Bullying Fires Pleasure Centre of Brain

A new study has suggested that bullying may fire up the pleasure centers. When aggressive boys were shown a video of someone inflicting pain, the activity in brain reward centers increase.

Boys without a history of unusual aggression had no such response, the study in Biological Psychology found.

The aggressive teenagers also reacted more strongly to pain that was accidentally caused.

The study groupo consisted of sixteen boys in age group of 16-18 years. Eight among them were with a “conduct disorder” and eight with no aggressive tendency.  The study also suggested that in some boys, natural empathetic impulses may be disrupted in ways that increase aggression. Read more

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Obese Women Have More Sex than Their Skinny Counterparts

If you think overweight women have less sex than skinny types, think again, for a new study has suggested that it’s the other way round.

Researchers in the US have found that fat women have more sex than those with normal weight as one’s body mass does not affect one’s sexual desire. Read more

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Gene behind male baldness found

Researchers have identified two genetic variants in Caucasians that increase the risk of baldness sevenfold among males, according to a study,

Male baldness is the most common form of baldness, where hair is lost in a well-defined pattern beginning above both temples, and results in a distinctive M shaped hairline.

Estimates suggest more than 80 percent of cases are hereditary.

About a third of all men are affected by the ‘shiny pate syndrome’ by the of 45. Expenditures for hair transplantation in the US alone exceeded $115 million in 2007, while global revenues for medical therapy for male-pattern baldness recently surpassed $405 million.

This study was conducted by Vincent Mooser of Glaxo Smith Kline, Brent Richards of McGill University’s faculty of Medicine and Tim Spector of King’s College. Along with colleagues in Iceland, Switzerland and the Netherlands, researchers conducted a genome-wide association study of 1,125 Caucasian men who had been assessed for male pattern baldness.

They found two previously unknown genetic variants o chromosome 20 that substantially increased the risk of male pattern baldness. They then conformed these findings in an additional 1,650 caucasian men, according to a McGill University release.

But this does not mean a treatment or cure for male pattern baldness is imminent. “We have only identified a cause,” Richards said. “Treating male pattern baldness will require more research. But, of course, the first step in finding a way to treat most conditions it is to first identify the cause.”

But prediction would be better.

Early prediction before hair loss starts may lead to some interesting therapies that are more effective than treating late stage hair loss.

Source: TOI

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Teetotaler Get Better Jobs Than Alcoholics

A survey by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has made startling but logical revelations about the differences in recruitment of people.

So if you are young, social and enjoy partying every night, chances are that you would loose your job to some one who is a total abstainer of alcohol.

The survey questioned 375 CEOs in in the medium and large-scale private sector.Almost 55 per cent of the CEOs interviewed said they would choose teetotalers over people who drink. This applies to entry level as well as mid level recruitment.

Why?

Because CEOs have found that teetotalers are more productive, efficient and competent. They stick to deadlines and are good at time management.They are teetotalers are ambitious, highly productive and specific about their target.

There would be many voices for and against this observation. But the people who are in position to provide jobs are clearly stating- Stay away and get in.

Many companies have made a change in recruitment policies to this effect.

Who says your life styles do not affect your jobs?

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Stop The Bad Habit of Addiction At An Affordable Cost

Addiction is a term that is used loosely to describe an obsession, compulsion, or excessive physical dependence or psychological dependence.Examples are drug addiction, alcoholism, compulsive overeating, problem gambling, computer addiction, etc.

However in medical literature, addiction is a state in which the body relies on a substance for normal functioning and develops physical dependence, as in drug addiction. Addiction causes personal and social problems. It can result in compromised health and broken families.

It takes a strong will to leave this bad habit. But addiction treatment goes much more than just a strong will. It involves specialized care and drug rehabilitation.

The treatment is generally expensive and puts heavy burden on family resources. But there are resources available that do not put a dent on your pocket. Stopyouraddiction.com is a non-profit drug rehabilitation referral service that provides those seeking help with addiction with a referral to a drug treatment facility at low and affordable costs.

They have made this affordable drug rehab possible by employing those who are dedicated to helping others. They also have financing options for those who are financially stressed so that they are not forced to settle for lesser treatment options.

They follow Forever Recovery, a 28-45 day solution with treatment professionals from many different successful therapies and modalities to help guide the client into finding what is best for him.

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