Anxiety, Shyness May Be Long-Lasting Traits

Brain mechanism present early in life predisposes people to worry, study finds FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- The brains of people who suffer from anxiety and severe shyness may respond more strongly to stress and show signs of being anxious even in situations considered safe by ot...

How shyness and other normal human traits became sickness

What's wrong with being shy, and just when and how did bashfulness and other ordinary human behaviors in children and adults become psychiatric disorders treatable with powerful, potentially dangerous drugs, asks a Northwestern University scholar in a new book that already is creating waves in the...

Does Pathological Shyness Make for School Shooters?

Researchers devise screen that may be able to spot teens prone to violence SATURDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- What motivates some teens to gun down fellow students in the hallways or grounds of their schools? Perhaps a characteristic called "cynical shyness." This is an extreme f...

Shed Off Your Shyness With a Nasal Spray!

University of Zurich researchers have created a spray that can relieve people of shyness, and help them socialise with others. The spray is very easy to use, and an individual can boost self-confidence just by squirting it up the nose. The researchers say that the spray harnesses ...

Popular or Not? Your Genes May Help Decide

... Twins study suggests that sociability, shyness might be hidden in DNA MONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Tucked away in the twisted strands of DNA that make you human are genes that ma...

A loving partner can save your skin

...couples that have been together for years may be embarrassed to let a spouse or partner see their less than perfect bodies naked in bright light. That shyness can hamper a couple's willingness to do total body skin exams on each other to check for a new or recurring melanoma. Melanoma, the most deadly form o...

Parental Match-making Blossoms in a Beijing Park

...ren getting older and not finding a boyfriend or a girlfriend." The shyness and discomfort are obvious. As soon as any Westerner approaches, many cover...utiae of their children's lives, none would give their names. Their shyness is also provoked by the horror that would greet them if their children knew...

Binge Drinking on College Campuses is a Matter of Fear, Not Freedom

...ads with their courses, are staples on college campuses. Indiana University shyness expert Bernardo J. Carducci said social assistants, people hired to help n...come staples, as well. New students, said Carducci, director of the shyness Research Institute at IU Southeast, are no different than the estimated 40 ...

Viagra to Be an OTC Drug Soon

... It appears a gift for those burdened with shyness and impotence, and maybe those who ‘just don’t have the time’- to see// a doctor. Boots Pharmacy, UK has announced moves to include Viagra- the ho...

Girls In MP Want Sex Education In Schools: Health Survey

...ain healthy and not get distracted. The survey found that over 60 percent of the girls were facing a communication gap with their parents due to shyness and fear, and 80 percent were unaware of physical changes in their bodies during adolescence. The survey was aimed at collecting, exchanging and...

Shyness in Medical Dictionary

Urination

...cluding possible medical causes, diseases, disorders, and ... causes of "frequent urination " or related issues ... Information about Urination shyness in Free online English dictionary. ... Urination is normal when those constraints or factors are absent, typically when ... ...

Shyness in Biological Technology

Wisconsin entrepreneurs need to self-promote like coastal rivals

...iting an e-mail to a journalist who covers your area. Getting attention is about feeling like you deserve to get attention. Its is about overcoming shyness and making an effort to reach out the the world outside your lab. I believe that if Wisconsins entrepreneurs made more of an effort to reach out to...

Wisconsin firms urged to pursue federal SBIR dollars

... Milwaukee, Wis. - Wisconsin is slowly getting over its shyness about asking for federal dollars, and a gathering of Wisconsin and Midwestern small business executives is learning more about how to ask during the...