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• Reviving drugs with anti-stroke potential, minus side effects

  27-02-2015 21:48
  
  Scientists have found NMDA receptor antagonists that can limit damage to the brain in animal models of stroke, apparently without the pronounced side effects seen with similar drugs. Now researchers have found a potential path around this obstacle, they report.
  
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• Enhancing studies on a possible blood biomarker for traumatic brain injury

  27-02-2015 19:09
  
  New technology could help advance blood biomarker capabilities for improved diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI). An estimated 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury each year, and an estimated 5.3 million individuals -- approximately two percent of the U.S. population -- are living with disability as a result of TBI. Traumatic brain injuries can occur from even the slightest bump or blow to the head.
  
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• Study challenges theory on unconscious memory system in the brain

  27-02-2015 17:27
  
  A long-accepted scientific theory about the role the hippocampus plays in our unconscious memory is being challenged by new research. For decades, scientists have theorized that this part of the brain is not involved in processing unconscious memory, the type that allows us to do things like button a shirt without having to think about it.
  
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• Left or right? The brain knows before you move

  27-02-2015 17:24
  
  A neural circuit that connects motor planning to movement has been identified by researchers. The study, the researchers say, explains why injuries that disrupt the brain's ability to carry out movement planning typically impair a person's ability to make movements on just one side of his or her body.
  
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• Is The Dress blue and black or white and gold? The answer lies in vision psychology | Marie Rogers

  27-02-2015 16:43
  
  Underlying the Great Dress Debate of 2015 is a fascinating example of how the brain interprets the world around usWould you like to have an argument with your colleagues this fine Friday? Just ask them what colour the dress above is. Some people say white and gold, whereas others claim it’s clearly blue and black. This rift in opinions has caused many people to doubt the sanity of themselves and their friends. Excitingly, it also offers some sort of insight into the famous old philosophical qu
  
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• Calling the shots: Brain's decision-making structure

  27-02-2015 14:43
  
  A key part of the brain involved with decision making, the striatum, appears to operate hierarchically – much like a traditional corporation with executives, middle managers and employees, according to researchers.
  
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• Shake it off? Not so easy for people with depression, new brain research suggests

  27-02-2015 14:40
  
  Rejected by a person you like? Just "shake it off" and move on, as music star Taylor Swift says. But while that might work for many people, it may not be so easy for those with untreated depression, a new brain study finds. The pain of social rejection lasts longer for them -- and their brain cells release less of a natural pain and stress-reducing chemical called natural opioids.
  
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• Fundraising 101: Tempting alternatives increase willingness to donate

  27-02-2015 11:00
  Charities are always trying to understand what type of appeal will increase the likelihood of donations.
  
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• Improving inmate health can lead to better community health and safety

  27-02-2015 10:00
  In 59 studies, interventions led to improved healthIf prisoners received better health care while behind bars and after release, both their health and the community's health would improve, new...
  
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• How does the human brain tackle problems it did not evolve to solve?

  27-02-2015 10:00
  Online dating, chatty smartphones, and social media played no role in the evolution of our ancestors, yet humans manage to deal with and even exploit these hallmarks of modern living.
  
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• Study finds hormone therapy in transgender adults safe

  27-02-2015 09:00
  In the most comprehensive review to date addressing the relative safety of hormone therapy for transgender persons, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that...
  
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• Economic crisis 'may explain rise in suicide rates among middle-aged adults'

  27-02-2015 09:00
  A new study suggests the dramatic rise in suicide rates among middle-aged adults since 1999 could be explained by the economic recession of 2007-09.
  
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• U.S. Military Takes Baby Step Toward Allowing Transgender Soldiers

  27-02-2015 07:14 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineAdvocates hopeful the longstanding ban could be lifted after recent comments from top officials.
  
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• Study Details Lives of LGBT Youths Engaged in "Survival Sex"

  27-02-2015 07:14 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesA unique federally funded study offers a detailed look at the lives of gay, lesbian and transgender youth in New York City who cope with homelessness and poverty by engaging in what the researchers call "survival sex...
  
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• States Predict Inmates' Future Crimes with Secretive Surveys

  27-02-2015 07:14 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportStates are trying to reduce prison populations with secretive, new psychological assessments to predict which inmates will commit future crimes and who might be safe to release, despite serious problems and high-profile failures, an Associated Press investigation found.
  
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• Smokers at Higher Risk of Depression, Says British Heart Foundation

  27-02-2015 07:14 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthSmokers are 70 percent more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression than non-smokers, despite the widespread view that lighting up is a stress reliever, says a study published on Tuesday.
  
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• Older People and Eating Disorders: Not "Just a Teenager's Problem"

  27-02-2015 07:14 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthEating disorders are often portrayed as a disease that only affects the young and privileged, yet this is not the case. Eating disorders can affect anyone at any time, regardless of age, gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexuality or cultural background.
  
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• Human Head Transplant Could Happen in 2 Years, Despite Ethical Concerns

  27-02-2015 07:14 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthEthicists might lose their heads over this one. Italian neuroscientist Sergio Canavero believes it's now possible to transplant a human head. He wants to do the first one in 2017. "The real stumbling block is the ethics," he said in New Scientist. "Should this surgery be done at all? There are obviously going to be many people who disagree with it."
  
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• How Restaurants Use Psychology to Get You to Spend More

  27-02-2015 07:14 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Star TribuneYou may think you're immune to transparent sales pitches like "Do you want fries with that?" But the tactics restaurants use to nudge you into spending a little extra may be subtler than you realize.
  
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• Facebook Launches New Suicide Prevention Tool

  27-02-2015 07:14 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - TechnologyUS users who are worried about a Facebook friend can now get them help from mental health experts, using a new suicide prevention tool.
  
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• Clinically Depressed 3 Times More Likely to Commit Violent Crime

  27-02-2015 07:14 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianPeople diagnosed with depression are roughly three times more likely than the general population to commit violent crimes such as robbery, sexual offences and assault, according to psychiatric experts. A study based on more than 47,000 people in Sweden, emphasised that the overwhelming majority of depressed people are neither violent nor criminal and should not be stigmatised.
  
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• Check Out the New Racially Diverse Emoji ;)

  27-02-2015 07:14 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: USA Today - TechnologyNew updates in beta show 300 more emojis -- including the much-anticipated option of racial diversity.            .
  
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• Children in immigration detention 'should be held no more than three days'

  27-02-2015 02:45
  
  Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists says detention of children should only be used as a ‘last resort’ and for ‘the shortest possible’ timeChildren in immigration detention should be held for no longer than three days, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has said in a new position statement.In the wake of the Australian Human Rights Commission report into children in detention, the peak professional body for psychiatrists said it “opposes
  
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