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• Depression isn't always what you think

  17-02-2015 20:45 via forbes.com
  
  Sometimes depression is subtler and harder to identify since it can make itself known in subtle ways.
  
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• What can be learned from the science of stress

  17-02-2015 20:44 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  Researchers show how stress can shape our lives.
  
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• Brain imaging links language delay to chromosome deletion in children with neurological disorders

  17-02-2015 19:11
  Children born with a DNA abnormality on chromosome 16 already linked to neurodevelopmental problems show measurable delays in processing sound and language, says a study team of radiologists and psychologists.
  
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• New pathways discovered to prevent blindness

  17-02-2015 17:44
  
  Scientists have made a major new discovery detailing how areas of the brain responsible for vision could potentially adapt to injury or trauma and ultimately prevent blindness.The study sheds new light on the relationship between vision loss and brain plasticity - the extraordinary ability of the brain to modify its own structure and function as a result of change or damage.
  
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• Multiple sclerosis: New drug target discovered

  17-02-2015 17:44
  
  A promising new approach to treat multiple sclerosis has been discovered by scientists. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive, often disabling neurological disease, which is most often diagnosed among young adults between the ages of 15 and 40. While the exact cause of MS is unknown, the body's immune response is involved, and is the target of all current medications used in treatment. These medications do not cure the illness, but they do help alleviate symptoms and slow the progression of t
  
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• Science behind commonly used anti-depressants appears to be backwards, researchers say

  17-02-2015 17:41
  The science behind many anti-depressant medications appears to be backwards, say the authors of a paper that challenges the prevailing ideas about the nature of depression and some of the world’s most commonly prescribed medications.
  
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• Mindfulness Meditation Appears to Improve Sleep Quality

  17-02-2015 17:12 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyMindfulness meditation practices resulted in improved sleep quality for older adults with moderate sleep disturbance in a clinical trial comparing meditation to a more structured program focusing on changing poor sleep habits and establishing a bedtime routine, according to a new article.
  
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• Use of high-potency 'skunk-like' cannabis linked to increased risk of psychosis

  17-02-2015 17:00
  Researchers found that people who smoke a high-potency 'skunk-like' form of cannabis may be at much higher risk of psychosis than those who do not use the drug.
  
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• 'Skunk' linked to increased risk of psychosis

  17-02-2015 17:00
  Researchers found that people who smoke a high-potency 'skunk-like' form of cannabis may be at much higher risk of psychosis than those who do not use the drug.
  
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• U.S. Teens Are Increasingly Sleep Deprived

  17-02-2015 16:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyA new study found that female students, racial/ethnic minorities, and students of lower socioeconomic status are less likely to report regularly getting seven or more hours of sleep each night compared with their male counterparts, non-Hispanic white teenagers, and students of higher socioeconomic status, respectively. The largest decrease in the percentage getting seven hours of sleep per night was 15-year-olds, a particularly concerning trend...
  
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• Police Take "Shortcuts" With Black Citizens, FBI Director Suggests

  17-02-2015 16:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesFBI Director James Comey took on the issue of police and race relations Thursday, challenging police to avoid "lazy mental short-cuts" that can lead to bias.
  
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• Hundreds of Jewish Tombs Have Been Desecrated in France

  17-02-2015 16:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineThe incident fuels concern about growing anti-Semitism in Europe.
  
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• Evidence on the Biological Nature of Gender Identity

  17-02-2015 16:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyMedical care of transgender patients, including surgical and hormonal treatment, has largely been met with resistance by physicians in favor of psychiatric treatment, owing to misconceptions that gender identity can be changed. There is increasing evidence of a biological basis for gender identity that may change physicians' perspective on transgender medicine and improve health care for these patients.
  
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• Copenhagen Attacks Raise Fears of Antisemitism Around Europe

  17-02-2015 16:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianSpeculation that shootings were inspired by Charlie Hebdo attacks after Danish-born suspect is shot dead. Senior rabbis and Jewish politicians have warned of rising fears of antisemitism across Europe after the weekend’s terrorist attacks on a free-speech debate and a synagogue in Copenhagen. As police investigated whether a 22-year-old Danish-born gunman they shot dead had acted alone in staging Denmark’s most lethal terrorist attack in...
  
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• Schizophrenia: Impaired activity of the selective dopamine neurons

  17-02-2015 14:37
  Schizophrenia is not only associated with positive symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, but also with negative symptoms e.g. cognitive deficits and impairments of the emotional drive. Until now, the underlying mechanisms for these negative symptoms have not been well characterized. Now a team of researchers reports that a selective dopamine midbrain population that is crucial for emotional and cognitive processing shows reduced electrical in vivo activity in a disease mouse model.
  
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• Amyloid formation may link Alzheimer disease and type 2 diabetes

  17-02-2015 14:37
  The pathological process amyloidosis, in which misfolded proteins (amyloids) form insoluble fibril deposits, occurs in many diseases, including Alzheimer disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). However, little is known about whether different forms of amyloid proteins interact or how amyloid formation begins in vivo. A new study has found evidence that amyloid from the brain can stimulate the growth of fibrils in the murine pancreas and pancreatic-related amyloid can be found along with
  
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• Eating disorders linked with financial difficulties in female students

  17-02-2015 11:00
  Experiencing financial difficulties at university may increase the risk of female students developing an eating disorder, according to new research from the University of Southampton and Solent NHS...
  
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• Sleep quality could be improved with mindfulness meditation

  17-02-2015 10:00
  A study comparing mindfulness meditation with sleep hygiene education found that meditation resulted in greater improvement in sleep quality for older adults.
  
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• Carnegie Mellon researchers reveal how mindfulness training affects health

  17-02-2015 10:00
  Over the past decade, there have been many encouraging findings suggesting that mindfulness training can improve a broad range of mental and physical health problems.
  
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• The neural basis of 'being in the mood'

  17-02-2015 09:00
  Researchers discover neurons that combine social information with hormonal state in female mice.Researchers discover neurons that combine social information with hormonal state in female mice.
  
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• Penn Medicine: Brain activity can predict increased fat intake following sleep deprivation

  17-02-2015 09:00
  Experts have warned for years that insufficient sleep can lead to weight gain.
  
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• A brain system that appears to compensate for autism, OCD, and dyslexia

  17-02-2015 09:00
  Individuals with five neurodevelopmental disorders -- autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, dyslexia, and Specific Language Impairment -- appear to compensate...
  
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