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Study Documents the Stress of Waiting for Biopsy Results

Wed, 02/25/2009 - 10:53
Waiting days for the results of a breast biopsy appears to affect stress hormone levels just as much as finding out you have cancer, a new study shows.

After Abuse, Changes in the Brain

Tue, 02/24/2009 - 11:21
New research suggests that sensitivity to stress may increase after a child is badly treated.

Global Update: Pneumonia: Grant Will Allow Testing in Poor Countries to Determine Causes of a Common Killer

Tue, 02/24/2009 - 01:10
Money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will pay for laboratories in five poor countries to screen children with pneumonia to see what caused it.

Vital Signs: Behavior: TV Time Linked to Depression in Future

Tue, 02/10/2009 - 00:00
Lengthy television viewing in adolescence may raise the risk for depression in young adulthood, according to a new report.

Mind: The Muddled Tracks of All Those Tears

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 11:16
Common psychological wisdom holds that crying offers healthy catharsis, but some researchers say that isn’t always the case.

Vital Signs: Behavior: $1? No Thanks. 100 Cents? You Bet.

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 00:07
Researchers have found that people are often lured into making decisions by numbers that seem bigger than they really are.

Vital Signs: Children: Recess Found to Improve Behavior

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 00:05
New research shows that recess helps solve behavioral problems in class.

Attention, Shopaholics: Your Weakness May Be a Proper Disease

Wed, 01/28/2009 - 16:56
As spenders spend while the economy plummets, the psychiatric world is trying to decide whether compulsive buying should actually be considered a disease.

Vital Signs: Safety: Device Disables a Driver’s Cellphone

Tue, 12/23/2008 - 12:08
A device designed to prevent cellphone use while driving may lower the rate of traffic accidents, but will it be popular among teens?

Observatory: A Cheap Diagnostic Tool From Paper and Tape

Mon, 12/15/2008 - 23:48
Using paper and double-sided carpet tape, researchers have developed a prototype that could lead to inexpensive diagnostic tools.