is a key element in success for smokers who want to quit
Smokers who have a say in how they quit are more likely to try kicking the habit and are more successful, according to new research at the University of Rochester.