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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 -
Women Donate Less to Charity Than Men in Some Contexts
May 28, 2013 Given the chance, women are more likely than men to dodge an opportunity to donate to charity, a group of economists has ... > full story -
Healthy Habits Die Hard: In Times of Stress, People Lean on Established Routines -- Even Healthy Ones
May 27, 2013 Stress and exhaustion may turn us into zombies, but a novel study shows that mindless behavior doesn't just lead to overeating and shopping sprees -- it can also cause us to stick with behaviors that ... > full story -
Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion, Study Shows
May 22, 2013 A new study shows that adults can be trained to be more compassionate. The report investigates whether training adults in compassion can result in greater altruistic behavior and related changes in ... > full story -
Good Marriage Can Buffer Effects of Dad's Depression on Young Children
May 22, 2013 What effect does a father's depression have on his young son or daughter? When fathers report a high level of emotional intimacy in their marriage, their children benefit, said a new ... > full story -
Big Data, for Better or Worse: 90% of World's Data Generated Over Last Two Years
May 22, 2013 A full 90 percent of all the data in the world has been generated over the last two years. Internet-based companies are awash with data that can be grouped and utilized. Is this a good ... > full story -
Doctors Prescribe More Analgesics to Women Than to Men Just for Being Female, Spanish Study Shows
May 21, 2013 Regardless of pain, social class or age, a woman is more likely to be prescribed pain-relieving drugs. A new study affirms that this phenomenon is influenced by socioeconomic inequality between ... > full story -
Human-Like Opponents Lead to More Aggression in Video Game Players
May 20, 2013 Video games that pit players against human-looking characters may be more likely to provoke violent thoughts and words than games where monstrous creatures are the enemy, according to a new ... > full story -
Coral Reef Fishes Prove Invaluable in the Study of Evolutionary Ecology
May 16, 2013 Coral reef fish species have proven invaluable for experimental testing of key concepts in social evolution and already have yielded insights about the ultimate reasons for female reproductive ... > full story -
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Emotional Response to Climate Change Influences Whether We Seek or Avoid Further Information
May 15, 2013 Because information about climate change is ubiquitous in the media, researchers looked at why many Americans know so little about its causes and why many are not interested in finding out ... > full story
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