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Study finds brain changes in autism are far more sweeping than previously
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The study, published today in Nature, represents a comprehensive effort to characterize ASD at the molecular level. While neurological disorders like Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease have well-defined pathologies, autism and other psychiatric disorders have had a lack of defining p
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Research: People interpret facial impressions differently
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers utilized an algorithm to allow users to modify their ideas about what a certain emotion's facial expression should look like. The findings revealed significant individual variability, implying that the same facial expression might represent various things to different people.
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Psychological First Aid training could help improve care workers' wellbein
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study has shown that Psychological First Aid, training originally created for people to support others, can help healthcare workers in care homes improve their own mental well-being. First developed by the World Health Organisation, Psychological First Aid (PFA) is the globally recomme
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Goa: Edwin Nunes of Curlie restaurant held for submitting fake Covid certi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Edwin Nunes was earlier arrested and released on bail in connection with the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case.
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Study reveals how people interpret facial impressions differently
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The researchers found that the expressions people generated varied substantially, suggesting that people associate different facial expressions to the same emotional state.They found this by using 3D avatars.
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Study finds first impression matters in relationship
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that first impressions endure, influencing whether whether people desired further contact with potential romantic partners after an initial meeting.
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Research finds most mass school shootings not caused by mental illness
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A research team at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) examining 82 mass murders that occurred at least partially in academic settings throughout the world, found that most mass murderers and mass shooters did not have a severe menta
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Study finds pandemic-related stress associated with changes in menstrual c
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
We know that the pandemic has been a very stressful time for many people, and we also know that stress can appear in women's bodies as alterations in menstruation function. Researchers found the link between them in a recent study.
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Neurofeedback shows promise for addressing 'chemo brain': Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Restoring normal functioning in the brains of cancer patients through neurofeedback could potentially alleviate the mental fogginess that many report after treatment, according to a new pilot study from UCLA researchers.
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'Euphoria' star Sydney Sweeney all set to star in horror film
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
'Euphoria' actor Sydney Sweeney will be starring in an upcoming psychological horror film titled 'Immaculate'.
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Fear psychosis prevails among Karachi residents due to rising street crime
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Surge in crime rates in Pakistan's Karachi has developed fear and a growing sense of insecurity among the locals as around two-thirds of the population of the metropolis have experienced such incidents in one way or another and almost one-fourth have directly suffered the loss of lives. Read More
Study: Crossword puzzles show greater cognitive improvement than computer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The study found the benefits of crossword puzzles in improving memory functioning in older adults.
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