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• The health risks of cyberbullying in college

  03-03-2015 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  Girls who reported being cyberbullied were three times more likely to meet clinical criteria for depression.
  
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• ADHD plus childhood trauma heightens risk for self-harm, suicide

  03-03-2015 20:17
  Young women with ADHD who have been exposed to abuse, neglect or other traumas in childhood and adolescence are at greater risk for self-injury, eating disorders and suicide than those with ADHD who were not mistreated in early youth, according to new research.
  
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• Early life stress may cause excess serotonin release resulting in a serotonin deficit where the brain needs it most

  03-03-2015 20:15
  Mood disorder research suggests that early life stress may cause excess serotonin release, resulting in a serotonin deficit where the brain needs it most. The data suggest a reason why SSRI medications may fail in many patients, and why depressed patients may benefit from strategic SSRI-augmenting treatment approaches.
  
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• People Use Handshakes to Sniff Each Other Out

  03-03-2015 17:04 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: ScienceDailyLimp or firm, your handshake conveys subliminal social cues. Now, research reveals it also transmits chemical signals that could explain why the greeting evolved in the first place.
  
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• Penis Size: Researchers Provide the Long and Short of It

  03-03-2015 17:04 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesThe numbers should help "reassure the large majority of men that the size of their penis is in the normal range," said British researchers who had assembled data from studies where participants had their member measured by a professional. In the worst cases, men may be diagnosed with Body Dysmorphic Disorder -- a debilitating psychological condition that can lead to obsessive and anti-social behaviour, depression and even suicide. The...
  
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• Researchers reveal the average penis length with new study

  03-03-2015 17:00
  A lot of men worry about their penis size. But researchers hope the results of a new study, which reveals the average penis length, will reassure many men that they are 'normal.'
  
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• Average penis length is revealed in new study

  03-03-2015 17:00
  A lot of men worry about their penis size. But researchers hope the results of a new study, which reveals the average penis length, will reassure many men that they are 'normal.'
  
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• Are all atheists simply angry, or just the ones to whom you're listening? | Oliver Burkeman

  03-03-2015 13:53
  
  Science suggests that atheists are no more prone to anger than people of faith – but everyone believes that they areWhy are atheists so angry? The question – regularly flung around in debates about religion – is a self-fulfilling one, since atheists get pretty irritated whenever they’re asked it. But it’s revealing, too, because it pinpoints a surprising zone of agreement between believers and non-believers: many on both sides accept the premise that atheists are angrier than average.
  
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• Paying for the Listening Ear

  03-03-2015 12:05 via counsellingresource.com
  
  If you're paying someone in a therapeutic relationship, how can you know whether they really care? Is it all about the money? And how do questions like these touch on concerns that might come up in other relationships?Tags: in practice, relationships, therapy
  
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• The more friends you drink with ... the more you drink

  03-03-2015 11:00
  Sometimes it is useful to show in a well conducted study something which one suspects could well be true.
  
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• Teachers become healthier when they learn

  03-03-2015 11:00
  Several studies have indicated a connection between learning and health. In a recently published study from University West and Linnaeus University the researchers found that the health of school...
  
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• Why debunked autism treatment fads persist

  03-03-2015 10:00
  The communication struggles of children with autism spectrum disorder can drive parents and educators to try anything to understand their thoughts, needs and wants.
  
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• Strong connection between violence and mental illness during Guatemala Civil War

  03-03-2015 09:00
  Those who experienced violence significantly more likely to suffer from PTSD and alcohol-related disordersViolence during the civil war in Guatemala from 1960 to 1996 resulted in the development...
  
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• CDC: up to 20% of high school students experience teen dating violence

  03-03-2015 09:00
  Data from the CDC's 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey reveals around 1 in 5 females and 1 in 10 males have experienced some form of teen dating violence in the past 12 months.
  
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• 1 in 5 high school girls 'experience teen dating violence'

  03-03-2015 09:00
  Data from the CDC's 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey reveals around 1 in 5 females and 1 in 10 males have experienced some form of teen dating violence in the past 12 months.
  
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• Palm scent: the science of smelling after a handshake

  03-03-2015 08:00
  
  New study reveals participants unconsciously sniff their right hand after shaking it with others as part of process to pick up chemical signals about others
  A firm handshake has long been viewed as a hallmark of success in the business world, but scientists say that the scent of your hand could also play a part. A study has revealed that after shaking hands, people tend to unconsciously sniff their own right hand, which the authors believe could be a discreet way of picking up chemical signals a
  
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• Teenager with stroke symptoms actually had Lyme disease

  03-03-2015 00:24
  A Swiss teenager, recently returned home from a discotheque, came to the emergency department with classic sudden symptoms of stroke, only to be diagnosed with Lyme disease, clinicians report.
  
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• Brain waves: Basal forebrain neurons fine-tune consciousness by synchronizing rhythms in the cortex

  03-03-2015 00:23
  
  Researchers have identified a group of neurons in the basal forebrain that help synchronize activity in the cortex, triggering brain waves that are characteristic of consciousness, perception and attention.
  
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• Why some brain cancers resist treatment

  03-03-2015 00:20
  Scientists may have discovered why some brain cancer patients develop resistance to standard treatments including radiation and the chemotherapy agent temozolomide.
  
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