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• What Makes Sports Fun for Kids? Winning Isn’t Everything

  23-11-2019 17:00
  
  While many kids love organized sports, there are probably just as many who would rather play video games. So what exactly makes youth sports fun? New research on this topic reveals some surprising results.
  The study found that “trying your best” and “working hard” were two of the top-rated fun factors. In fact, the research dispels the popular myth that, for girls, the most enjoyable aspect of organized sports is the socializing, and for boys, it is the competition.
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• Does Parkinson’s Start in the Brain or the Gut?

  23-11-2019 14:08
  
  Where does Parkinson’s disease (PD) begin? In the brain or in the gut? According to new findings, both are possibilities.
  In a new Danish study, scientists hypothesize that PD can be divided into two subtypes: gut-first, meaning it originates in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) of the gut and spreads to the brain; and brain-first, originating in the brain, or entering the brain via the olfactory system, and spreading to the brainstem and peripheral nervous system.
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• CBT to Treat OCD May Not Be Enough for Some Patients

  23-11-2019 13:00
  
  Teens with the contamination variant of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are not generally more ill than young people with other forms of disabling obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior.
  But a new Danish study finds that if teens with contamination OCD have poor insight into their condition, they may find it more difficult to recover and become healthy again with 14-week cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), the standard form of treatment in Denmark for OCD.
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• Financial Therapy Can Help Save Marriages

  23-11-2019 12:00
  
  Financial therapy, which combines the emotional support of a marriage counselor with the money mindset of a financial planner, could help couples navigate disagreements, money concerns, and financial conflicts before these issues tear relationships apart.
  “Money is a big thing and ignoring it is impeding satisfaction in relationships,” said Megan Ford, a couples and financial therapist at the University of Georgia. “Therapists need to work together to solve problems that occur
  
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• Tens of Thousands March in France to Condemn Domestic Violence

  23-11-2019 08:01 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Reuters - World NewsTens of thousands of people took the streets of Paris and other French cities on Saturday to protest against domestic violence, after more than 130 women are believed to have been killed by their partner or ex-partner in France this year.
  
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• Poor Air Quality May Increase Risk of Alzheimer's

  23-11-2019 08:00 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Medical News TodayA recent study adds to the evidence linking air pollution with cognitive decline. The researchers also suggest a possible underlying mechanism.
  
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• The secret to Trump’s success? It’s sheer existential dread | Sheldon Solomon

  23-11-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Authoritarian populist leaders thrive on the fear of death – as we’ve been able to show in carefully controlled experimentsIn a recent experiment, American participants were asked: “Please describe the emotions that the thought of your own death arouses in you” and “Write down as specifically as you can what you think will happen to you physically as you die and once you are dead.” Moments later, those who had been asked to contemplate their mortality reported
  
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• Brain Stimulation Can Aid Practice of Mindfulness Meditation

  23-11-2019 06:57
  
  Many believe our contemporary society is a haven for burnout. Perhaps as an offshoot of the information age or just an expansion of cultural change in the 21st century, many individuals live in a world of hyperconnectivity. This constant stimulation can cause stress — a risk factor for a host of diseases, including diabetes, depression and heart disease.
  Thankfully, meditation practices have been found effective to relieve the anxiety of the day-to-day struggle. The technique, however, req
  
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