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How Presidential Candidates' Actions Speak Louder Than Their Words
November 5, 2012 — Scientists have released a comprehensive computerized study of the body language of the major-party U.S. presidential candidates, using expertise of computer scientists and body language experts at ... > full story -
Cartoons Reduce Anxiety in Children Undergoing Anesthesia, Study Finds
November 5, 2012 — Letting children watch a favorite cartoon is an effective and safe way to reduce anxiety before anesthesia and surgery, concludes a new ... > full story -
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Prenatal Testosterone Levels Influence Later Response to Reward
November 5, 2012 — Testosterone levels early in fetal development influence later sensitivity of brain regions related to reward processing and affect an individual's susceptibility to engage in behavior, that in ... > full story -
Brain Imaging Alone Cannot Diagnose Autism
November 2, 2012 — Experts caution against heralding the use of brain imaging scans to diagnose autism and urges greater focus on conducting large, long-term multicenter studies to identify the biological basis of the ... > full story -
Self-Harm Not Always a Sign of Serious Mental Health Problems, Swedish Research Suggests
November 2, 2012 — Self-harm is common among young people. Many have at one time scratched, punctured or cut themselves or hit their head forcefully against a wall, and the behavior is almost as common among boys as ... > full story -
Trickle-Down Anxiety: Study Examines Parental Behaviors That Create Anxious Children
November 1, 2012 — Parents with social anxiety disorder are more likely than parents with other forms of anxiety to engage in behaviors that put their children at high risk for developing angst of their own, according ... > full story -
Rethinking Reading Instruction
November 1, 2012 — Many educators have long believed that when words differ on only one sound, early readers can learn the rules of phonics by focusing on what is different between the words. Scientists are turning ... > full story -
More Evidence Needed to Support Use of Autism Interventions
November 1, 2012 — A new study finds there is not evidence to fully endorse any nonmedical interventions designed to help children with autism spectrum disorders. The findings underscore the need for new, well-designed ... > full story -
Five Year Olds Are Generous Only When They're Watched
October 31, 2012 — Children as young as five are generous when others are aware of their actions, but antisocial when sharing with a recipient who can't see them, according to new ... > full story -
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Single Protein Targeted as Root Biological Cause of Several Childhood Psychiatric Disorders
October 31, 2012 — New research may revolutionize the biological understanding of some childhood psychiatric disorders. Scientists found that if the protein, SRGAP3, is malformed, it causes problems in brain ... > full story
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