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Emotional Intelligence Trumps IQ in Dentist-Patient Relationship
April 22, 2013 — IQ directly relates to how students perform on tests in the first two years of dental school. But emotional 'intelligence' trumps IQ in how well dental students work with patients, report ... > full story -
Can the Friend of My Friend Be My Enemy? Choice Affects Stability of the Social Network, Animal Study Shows
April 22, 2013 — Just as humans can follow complex social situations in deciding who to befriend or to abandon, it turns out that animals use the same level of sophistication in judging social configurations, ... > full story -
Risk of Dementia Declined Over Past 20 Years
April 19, 2013 — The risk of developing dementia may have declined over the past 20 years, in direct contrast to what many previously assumed. The decrease in dementia risk coincides with the general reduction in ... > full story -
Community Gardens May Produce More Than Vegetables
April 18, 2013 — People who participate in community gardening have a significantly lower BMIs —- as well as lower odds of being overweight or obese -— than do their non-gardening neighbors, according to ... > full story -
Risk Factor for Depression Can Be 'Contagious'
April 18, 2013 — A new study with college roommates shows that a particular style of thinking that makes people vulnerable to depression can actually "rub off" on others, increasing their symptoms of depression six ... > full story -
Social Gaming Promotes Healthy Behavior, Reveals New Research
April 18, 2013 — Adding social gaming elements to a behavior tracking program led people to exercise more frequently and helped them decrease their body-mass index, according to new ... > full story -
Brain-Behavior Associations: Researchers Look at Ties Between Early Social Experiences and Adolescent Brain Function
April 18, 2013 — Brains develop in the context of experience. Social experiences may be particularly relevant for developing neural circuits related to the experience of feeling or emotion. Factors such as negative ... > full story -
Children and Teens With Autism More Likely to Become Preoccupied With Video Games
April 17, 2013 — Children and teens with autism spectrum disorder use screen-based media, such as television and video games, more often than their typically developing peers and are more likely to develop ... > full story -
People Present Themselves in Ways That Counteract Prejudices Toward Their Group
April 17, 2013 — Individuals from stigmatized groups choose to present themselves in ways that counteract the specific stereotypes and prejudices associated with their group, according to a new ... > full story -
Harms of Harsh Discipline Are Softened by a Loving Mother
April 17, 2013 — The use of harsh discipline of unwanted behavior in children has long been controversial. Whether verbal (insults, disparaging remarks, threats) or physical (slapping/spanking), harsh discipline at ... > full story
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