Depression, anxiety affects every society: Study
July 24th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 24 (IANS) Researchers have found that depression and anxiety affects every society and country in the world, debunking old theories that only Westerners get depressed.The findings come from ... Read more...
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Your brain structure determines personality
June 23rd, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS) Your personality is related to the size of different parts of brains, says a study.
Colin DeYoung at the University of Minnesota (UM) and colleagues wanted to find out ... Read more...
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Polish Air Force chief was in cockpit before crash
May 25th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Polish Air Force Commander Andrzej Blasik was in the cockpit of the presidential plane that crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk in April, an official said ... Read more...
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Smoking cessation treatments work for people with severe mental illness
May 21st, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 21 (ANI): Scientists have found that treatment for smoking dependence is as effective among people with severe mental illnesses as it is for the general population.They also found that ... Read more...
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US Open prohibits players from tweeting during game breaks
September 2nd, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep. 2 (ANI): US Open officials have banned players from sending Twitter messages during the short breaks in their games, saying the "inside information" could help gamblers improve their ... Read more...
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Visual processing problems ‘hinder autistic people’s ability to read body language
August 5th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 5 (ANI): People with autism are prevented from gauging people's feelings because of visual processing problems, a new study has revealed.According to researchers at Durham University, difficulties with identifying the ... Read more...
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Nightmares? Try dream therapy
July 30th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Indo-Asian News Service
London, July 30 (IANS) Dream therapy could show a way out of recurring nightmares, according to a new study.The previously discredited approach is drawing the interest of clinicians, because it ... Read more...
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Ability to imagine oneself in someone else’s shoes ‘tied to empathy’
June 24th, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 24 (ANI): The way our brain handles how we move through space-including being able to imagine literally stepping into someone else's shoes-may be related to how and why we experience ... Read more...
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Methamphetamine addicts unable detect emotion in others
May 22nd, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 22 (IANS) Methamphetamine (MA) abusers find it quite beyond them to read human faces and struggle to detect emotion in others, says a joint study. The drug is an addictive ... Read more...
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Happiness ‘can be inherited’
May 15th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Our feelings in our lifetime can affect our children, concludes a new study.Dr Alberto Halabe Bucay led the study published in Elsevier's journal Bioscience Hypotheses.The expert suggests that ... Read more...
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‘Brain music’ can lull your anxieties, sharpen reflexes
April 25th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Every brain has a sound track, which when recorded and played back to an emergency responder, such as a fire fighter, may sharpen their reflexes during a crisis, ... Read more...
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‘Brain music’ may help treat insomnia, fatigue
April 25th, 2009 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): Every brain composes a soundtrack. Its tempo and tone differ, depending on mood and frame of mind. Now, researchers at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) believe ... Read more...
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New approach to deal with bystander’’s role in bullying
January 26th, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): In a bid to tackle the role of bystanders in bullying, including the teacher, scientists have successfully conducted trails of a new psychodynamic approach to bullying in ... Read more...
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Pain hurts more if the person hurting does it on purpose
December 16th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): Peoples experience of pain depends on whether they think someone caused the pain intentionally, scientist at Harvard University have discovered.In the study, participants who believed they ... Read more...
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Compassion meditation can train your brain to be empathetic
March 27th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): Being compassionate is no longer a feeling that is imbibed within you as your attribute, because according to a new research, such feelings can be cultivated in ... Read more...
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‘Contemplative’ brains more developed in children
March 10th, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 10 (IANS) A brain network involved in contemplative tasks like forming a self-image or understanding the motivations of others is more developed and better networked in children than adults. Washington ... Read more...
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People often identify with non-humans to alleviate loneliness
January 19th, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by admin
Washington, January 19 (ANI): University of Chicago researchers have found evidence that humans have a tendency to attribute unique man-like characteristics and qualities to nonhuman beings for coping up with the pain ... Read more...
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