By now you’ve probably seen this .gif all over Tumblr: What appears to be an unretouched photo of Jennifer Lawrence compared to a Photoshopped version that makes her look scary-skinny. Upon viewing this endless loop of unreality, you’re filled with righteous indignation that some publication...
Scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), in collaboration with doctors and scientists in Jordan, Turkey, Switzerland and USA, have identified the genetic cause of a birth defect known as Hamamy syndrome[1]. Their groundbreaking findings were published in the prestigious journal...
These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence brain function in important ways. MAGI1 and MAGI2 are genes that code for the MAGI proteins. These...
In recent years, the military's top brass have funded some truly bizarre approaches - from neck injections to Reiki - in an effort to treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress afflicting today's soldiers. Turns out, they could've just equipped troops with Game Boys. More »
Actor and singer Brandy Norwood (better known simply as*Brandy) was just a teenager when she became the star of the late-90s UPN hit, Moesha. The show not only helped promote Brandy's groundbreaking R&B *career, it also put her in front of the American public, week after week, for all to...
A research team, led by John Guy, M.D., professor of ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has pioneered a novel technological treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), an inherited genetic defect that causes rapid...
We already know how damaging Hollywood and the media are for our body image and our society's unhealthy obsession with being thin. But now, according to a new study, Facebook is also fueling that "skinny is better" idealism, so much so that it's considered a culprit for severe eating disorders...
A new book by a University of New Hampshire researcher and Vietnam-era disabled veteran sheds new light on the long-term psychological trauma experienced by the coalition force in recent wars in the Gulf and Balkans that, when left untreated, can have deadly consequences...
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UCLA life scientists and their colleagues have provided the first evidence of a causal link between traumatic brain injury and an increased susceptibility to post-traumatic stress disorder. Their new study, published in the in the journal Biological Psychology, also suggests that people who...
A study in the open access journal PLoS One shows that computer programs can be designed to differentiate between the brain scans of healthy adolescents and those most at risk of developing psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression. The researchers indicate that there is a possibility of...
The most effective long-term treatment for bipolar disorder is lithium. It offers protection against depression and mania and reduces the risk of suicide and short-term mortality. However, according to a study in The Lancet ,safety concerns have made the use of lithium controversial. The...
A large, international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has identified the gene that causes a rare childhood neurological disorder called PKD/IC, or "paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia with infantile convulsions," a cause of epilepsy in babies...
This week, City Data released a list of the cities in America that experience the least sunshine each year. The fourth on the list was Seattle, where I currently live; and the first was Bellingham, Washington, where I went to college. It's sort of remarkable, then, that I've never invested in a...
Where's the dramatic chung-chung sound when you need one? Terrence Howard's estranged wife, Michelle Ghent, secured a temporary restraining order against the former Law &...
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who attend regular education classes may be more likely to improve their social skills if their typically developing peers are taught how to interact with them than if only the children with ASD are taught such skills. According to a study funded by...
As long as I can remember I've been super insecure, and always trying to look my best. Not too long ago I saw something about social anxiety disorder and I was curious so I looked it up and the description applied to me completely. So I started thinking;
- I'm always avoiding social situations...
What mental/psychiatric disorder is it where the person makes up stories about those who are close to them and themselves about things that have happened?
I honestly have no idea what to do right now..
I basically have anxiety/paranoia and have done for a few years. I'm 17 and recently got a boyfriend. At first it was just little niggly things where I worried I'd said the wrong thing or made myself look stupid but tonight it got a lot worse -
my...
okay so when i was younger, im 17 now, i was chronically shy. in the last four/five years im grown out of it, which is great. i used to always just bottle things up but now i talk about them. talking still doesnt often feel enough though because a lot of the time i only have a vague idea of what...