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Dogs Help Improve Moods Among Teens in Treatment
June 3, 2013 Researchers have come up with a new, mood-boosting therapy for teenagers in drug and alcohol treatment: Shelter dogs. Dog-interaction activities have been found to improve mood among teenagers living ... > full story -
Songbirds May Give Insight to Nature Vs. Nurture
June 3, 2013 A new research technique allows neural imaging of auditory stimuli in songbirds via ... > full story -
Psychologists Map Entrepreneurial Spirit in U.S., Great Britain and Germany
June 1, 2013 Researchers mapped the entrepreneurial personality structures in the United States, Great Britain and Germany, identifying regions where a feeling of entrepreneurial spirit is “most at ... > full story -
Facebook Profiles Raise Users' Self-Esteem and Affect Behavior
May 31, 2013 A Facebook profile is an ideal version of self, full of photos and posts curated for the eyes of family, friends and acquaintances. A new study shows that this version of self can provide beneficial ... > full story -
Genetic Variants Linked to Educational Attainment
May 30, 2013 A multi-national team of researchers has identified genetic markers that predict educational attainment by pooling data from more than 125,000 individuals in the United States, Australia, and 13 ... > full story -
When Friends Create Enemies: Facebook's Mutual-Friends Feature May Create Security Risks, Privacy Concerns
May 30, 2013 Often revered for bringing people together, the mutual-friends feature on Facebook actually creates myriad security risks and privacy concerns according to a new ... > full story -
Early Brain Responses to Words Predict Developmental Outcomes in Children With Autism
May 29, 2013 The pattern of brain responses to words in 2-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder predicted the youngsters' linguistic, cognitive and adaptive skills at ages 4 and 6, according to a new ... > full story -
Putting the Brakes on Distracted Driving
May 29, 2013 If you're still using your mobile phone behind the wheel, University of Alberta sociology researcher Abu Nurullah likely has your ... > full story -
Big Brothers and Sisters Pay Off for Nature's Social Spiders
May 29, 2013 The behavior of social spiders may settle debates over the benefits of older siblings. Researchers studying Australian social huntsman spiders discovered that younger siblings thrive when raised in ... > full story -
Different Types of Psychotherapy Have Similar Benefits for Depression
May 28, 2013 Treatments for depression that don't involve antidepressant drugs but rather focus on different forms of talking therapy (referred to as psychotherapeutic interventions) are all beneficial, with no ... > full story
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