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  Genetic Testing Improved Student Learning in Personalized Medicine Class

  July 23, 2013 — Students who had their genome tested as part of a groundbreaking medical school course on personalized medicine improved their knowledge of the class materials by an average of 31 percent compared ... > full story
• Anger Management
  Gender Difference
  Racial Issues
  PTSD
  Behavior
  Anxiety
   

  When Bar Fights Get Mean, Bystanders Intervene

  July 23, 2013 — People are more likely to try to break up a bar fight when they believe the conflict is too violent, or has the potential to become more violent, according to ... > full story
• Language Acquisition
  Child Development
  Intelligence
  Educational Psychology
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  Perception
   
  

  Ability to Learn New Words Based on Efficient Communication Between Brain Areas That Control Movement and Hearing

  July 22, 2013 — For the first time scientists have identified how a pathway in the brain which is unique to humans allows us to learn new ... > full story
• Eating Disorders
  Eating Disorder Research
  Nutrition
  Behavior
  Nutrition Research
  Psychiatry
   

  Teen Eating Disorders Increase Suicide Risk

  July 22, 2013 — Is binge eating a tell-tale sign of suicidal thoughts? According to a new study of African American girls, those who experience depressive and anxious symptoms are often dissatisfied with their ... > full story
• Breast Cancer
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  Explaining Cancer to Better Prevent It

  July 22, 2013 — A new disease is affecting developing countries, deadlier than malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis combined. With changes in lifestyles, cancer is spreading in southern countries. Today, more than 70 % of ... > full story
• Children's Health
  Educational Psychology
  Memory
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  Illegal Drugs
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Pediatric Anesthetic Risk: Ketamine May Damage Children's Learning Ability and Memory

  July 19, 2013 — Recent studies have found that anesthesia drugs have neurotoxicity on the developing neurons, causing learning and memory disorders and behavioral abnormalities. Ketamine is commonly used in ... > full story
• Sexual Health
  Erectile Dysfunction
  Relationships
  Psychology
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Is Sexual Addiction the Real Deal?

  July 19, 2013 — Controversy exists over whether what some mental health experts call hypersexuality, or sexual addiction, is a mental disorder at all. Now researchers have measured how the brain responded in people ... > full story
• Wild Animals
  Zoology
  Animals
  Mammals
  Extreme Survival
  New Species
   
  

  Best Romantic Singers Are Male Bats

  July 18, 2013 — Male bats appear to be the sexy singers of the animal world: they have learned to vocalize in a specific way to attract females, but once they have their attention, they change their tune – ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Environmental Policy
  Behavioral Science
  Environmental Science
  Hazardous Waste
  Geochemistry
   

  Widely Used Pesticide Toxic to Honeybees

  July 18, 2013 — New research concludes that the absence of mortality does not always indicate functional ... > full story
• Staying Healthy
  Children's Health
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Nutrition
  Infant's Health
  Foodborne Illness
   

  Taste Rules for Kids and Healthy Food Choices

  July 16, 2013 — Sweet and salty flavors, repeat exposure, serving size and parental behavior are the key drivers in children’s food choices, according to new ... > full story

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