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• Psychedelic drug prevents asthma development in mice

  09-02-2015 23:13
  Researchers have found that a psychedelic drug, (R)-DOI, prevents the development of allergic asthma in a mouse model. The effects are potent and effective at a concentration 50-100 times less than would influence behavior.
  
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• Serotonin-deficient brains more vulnerable to social stress

  09-02-2015 23:13
  Mice deficient in serotonin -- a crucial brain chemical implicated in clinical depression -- are more vulnerable than their normal littermates to social stressors, according to a new study. Following exposure to stress, serotonin-deficient mice did not respond to the standard antidepressant Prozac. The results point to new strategies to help alleviate treatment-resistant depression.
  
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• Molecular tag explains differences in brain's response to anger, fear

  09-02-2015 22:14
  Researchers have identified the relationship between a biomarker and activity in parts of the brain responsible for processing emotional responses.
  
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• F-bombs notwithstanding, all languages skew toward happiness: Universal human bias for positive words

  09-02-2015 22:11
  
  Arabic movie subtitles, Korean tweets, Russian novels, Chinese websites, English lyrics, and even the war-torn pages of the New York Times -- research examining billions of words, shows that these sources -- and all human language -- skews toward the use of happy words. This Big Data study confirms the 1969 Pollyanna Hypothesis that there is a universal human tendency to "look on and talk about the bright side of life."
  
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• Brain develops abnormally over lifespan of people who stutter

  09-02-2015 20:34
  
  The largest-ever MRI imaging study of stuttering is the first to examine brain changes across the lifespan.
  
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• Vets fear insanity defense will grow PTSD stigma

  09-02-2015 18:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Among hundreds of thousands of veterans living with PTSD, some openly worry that the insanity defense will reignite PTSD's social stigma.
  
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• Preemies may be more likely to develop psychiatric disorders, study suggests

  09-02-2015 18:29 via foxnews.com
  
  Preemies may be at a lower risk of developing drug and alcohol problems as adults, but they may be more likely to have psychiatric disorders, suggests a study.
  
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• Virtual love: is your Valentine an avatar?

  09-02-2015 15:19
  
  Over the past decade, technology has impacted all areas of our lives. We look at developments in digital romance and question whether the future of love is virtual
  In Her, a film arguably about the future of relationships, Joaquin Phoenix portrays a lonely, alienated and heartbroken man who reverts to technology to fulfil his romantic and sexual needs. The technology in question is an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm (the voiceover by Scarlett Johansson) whose only weakness is the inabili
  
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• Multiple sclerosis: pathological progression of disease documented

  09-02-2015 14:35
  Scientist have documented the pathological progress of the disease from its early to late stage and also shown that inflammatory and neurodegenerative processes have a role to play. This raises the possibility of new treatment options.  
  
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• More on the “Art” of Benign Confrontation

  09-02-2015 12:51 via counsellingresource.com
  
  Confrontation doesn't have to mean making judgments about character, and it doesn't have to mean putting people on the defensive.Tags: in practice, relationships, responsibility
  
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• Gestures and pictures 'boost foreign language learning'

  09-02-2015 12:00
  A new study finds people learn foreign words more easily when using several sensory organs. In tests, foreign words with gestures or pictures outperformed verbal learning.
  
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• Attractive men are more selfish, study finds

  09-02-2015 10:00
  A new study finds men who are attractive are more likely to be selfish and less favorable of equality, which researchers say fits with people's perceptions of good-looking males.
  
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• Are attractive men more selfish?

  09-02-2015 10:00
  A new study finds men who are attractive are more likely to be selfish and less favorable of equality, which researchers say fits with people's perceptions of good-looking males.
  
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• Time-based training can decrease impulsivity, research finds

  09-02-2015 09:00
  
  A study conducted by researchers at Kansas State University is the first to demonstrate increases in both self-control and timing precision as a result of a time-based intervention.
  
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