Both men and women perceive brown-eyed men as more dominant, according to a recent Czech study. Karel Kleisner of Prague’s Charles University conducted the study by asking 40 men and 40 women to rank the dominance of individuals in photos. Half the photos were of men and half of women. Both men and women ranked…
As many as 1 in 3 patients diagnosed as suffering from major depression actually has undiagnosed bipolar disorder instead, according to a recent study by psychiatrist Charles Bowden at the Texas Health Sciences Center. The study included 5,635 participants that had already been diagnosed as having major depression. Patients were from 18 countries in Asia,…
New research shows an important link between physical fitness and mental fitness. A study reported yesterday suggests that, for college students, daily intense exercise can lead to improved grades. The findings were presented by researchers from Saginaw State University at a conference of the American College of Sport Medicine this week. Their findings suggest new…
A survey released this week by Consumer Reports shows that Americans, by an overwhelming margin, prefer anti-depressant medications to therapy to treat depression. Nearly eighty percent of Americans who said they had been diagnosed with depression or anxiety were on anti-depressants for their condition. Prozac and medications related to it are still the most commonly…