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Repeat Brain Injury Raises Soldiers' Suicide Risk

Suicide risk is higher among military personnel with more lifetime TBIs, even after controlling for clinical symptom severity. Results of the study show that multiple ...  > full story

Competing for Milk Can Be a Stressful Thing for Hyena Twin Siblings

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time in a free-ranging mammal that hunger and conflict for access to ...  > full story

Children Routinely Injured or Killed by Guns, U.S. Study Shows; Access to Loaded, Unlocked Firearms Remains a Problem

While gun control issues usually surface after major incidents like the fatal shooting of 20 elementary school students in Newtown, ...  > full story

Public Support Can Influence Soldiers' Mental Health, Bug Killing Study Suggests

Can events supporting troops reduce the risk of soldiers experiencing combat-related stress disorders? A new study suggests so. ...  > full story

• Relationships
  Social Psychology
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  Couples' Thoughts During Disagreements Affect Relationship Satisfaction

  May 14, 2013 — People who are unhappy in their romantic relationship spend more time during a disagreement thinking about how angry and frustrated they are, but happy couples coordinate their thoughts so that when ... > full story
• Pain Control
  Fibromyalgia
  Joint Pain
  Neuropathy
  Back and Neck Pain
  Arthritis
   

  War Spawns New Approaches for Wounded Service Members' Pain Care

  May 11, 2013 — Better body armor and rapid aeromedical evacuations enable American service members to survive blasts that would have proved fatal in Vietnam or even the first Gulf War, but they pose new challenges ... > full story
• Children's Health
  Child Psychology
  Child Development
  Mental Health Research
  Psychiatry
  Depression
   

  Why Family Conflict Affects Some Children More Than Others

  May 8, 2013 — New research reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant problems. Researchers found that the way in which children ... > full story
• Vaccines
  Infectious Diseases
  HIV and AIDS
  Mumps, Measles, Rubella
  Diseases and Conditions
  Immune System
   

  Competing Antibodies May Have Limited the Protection Achieved in HIV Vaccine Trial in Thailand

  May 6, 2013 — Continuing analysis of an HIV vaccine trial undertaken in Thailand is yielding additional information about how immune responses were triggered and why the vaccine did not protect more ... > full story
• Fitness
  Teen Health
  Children's Health
  Anger Management
  Staying Healthy
  Sports
   

  Teen Girls Who Exercise Are Less Likely to Be Violent

  May 6, 2013 — Regular exercise is touted as an antidote for many ills, including stress, depression and obesity. Physical activity also may help decrease violent behavior among adolescent girls, according to new ... > full story
• Sports
  Educational Policy
  Staying Healthy
  Children's Health
  Sports Medicine
  Anger Management
   

  Camaraderie of Sports Teams May Deter Bullying, Violence

  May 5, 2013 — As schools around the country look for ways to reduce violence and bullying, they may want to consider encouraging students to participate in team sports, according to a new ... > full story
• Anger Management
  Popular Culture
  Conflict
  Child Development
  Child Psychology
  Public Health
   

  Experts to Focus on the Science of Gun Safety

  May 4, 2013 — Pediatric leaders and researchers tackled the complex and often politically charged subject of gun ... > full story
• Video Games
  Popular Culture
  Sleep Disorders
  Anger Management
  Weapons Technology
  Artificial Intelligence
   

  Violent Video Games Have Lower Effects on Highly-Exposed Teens

  May 3, 2013 — Teenagers who are highly exposed to violent video games —- three or more hours per day -— show blunted physical and psychological responses to playing a violent game, reports a new ... > full story
• Video Games
  Artificial Intelligence
  Conflict
  Privacy Issues
  Communications
  Political Science
   

  Leadership Emerges Spontaneously During Games

  April 29, 2013 — Video game and augmented-reality game players can spontaneously build virtual teams and leadership structures without special tools or guidance, according to ... > full story
• Children's Health
  Child Psychology
  Child Development
  Educational Policy
  Educational Psychology
  Anger Management
   

  Poor Parenting -- Including Overprotection -- Increases Bullying Risk

  April 25, 2013 — Children who are exposed to negative parenting -- including abuse, neglect but also overprotection -- are more likely to experience childhood bullying by their peers, according to a meta-analysis of ... > full story

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