Scientists uncover how brain retrieves and stores older memories. Scientists have pinpointed for the first time a region of the brain responsible for storing and retrieving distant memories. "It was previously known that the hippocampus processes recent memory, but that the hippocampus did not store memories permanently," said one of the lead researchers... [Science Blog]00000010:15:01 PMcomment []


Obese Kids More Likely to Be Bullied. Overweight adolescents are more likely than normal-weight children to be victims of bullying, or bullies themselves, a study found, bolstering evidence that being fat endangers emotional as well as physical health. The results in a study of 5,749 Canadian youngsters echo data from British research and follow a U.S. study published ... By docjohn (mailto:grohol@psychcentral.com). [World of Psychology]00000010:14:45 PMcomment []


Childhood stress increases the risk for adult disorders. Florida researchers have found high stress in childhood and young adulthood can indicate depressive and anxiety disorders in young adulthood. Level of lifetime exposure to adversity was found to be associated with an increased risk of subsequent onset of depressive and/or anxiety disorder. This association remained clearly observable when childhood ... By docjohn (mailto:grohol@psychcentral.com). [World of Psychology]00000010:13:26 PMcomment []