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  Raising Adopted Children: How Parents Cooperate Matters More Than Gay or Straight

  July 13, 2013 — A study suggests that whether parents are gay, lesbian or straight, how well they work together as a couple is linked to fewer behavior problems in their adopted children and is more important than ... > full story
• Alcoholism
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  Combination of Smoking and Heavy Drinking 'Speeds Up Cognitive Decline'

  July 11, 2013 — The combination of smoking and heavy drinking speeds up cognitive decline, according to new ... > full story
• Alcoholism
  Gender Difference
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  'Wasted' and 'Hammered' Versus 'Buzzed' and 'Tipsy' Is More Than Just Semantics

  July 10, 2013 — Prior research found that women tended to use moderate self-referral terms for intoxication, whereas men used heavy terms. New findings confirm that men's drinking is generally described in terms ... > full story
• Sleep Disorders
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  Tots Who Sleep Less Have More Behavior Problems, Study Finds

  July 10, 2013 — Four-year-olds with shorter than average sleep times have increased rates of "externalizing" behavior problems, a new study ... > full story
• Autism
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  Excessive Cerebral Spinal Fluid and Enlarged Brain Size in Infancy Are Potential Biomarkers for Autism

  July 10, 2013 — Children who were later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder had excessive cerebrospinal fluid and enlarged brains in infancy, a new study has found, raising the possibility that those brain ... > full story
• Epilepsy Research
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  Seizures Late in Life May Be an Early Sign of Alzheimer's Disease

  July 8, 2013 — Patients with epilepsy who had amnestic mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease presented earlier with cognitive decline than patients who did not have epilepsy, according to a new ... > full story
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  Companies Look at Wrong Things When Using Facebook for Hiring, Study Shows

  July 2, 2013 — Employers are using Facebook to screen job applicants and weed out candidates they think have undesirable traits. But a new study shows that those companies may have a fundamental misunderstanding of ... > full story
• Anger Management
  Child Psychology
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  Behavior
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  PTSD
   

  After the Shooting, Political Violence Lives on in Kids' Behavior Problems

  July 1, 2013 — Even short-term exposure to political violence may have long-lasting effects on children's adjustment and behavior, says a new ... > full story
• Mental Health Research
  Gender Difference
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  Are College Student Hook-Ups Linked to Anxiety and Depression?

  June 28, 2013 — As narratives of "hook-up" culture take center stage in popular media, behavioral researchers are starting to ask what psychological consequences, if any, may be in store for young adults who engage ... > full story
• Addiction
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  Ritalin Shows Promise in Treating Addiction

  June 27, 2013 — ADHD drug helps improve brain functional connectivity in cocaine addiction, according to a new ... > full story

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