Concerning the difference in IQ between those breastfeeded and those not: the effect size in this study is "over half a standard deviation". Half a standard...
MSNBC.com ... For depression relief, try variety of medications Study: Antidepressants help most patients if they sample several kinds The Associated Press ...
Actually, most formula manufacturers state you should breastfeed and if you choose to supliment use there product...I see all kind of breastfeeding crap...Some...
University and student settle mental health lawsuit WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former student who was barred from the campus of George Washington University and...
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L. Eugene Arnold
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Nov 2, 2006 5:02 am
"MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: IQ in children measured by Peabody individual achievement test." An achievement test does not measure IQ; it measures achievement. Gene ...
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Valone, Dennis
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Nov 2, 2006 9:53 pm
I teach a Life-Span Human Development course and use the text by John Santrock (2006, 10th edition-McGraw-Hill). On pp. 146-147 there is a review of the...
Virtual-reality simulations and the early detection of schizophrenia Researchers have created various virtual-reality simulations of the schizophrenic...
Trying To Control Pain Can Be A Double-edged Sword, Say Scientists Scientists have shown for the first time why a feeling of control helps us reduce pain. The...
High anxiety Neuroscience Gateway (November 2006) | doi:10.1038/aba1692 Standfirst Mice with a human variant allele of brain-derived neurotrophic factor are...
Hey, let us not debunk vampires just yet. Over the years I have seen a handful of folks who thought they were turning into vampires or already there. Folks...
Barflies Neuroscience Gateway (November 2006) | doi:10.1038/aba1691 Standfirst The sedative effects of alcohol may be mediated by regulation of the actin...
Fathers Influence Child Language Development More Than Mothers In families with two working parents, fathers had greater impact than mothers on their...
Is it the hallucination or the delusion (or delusion plus hallucination, either way the delusion aspect) that ultimately leads to the worst case outcome. If...
These findings were up-to-date in December 2005. In the year that it has taken for the paper to be published, several new studies have been published. The...
Teach your students to be skeptical... This was a press release, it cites the 3 point study by NIH- http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2002/nichd-20.htm Tell your...
2 points - (1) Breastfeeding has benifit for the immune system and (2) I am saying that you should look at the research yourself...During WW2, Kurt Lewin did...
'Serious Psychological Distress' Affects Millions of Americans Eve Bender A large government survey reveals the pervasive nature of major depression: an...
Study Questions Superiority Of Newer Antipsychotics Jim Rosack The researchers' hypothesis that SGAs would have a substantial advantage over FGAs in patients'...
Computer With Brain Connections Changing Quality Of Life Of Paralyzed Fundamental theories regarding consciousness, emotion and quality of life in sufferers of...
Schizophrenia Risk Found in Mother-Daughter Gene Pair Jim Rosack A genetic match between a mother and fetus may actually increase risk of schizophrenia. UCLA...
By Carlin Flora ... NEWS CJD: The play A neurologist turns his conflicted feelings about a patient's death into a piece of high-energy performance art ...
Low Levels Of Neurotransmitter Serotonin May Perpetuate Child Abuse Across Generations Infant abuse may be perpetuated between generations by changes in the...
OCD Sexual-Obsession Findings Hold Some Surprises Joan Arehart-Treichel Studies are needed to determine if treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder should...
Antidepressants Linked To Lower Child Suicide Rates Researchers report an inverse relationship between antidepressant prescriptions and the rates of suicide in...
Jury Still Out on Impact Of Genes on Trial Verdicts Mark Moran The issue exposes "the double-edged sword" of behavioral genetics: the same evidence of a...
Suicide Data Counter Claims Of Antidepressant Link Eve Bender Researchers are questioning the factors driving down suicide rates among youth and elderly...
Spirituality Tied to Higher Depression, Anxiety Rates Joan Arehart-Treichel Although more clinicians are considering patients' religion and spirituality in...
... That doesn't surprise me. In Aspie-quiz, the autistic group have significantly higher scores on "do you have unusual sexual preferences?". It seems like...
If one puts attention control as a control procedure the effects for psycho therapy disappear. See: Prioleau, L., Murdock, M., & Brody, N. (1983). An analysis...
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Nov 4, 2006 10:07 pm
Again I ask: why does breastfeeding have to be justified scientifically? Since it is a natural function and original state of affairs, isn't the burden of...
