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Doctors more likely to recommend antihistamines rather than cough and cold medicine for kids

For respiratory infections in children under 12, physicians are increasingly more likely to recommend antihistamines and less likely to recommend cough and cold medicines, a new study found. Antihistamines are widely used over-the-counter to treat various allergic conditions. However, these medicines have little known benefit for children with colds, and some older antihistamines cause sedation […]

Published on July 29, 2019

Practical use for regret, hindsight

Psychologists reveal that people think about the advice they would give their younger selves more often than many people might think, and for many this mental exercise is anything but futile. The findings have been truly revealing about the nature of regret, how people can use it to self-actualize and what areas people tend to […]

Published on July 27, 2019

Brain-inspired computer system sheds surprising new light on how images impact emotions

Neuroscientists have developed a brain-inspired computer system that can look at an image and determine what emotion it evokes in people. Combining it with brain-imaging tests, they’ve learned images impact emotions more than once thought. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the […]

Published on July 26, 2019