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• Hepatitis C ruled out as cause of mental impairment in HIV patients

  11-12-2014 20:18
  Advances in treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have made it possible for people with HIV to survive much longer. As they age, however, many experience impaired thinking, memory loss, mood swings and other evidence of impaired mental function. Secondary infection with the hepatitis C virus does not contribute to the mental impairments seen in many long-term survivors of HIV infection, a new study reveals.
  
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• Mental health problems still emerging, 2 years after Sandy Hook school shooting

  11-12-2014 16:05 via cbsnews.com
  The scope of the psychological damage to children, parents
  
  and others is becoming clear, and the need for treatment
  
  is likely to persist a long time.
  
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• Sexual assault: Who are likely victims?

  11-12-2014 16:04 via usatoday.com
  
  Study shows that female college students are less likely than non-students to be sexually assaulted, but they're also less likely to report an assault to police.
  
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• Why painful memories linger

  11-12-2014 16:01 via foxnews.com
  
  Memories of traumatic events can be hard to shake, and now scientists say they understand why.
  
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• Gay advocates can shift same-sex marriage views

  11-12-2014 16:00 via nytimes.com
  Study found that gay door-to-door canvassers could trigger a persistent change in same-sex marriage voting attitudes.
  
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• One in six Ontario adults say they've had a traumatic brain injury in their lifetime

  11-12-2014 14:15
  Nearly 17 percent of adults surveyed in Ontario said they have suffered a traumatic brain injury that left them unconscious for five minutes or required them to be hospitalized overnight, according to new research. These same adults also reported more substance use, smoking and recent psychiatric distress.
  
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• New way to diagnose brain damage from concussions, strokes, and dementia

  11-12-2014 14:09
  
  New optical diagnostic technology promises new ways to identify and monitor brain damage resulting from traumatic injury, stroke or vascular dementia—in real time and without invasive procedures.
  
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• Women caring for elderly relations experience high levels of stress and their careers can be seriously affected, according to a new study

  11-12-2014 11:00
  
  An ageing population means that increasing numbers of people - predominantly women - need to spend time caring for elderly relatives.
  
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• Biological predictors may predict who is going to respond to psychotherapy

  11-12-2014 11:00
  
  In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a new study identifies biological characteristics who may predict who is going to respond to psychotherapy.
  
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• Torture: Why did the CIA spend $180m on bad science? | Martin Robbins

  11-12-2014 10:10
  
  The CIA built up a multi-million dollar system of bad science that insulated them from the truth about torture. The psychologists involved should be banished from the scientific community“The scientific community has never established that coercive interrogation methods are an effective means of obtaining reliable intelligence information.” That conclusion came from a 2006 report on torture by the Intelligence Science Board, who provide scientific advice to the American intelligence services
  
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• Research findings shed new light on the formation of emotional fear memories

  11-12-2014 09:00
  
  Everyday events are easy to forget, but unpleasant ones can remain engraved in the brain.
  
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• U.N. Expert Calls for Prosecution Over U.S. Torture

  11-12-2014 03:17 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google NewsAll senior U.S. officials and CIA agents who authorized or carried out torture like waterboarding as part of former President George W. Bush's national security policy must be prosecuted, top U.N. officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Are You Helping Curb Your Toddler's Aggressive Behavior?

  11-12-2014 03:17 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: ScienceDailyPhysical aggression in toddlers has been thought to be associated with the frustration caused by language problems, but a recent study shows that this isn’t the case. The researchers did find, however, that parental behaviors may influence the development of an association between the two problems during early childhood. Frequent hitting, kicking, and a tendency to bite or push others are examples of physical aggression observed in toddlers.
  
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• Warning Over Experimental Brain Boost

  11-12-2014 02:47 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianEquipment that can boost cognitive performance may also impair brain function, research from Oxford University has shown Electrical brain stimulation equipment – which can boost cognitive performance and is easy to buy online – can have bad effects, impairing brain functioning, research from scientists at Oxford University has shown. A steady stream of reports of stimulators being able to boost brain performance, coupled with the simplicity...
  
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• Poor Sleep May Raise Risk of Dementia

  11-12-2014 02:47 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - HealthwatchStudy suggests low oxygen levels, less time in deep sleep may contribute to brain changes and mental decline.
  
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• Paying for Sex to Become Crime in Northern Ireland

  11-12-2014 02:47 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - UK PoliticsNorthern Ireland is to become the first part of the UK to make paying for sex a criminal offence after the Human Trafficking and Sexual Services Bill passes its final stage in the assembly.
  
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• Pay and Suffering: Psychologists Made $80M from CIA Interrogation Program

  11-12-2014 02:47 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: ABC News - World NewsThe two psychologists contracted by the CIA to design the enhanced interrogation techniques used against al Qaeda suspects were paid more than $80 million, even though they were never themselves interrogators, according to the Senate Intelligence Committee’s “torture report,” released today -- a report that one of the psychologists told ABC News was "bulls**t."
  
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• NFL Toughens Policy on Assault and Domestic Violence

  11-12-2014 02:47 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesNFL teams have unanimously endorsed a new personal conduct policy for all NFL employees after discussions that included experts on domestic violence and sexual assault, the league announced Wednesday.
  
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• Malala, Satyarthi Receive Nobel Peace Prize

  11-12-2014 02:47 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Star TribuneMalala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India on Wednesday received the Nobel Peace Prize for risking their lives to fight for working to protect children from slavery, extremism and child labor at great risk to their own lives.
  
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• Anti-Smoking Campaign Successful and Cost-Effective, CDC Says

  11-12-2014 02:47 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportA national anti-smoking campaign featuring tips from former smokers was highly successful and cost-effective, a new study reports. The 2012 Tips From Former Smokers campaign spent $480 per smoker who quit and $393 per year of life saved, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found.
  
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• Drugs used for impotence could treat vascular dementia?

  11-12-2014 02:45
  Scientists are to explore whether drugs usually used to treat erectile problems by expanding blood vessels could become the next major way to tackle the dementia epidemic. Vascular dementia is often caused by damage to the small blood vessels of the brain leading to reduced blood flow to brain tissue. This blood vessel damage - known as small vessel disease - is seen in the brains of 50-70% of elderly people. The researchers hope that one drug known for it use in treating impotence can prevent t
  
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