Patients stay with phone psychotherapy longer than office visits

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CHICAGO -- The problem with psychotherapy has long been that nearly half the patients quit going after a few sessions. Therapy can't work if patients stop coming to the therapist's office.

But a new meta-analysis has found that when patients receive psychotherapy for depression over the phone, most of them continue with the therapy.

Sexism pays: Study finds men who hold traditional views of women earn more than men who don't

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WASHINGTON – When it comes to sex roles in society, what you think may affect what you earn. A new study has found that men who believe in traditional roles for women earn more money than men who don't, and women with more egalitarian views don't make much more than women with a more traditional outlook.

CSHL team traces extensive networks regulating alternative RNA splicing

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Two professors at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have succeeded in tracing intricate biochemical networks involving a class of proteins that enable genes to express themselves in specific tissues at particular moments in development.

Breakthrough in spinal injury treatment

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Manipulating embryo-derived stem cells before transplanting them may hold the key to optimizing stem cell technologies for repairing spinal cord injuries in humans. Research published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Biology, may lead to cell based therapies for victims of paralysis to recover the use of their bodies without the risk of transplant induced pain syndromes.

Researchers disclose key advance in treating spinal cord injuries

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Researchers in Rochester, N.Y., and Colorado have shown that manipulating stem cells prior to transplantation may hold the key to overcoming a critical obstacle to using stem cell technology to repair spinal cord injuries.

Rodent studies suggest mother's diet can affect genes and offspring's risk of allergic asthma

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Natural childbirth linked to stronger baby bonding than C-sections

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The bonds that tie a mother to her newborn may be stronger in women who deliver naturally than in those who deliver by cesarean section, according to a study published by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the October issue of Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Revealing the regulating mechanism behind signal transduction in the brain

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Iowa State study finds mom's beliefs may impact their kids' alcohol use

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AMES, Iowa – Mothers, take note. If you really want to curb your teens' chances of using alcohol, help them develop a self-view that doesn't include drinking. According to a new Iowa State University study, the power of positive thinking by moms may limit their children's alcohol use.

But beware. The opposite is also true.

New study: Overbearing parents foster obsessive children

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A new study has found that parental control directly influences whether a child will develop a harmonious or obsessive passion for their favorite hobby. Conducted by Professor Geneviève Mageau, of the Université de Montréal's Department of Psychology, the study will be published this fall edition of the Journal of Personality.