Science Daily — A new study finds that young girls and women are more likely to believe that negative past events predict future events, compared to boys and men. And that, according to researchers, may help explain why females have more frequent and intense worries, perceive more risk, have greater intolerance for uncertainty, and experience higher rates of anxiety than males.
Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:20pm BST
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular exercise may work as well as medication in improving symptoms of major depression, researchers have found.
In a study of 202 depressed adults, investigators found that those who went through group-based exercise therapy did as well as those treated with an antidepressant drug. A third group that performed home-based exercise also improved, though to a lesser degree.
Article Date: 11 Sep 2007 - 4:00 PDT
Scientists have long known that the human body runs like clockwork, guided by a circadian system that responds to daily patterns of light and darkness. Now a team of researchers is developing a personal device to measure daily light intake and activity, which could allow them to predict optimal timing for light therapy to synchronize the circadian clock to the 24-hour solar day and relieve psychosocial stress.
It's something many of us face at some point in life, and something we tend to dread: speaking in public.
There are ways to help handle that stage fright, however.
Staff Writer Bernie Delinski talked with Stephanie Montgomery, a speech instructor at the University of North Alabama, about tips on containing speech anxiety.