Autism :: As autism diagnoses grow, so do number of fad treatments
Ineffective or even dangerous fad treatments for autism, always a problem, seem to be growing more pervasive, according to researchers who studied the problem.
Psychology
Psychology :: Girls prefer pink, or at least a redder shade of blue
A study in the August 21st issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press, reports some of the first conclusive evidence in support of the long-held notion that men and women differ when it comes to their favorite colors.
Psychology :: Cynical shyness can precipitate violence in males and may be factor in school shootings
After performing an analysis of school shootings in the last decade, researchers at the Shyness Research Institute in Indiana say that the perpetrators are likely to suffer from cynical shyness — an extreme form of shyness that predominantly affects males and can lead to violent behavior.
Psychology :: Loneliness is bad for your health
Two University of Chicago psychologists, Louise Hawkley and John Cacioppo, have been trying to disentangle social isolation, loneliness, and the physical deterioration and diseases of aging, right down to the cellular level.
Psychology :: Are drunk girls more promiscuous? Perception is not always reality
Teens’ perceptions of adolescent girls’ flirtatiousness is based on what girls are drinking, as well as what their romantic male partners are drinking, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Psychology :: Humans mispredict their emotions after decision making
Behavioral research over the past 15 years has confirmed what anyone who has purchased a house or dumped a significant other could tell you: When people make decisions, they anticipate that they may regret their choices.
Mental Health :: Gratitude is good medicine for organ recipients
Organ transplant patients who focus on gratitude improve their mental health. After immunosuppressants, the best medicine for organ transplant patients may be gratitude.
Psychology :: Toddlers are capable of introspection
Preschoolers are more introspective than we give them credit for, according to new research by Simona Ghetti, assistant professor of psychology at UC Davis.
Psychology :: Marital violence among Asian-American couples
UC-Davis researchers identify three factors that predict marital violence in Asian-American couples, independent of marital distress.
Depression :: Clinical depression linked to abnormal emotional brain circuits
In what may be the first study to use brain imaging to look at the neural circuits involved in emotional control in patients with depression, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that brains of people with clinical depression react very differently than those of healthy people when trying to cope with negative situations.