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Expectant brains help predict anxiety treatment success
A network of emotion-regulating brain regions implicated in the pathological worry that can grip patients with anxiety disorders may also be useful for predicting the benefits of treatment.   view more (2009-01-05)

My bad! Why we feel guilt in the first place
Guilt plays a vital role in the regulation of social behavior. That worried feeling in our gut often serves as the impetus for our stab at redemption. However, psychologists have trouble agreeing on the function of this complex emotion.   view more (2007-07-25)

Breast cancer etiology may vary by subtype
Women's reproductive and lifestyle characteristics can be linked to different invasive breast cancer subtypes. Data on 2544 breast cancer cases, presented in the open access journal Breast Cancer Research, suggests that traditional risk factors for development of the condition are associated with different kinds of tumor.   view more (2009-05-22)

Teens can learn to manage their emotions
Can teenagers experiencing powerful emotions learn to manage those emotions? A University of Illinois study in this month's Child Development reports that teens can become quite insightful about their emotional patterns and they can learn to intervene in their emotional episodes so they unfold positively.   view more (2007-07-27)

Rejected and alone
Being rejected by work colleagues or being given negative feedback are common experiences, but new research suggests that they can have far-reaching negative psychological effects.   view more (2002-02-27)

Why guilt doesn't keep some of us from making the same mistakes twice
Many of us experience a tinge of guilt as we delight in feelings of pleasure from our favorite indulgences, like splurging on an expensive handbag or having another drink.   view more (2007-08-08)

Survey shows disgust emotion evolved to safeguard humans from disease and secure adaptive advantage
The emotion of disgust evolved to protect humans from the risk of infectious disease and ensure our adaptive advantage, according to a survey of over 40,000 people published today in the Royal Society's 'Biology Letters'. Our reactions to things which make us go 'yuck', such as bodily fluids, lesions and faeces has long been the source of... view more... (2004-01-14)

Brain emotion circuit sparks as teen girls size up peers
What is going on in teenagers' brains as their drive for peer approval begins to eclipse their family affiliations?   view more (2009-07-15)

Fear circuit flares as bipolar youth misread faces
Youth with bipolar disorder misread facial expressions as hostile and show heightened neural reactions when they focus on emotional aspects of neutral faces, researchers at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have discovered.   view more (2006-05-30)

Females explain influence of past on future differently than males
A new study finds that young girls and women are more likely to believe that negative past events predict future events, compared to boys and men.   view more (2007-09-28)

Mayo Clinic study finds two genes predict outcome for breast cancer patients
The 2-gene expression profile of HOXB13 and IL17BR in a woman's breast cancer predicts risk of recurrence in node-negative patients treated with tamoxifen.   view more (2006-04-03)

Seeing our spouses more negatively might be a positive
While our relationships with children and best friends tend to become less negative as we age, we're more likely to see our spouses as irritating and demanding.   view more (2008-02-06)

Sleep may be important in regulating emotional responses
Seep selectively preservers memories that are emotionally salient and relevant to future goals when sleep follows soon after learning. Effects persist for as long as four months after the memory is created.    view more (2009-06-11)

The Problem with Self-Help Books: Study shows the negative side to positive self-statements
In times of doubt and uncertainty, many Americans turn to self-help books in search of encouragement, guidance and self-affirmation.   view more (2009-07-06)

Hopkins Children's study: Parents of dying newborns need clearer explanation of options
Parent-doctor discussions about whether to maintain or withdraw life support from terminally ill or severely premature newborns are so plagued by miscommunication and misunderstanding that they might as well be in different languages.   view more (2008-09-16)

New study suggests link between environmental toxins and early onset puberty in girls
Although scientists have speculated over the negative effects of environmental toxins for years, new data suggest that certain environmental toxins may disrupt the normal growth and hormonal development of girls.   view more (2008-02-07)

Children may benefit when mothers and fathers react differently to their negative emotions
When a child is distressed, anxious, or angry, mom and dad don't have to respond in the same way. A new study finds that when both parents are supportive, they may shield the child from handling negative emotions.   view more (2007-09-28)

Markers that can predict cancer spread could save women from unnecessary chemotherapy
Women with early breast cancer could avoid needless chemotherapy thanks to work carried out in Chicago on identifying biochemical markers which indicate whether or not cancer is likely to spread to other parts of the body, the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona heard today (Saturday 23 March). Ruth Heimann, Associate Professor in... view more... (2002-03-21)

Gene Signature Can Predict Breast Cancer Spread
Researchers have discovered a genetic signature that can identify breast cancer patients at high risk of distant recurrence, reporting their results in this week's issue of The Lancet.   view more (2005-02-16)

Caltech and UNC research finds further evidence for genetic contribution to autism
Some parents of children with autism evaluate facial expressions differently than the rest of us--and in a way that is strikingly similar to autistic patients themselves, according to new research by neuroscientist Ralph Adolphs of the California Institute of Technology and psychiatrist Joe Piven at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.   view more (2008-07-16)
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