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• Portable stimulator being tested on Parkinson's patients

  20-01-2015 18:08
  
  A weak electric 'noise' can improve balance and motor skills in patients with Parkinson's disease, researchers have demonstrated. In cooperation with NASA, the research team has now developed a portable prototype that will be used in long-term studies of Parkinson's patients in their home environment.
  
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• Couples who set health goals together have more success

  20-01-2015 15:15 via foxnews.com
  
  Couples who work together to change their unhealthy habits appear to have more successful outcomes, a new study suggests.
  
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• Kentucky Bill Targets Transgender School-Bathroom Use

  20-01-2015 13:29 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: USA Today - Top StoriesBill would allow transgender students to ask for accommodations, such as a unisex bathroom.            .
  
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• British Tabloid the Sun Ends Its Tradition of Using Topless Models

  20-01-2015 13:29 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineThe use of so-called page-three girls has been slammed as sexist and outdated.
  
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• UK Deputy Prime Minister calls for a new ambition for 'zero suicides' across the NHS at major mental health conference

  20-01-2015 11:00
  
  On Monday 19 January, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg hosted a major Mental Health Conference, bringing together leading clinicians, policy makers and campaign groups to discuss the future of...
  
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• Technologies, Apps for Therapy on the Go

  20-01-2015 04:37 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: USA Today - TechnologyA growing group of technologies is pitching coaching, counseling and monitoring services at teens and young adults fighting mental health issues.
  
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• Meet Nine Mental Wellness Warriors Making a Difference

  20-01-2015 04:37 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - HealthToo often, the nation only hears about mental illness when tragedy strikes. But from the famous to the everyman, there are warriors fighting for better treatment and working to defy stigma.
  
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• Couples Who Work Together to Get Healthy Have More Success

  20-01-2015 04:37 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - ScienceThe study shows that "changing together" is associated with even better outcomes than even having a partner with a consistently healthy lifestyle, said study researcher Jane Wardle, a psychology professor and director of the health behavior research center at the University College London. "Our study didn't address the reasons for success," Wardle told Live Science. The men and women were participants in a long-term study on aging, and they...
  
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• Are More Men Getting Eating Disorders?

  20-01-2015 04:37 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianSince 2000, the number of men diagnosed with eating disorders has risen by nearly 30%. What’s going on? “Somewhere deep within me is a destructive urge,” says Colin. “It’s this gremlin in my head that hits me at unexpected moments. Ultimately, complete recovery requires changing my perception of myself. It is going to be a struggle, but it’s achievable.” Colin is a 50-year-old community development manager, and has battled an...
  
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