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• Addressing your toddler's aggressive behaviour

  13-12-2014 09:00
  Physical aggression in toddlers has been thought to be associated with the frustration caused by language problems, but a recent study by researchers at the University of Montreal shows that this...
  
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• U.S. Congress' Only Psychologist Speaks Out on Mental Illness

  13-12-2014 08:30 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - HealthTwo years after Newtown, Rep. Tim Murphy is still crusading to change the mental health care system. For Congress' only psychologist, the political is personal.
  
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• Shrinking Psych Hospitals May Be Linked with Rising Prison Populations

  13-12-2014 08:30 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthReducing the number of beds in facilities for psychiatric patients is linked to an increase in prison populations, according to a new study. Prison population rose as the number of psychiatric beds decreased since 1990 among six South American countries, researchers found. “This is clearly ...
  
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• Mindfulness-Based Weight Loss Programs Questioned

  13-12-2014 08:30 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - HealthwatchIf you're considering a diet that incorporates meditation, keep a healthy dose of skepticism in mind.
  
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• ISIS Issues Guidelines for Sex Slavery

  13-12-2014 08:30 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - World NewsPamphlet shared by ISIS followers online includes rules for when it's "permissible" to rape prepubescent girls.
  
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• How to Change Minds on Same-Sex Marriage

  13-12-2014 08:30 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Top Headlinesn an article released Thursday by Science magazine, researchers from Columbia University and the University of California-Los Angeles detail a rigorous study which found that openly gay canvassers were far more effective than straight canvassers in shifting voters' views toward support for same-sex marriage.
  
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• Fewer Bars and Liquor Stores, Less Domestic Violence

  13-12-2014 08:30 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportRegulations limiting local access to alcohol may help curb partner assaults, study suggests.
  
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• Can You Improve Brain Health? Scientists Weigh in

  13-12-2014 08:30 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - HealthwatchNumerous experts cast doubt on the benefits of brain games and related forms of cognitive training.
  
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• Immune cells in brain respond to fat in diet, causing mice to eat

  13-12-2014 01:02
  Immune cells perform a previously unsuspected role in the brain that may contribute to obesity, according to a new study. When researchers fed mice a diet high in saturated milk fats, microglia, a type of immune cell, underwent a population explosion in the brain region called the hypothalamus, which is responsible for feeding behavior, they report.
  
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