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• Retinal swelling in premature infants tied to poorer neuro-development

  24-02-2015 21:47
  Using a portable, non-invasive imaging device, a team of doctors has identified swelling in the back of the eyes of premature infants that correlates with poorer neurodevelopment as the babies grow.
  
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• Cross-cultural communication: Much more than just a linguistic stretch

  24-02-2015 16:28
  Mandarin-speakers' rely more on tone of voice rather than on facial cues to understand emotion compared to English-language speakers. This may be due to the limited eye contact and more restrained facial expressions common in East Asian cultures.
  
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• Angry outbursts may raise the risk of heart attack

  24-02-2015 16:00
  A new study by researchers from Australia provides further evidence that angry outbursts can trigger a heart attack - particularly in people at high risk.
  
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• Researchers clarify vasospasm incidence in children with moderate to severe TBI

  24-02-2015 15:18
  Vasospasm, or severe narrowing of blood vessels, is a dangerous complication observed in children with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. In a new paper, investigators have further defined the prevalence, associated factors and time course for vasospasm in children with these brain injuries.
  
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• Study assesses link of preexisting mental disorders with chronic headaches

  24-02-2015 15:17
  An association between a broad range of pre-existing mental disorders and subsequent onset of severe or frequent headaches has been identified by researchers.
  
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• Dr Nicola Birdsey and Dr Karen McInnes to deliver keynote speech at Malmo conference

  24-02-2015 15:04
  Drs Nicola Birdsey and Karen McInnes are to deliver the key note lecture at an international conference on play and education in Malmo, Sweden on August 21.
  The lecture will be a comparison of teachers’ and children’s perceptions of play and the implications for early years classroom practice
  
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  Play is renowned as a difficult and complex concept to define and there are theorists who state that defining it is impossible (Moyles, 1989). Adult attempts to define play has been by: ca
  
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• Nobody is immune from resisting science they wish weren’t true. Even liberals | Oliver Burkeman

  24-02-2015 13:45
  
  Many believe that conservatives have a strange relationship to the truth. But we may all be more concerned with shoring up our beliefs than objective realityThere’s been plenty of evidence, in recent days, to support the popular liberal notion that conservatives have a uniquely weird relationship to the truth. Take the allegations that Bill O’Reilly lied about seeing combat in the Falkland Islands: lying is hardly an exclusively right-wing trait, of course, but there’s something brazen in
  
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• Study shows teaching students in Germany about National Socialism and the Holocaust does not foster tolerance and open-mindedness

  24-02-2015 11:00
  There appears to be a discrepancy between the desired and actual learning outcomes of National Socialism and Holocaust education at German schools.
  
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• Employers must be aware of the stress of 'eldercare'

  24-02-2015 11:00
  As the population ages and more people have to balance caregiving and work, eldercare - looking after an older member of your family - must become part of a critical conversation at home, at work...
  
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• A lower IQ has been linked to greater and riskier drinking among young adult men

  24-02-2015 10:00
  Although several studies have shown an association between intelligence and various health-related outcomes, the research on cognitive abilities and alcohol-related problems has been inconsistent.
  
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• When Your Eating Disorder Doesn't Have a Name

  24-02-2015 06:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportMost people with eating disorders don’t have anorexia or bulimia, but their conditions are no less serious.
  
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• U.S. Names First-Ever LGBT Human Rights Envoy

  24-02-2015 06:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Reuters - US NewsThe United States Department of State on Monday named its first-ever special envoy to advocate globally for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
  
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• Tool to Assess Cognitive Impairment in Multicultural Populations

  24-02-2015 06:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyThe ability to assess cognitive impairment in multicultural older populations will become more important as demographics change worldwide. A new study reports that the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale is particularly effective in multicultural populations where English is not a patient's first language.
  
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• The Bystander Effect: Why Crowds Ignore People in Peril

  24-02-2015 06:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsPsychology experts examine the bystander effect, the psychological term describing why people in a crowd don't react or become involved when someone is in trouble.
  
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• Tackling Eating Disorders with School-Based Initiatives

  24-02-2015 06:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportSome schools are taking a proactive approach.
  
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• Sleep Paralysis Linked to Genetics, Anxiety and Stressful Events

  24-02-2015 06:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - SciencePeople who've experienced the strange phenomenon of sleep paralysis may feel like they can't move their body when they're falling asleep or waking up, or may have hallucinations that there's a malevolent presence pressing down on them. The results showed that genetics were partially to blame for the strange phenomenon. "The cause is still unknown, but we think it's something to do with disruption of the regular...
  
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• Raising Zay: A Family's Journey with a Transgender Child

  24-02-2015 06:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: USA Today - U.S. NewsThe transgender program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is working to stop puberty.            .
  
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• Defense Secretary: Military Shouldn't Deny Transgender People

  24-02-2015 06:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - US NewsDefense Secretary Ashton Carter says transgender people shouldn't be barred from serving in the U.S. military solely based on their gender identity.
  
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• Can People Daydream Away Their Stress?

  24-02-2015 06:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Science"What you do on Monday really makes a difference for how you feel on Tuesday," study author Shevaun Neupert, an associate professor of psychology at North Carolina State University, said in a statement. Meanwhile, "problem analysis" and "plan rehearsal" didn't seem to affect wellbeing the following day.
  
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• Better Night’s Sleep May Help Kids with ADHD

  24-02-2015 06:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthKids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sleep problems showed slight improvement in their symptoms after undergoing a behavioral sleep intervention, Australian researchers say.
  
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