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• Publicizing Gender Bias Can Backfire Unless Disapproval Is Made Clear

  09-12-2014 18:11 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: World Press Review - World Press WireWith her 2013 book "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead," Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg ignited a global conversation about women and work. Now, Sandberg has teamed up with Wharton Professor Adam Grant to add another layer to the story. New research suggests that simply making people aware of gender bias can actually cause them to discriminate more, not less. Instead, it's important to...
  
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• Obama Unveils New Curbs on Racial Profiling in U.S.

  09-12-2014 18:11 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianGuidelines come amid growing nationwide debate about racial justice and treatment of minorities by law enforcement agencies The Obama administration has issued guidelines that ban federal law enforcement from profiling on the basis of religion, national origin and other characteristics, which the justice department hopes could be a model the rest of the US as the country tackles questions about the role race plays in policing. The policy, which...
  
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• Apathy Biggest Bar to Ending Child Slavery, Says Nobel Prize Winner

  09-12-2014 18:11 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthApathy is the biggest obstacle to eliminating forced child labor and the world needs more secular education to reduce intolerance, Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi said on Tuesday. In Oslo, where he will receive the award on Wednesday, Satyarthi told Reuters the problem was not religion itself but people who hide behind it for economic and political gain...
  
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• Distraction, if consistent, does not hinder learning

  09-12-2014 18:01
  
  A new study challenges the idea that distraction is necessarily a problem for learning. Researchers found that if attention was as divided during recall of a motor task as it was during learning the task, people performed as if there were no distractions at either stage.
  
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• Possible genetic link found in treatment-related cognitive issues in children with leukemia

  09-12-2014 18:01
  
  Common variations in four genes related to brain inflammation or cells' response to damage from oxidation may contribute to the problems with memory, learning and other cognitive functions seen in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a research. The findings suggest the possibility of screening ALL patients for their risk of long-term treatment-related effects on memory, attention and learning and studying potential interventions.
  
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• Brain tumor: Key found for suppression of growth in medulloblastomas

  09-12-2014 18:00
  A key factor that can suppress medulloblastoma, the most frequent child brain tumor, has been identified by researchers. Medulloblastoma is the most common brain tumor in children, and its treatment remains inefficient. The work opens new perspectives on the diagnosis and treatment of these brain tumors with the discovery of a key factor called BCL6, able to suppress the growth of medulloblastomas in mice and in human tumor cells in culture.
  
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• New treatment strategy for epilepsy

  09-12-2014 16:18
  
  Researchers found out that the conformational defect in a specific protein causes autosomal dominant lateral temporal lobe epilepsy which is a form of familial epilepsy. They showed that treatment with chemical corrector called 'chemical chaperone' ameliorates increased seizure susceptibility in a mouse model of human epilepsy by correcting the conformational defect.
  
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• People with opioid dependence in recovery show 're-regulation' of reward systems

  09-12-2014 15:18
  Within a few months after drug withdrawal, patients in recovery from dependence on prescription pain medications may show signs that the body's natural reward systems are normalizing, reports a new study. In brain activity studies, patients with recent drug withdrawal showed heightened responses to drug-related cues, such as pictures of pills. In the extended-care patients, these increased responses to drug cues -- in a region of the brain called the prefrontal cortex, involved in attention and
  
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• Brain scans link frontal abnormalities to suicidal behaviors in adolescents, young adults

  09-12-2014 14:21
  Scientists are closer to understanding how suicidal thoughts and behaviors are generated. According to a study, reduced integrity of white matter in key frontal brain systems that control emotion, motivation and memory was observed in a of study participants who attempted suicide, and the findings showed links between the deficits in the brain's structural connections and the number and medical severity of prior attempts.
  
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• Sleep disturbance linked to amyloid in brain areas affected by Alzheimer's disease

  09-12-2014 14:21
  Disturbed sleep could be an early target in preventing cognitive deficits later in life according to a study. Amyloid, a protein which is elevated in the brains of Alzheimer's Disease patients, was found in higher concentrations in the brains of healthy research patients who reported being sleepy and less rested. Higher amyloid in these regions has been linked to sleep disturbances.
  
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• Stroke: Neuro-rehabilitation helps patients cope with loss of motor function

  09-12-2014 14:16
  
  The majority of patients who survive a stroke usually continue to suffer from permanent motor disorders (hemiparesis) or a linguistic handicap (aphasia). A new study reveals an improvement in the efficiency of the brain activity when patients receive a treatment combining motor revalidation with non-invasive brain stimulation. These results were demonstrated via the technique of functional MRI.
  
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• Evidence for 'bilingual advantage' may be less conclusive than previously thought

  09-12-2014 10:00
  
  Study results that challenge the idea that bilingual speakers have a cognitive advantage are less likely to be published than those that support the bilingual-advantage theory, according to new...
  
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• Youth violence dramatically reduced by Chicago summer jobs program for high school students

  09-12-2014 09:00
  
  A public summer jobs program for high school students from disadvantaged neighborhoods in Chicago reduced violent crime arrests by 43 percent over a 16-month period, according to a new study from the...
  
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