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Study looks at effect of genes on niceness

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From the Association for Psychological Science press release: What makes some people give blood and bake casseroles for their neighbors, while others mutter about taxes from behind closed blinds? A new paper published in Psychological… 

Study looks at the role of self-esteem in PTSD

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From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics addresses the role of self-esteem in posttraumatic stress disorder. Trauma may lower self-esteem,… 

Study finds immune system differences in children with autism

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From the University of Kansas press release via Newswise: A University of Kansas Medical Center study found significantly lower levels of several cytokines, the immune system’s messengers and regulators, in the plasma of children with… 

Study of half siblings provides genetic clues to autism

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From the Washington University in St. Louis press release by Jim Dryden: When a child has autism, siblings are also at risk for the disorder. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St.… 

Study looks at how to facilitate achieving one’s goals

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From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers have an easier time starting toward a goal than finishing it, but according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research,…