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• Discovery of how malaria kills children will lead to life-saving treatments

  18-03-2015 23:43
  
  In a groundbreaking study, researchers have discovered what causes death in children with cerebral malaria, the deadliest form of the disease. Theresearch team found that the brain becomes so swollen it is forced out through the bottom of the skull and compresses the brain stem. This pressure causes the children to stop breathing and die.
  
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• Actual Reality tested in functional assessment post-TBI

  18-03-2015 18:04
  Actual Reality has been described as a new tool for assessing performance of activities of everyday life in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). A new article outlines the first study examining the use of Actual Reality in the TBI population.
  
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• Brain networks differ among those with severe schizophrenia, study shows

  18-03-2015 18:03
  
  People with a severe form of schizophrenia have major differences in their brain networks compared to others with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and healthy individuals, a new study shows. Schizophrenia, which affects one in 100 people, is generally known for symptoms of delusions and hallucinations, which can be treated with antipsychotic medications. However, lack of motivation and social withdrawal are also characteristic symptoms of the illness.
  
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• Custodial grandparents: depressed, anxious and stressed?

  18-03-2015 18:02
  Grandparents who care for grandchildren with abnormal emotional and hyperactive symptoms are more likely to experience lower levels of life satisfaction, a study has found.
  
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• Presbyterian Church Regognizes Same-Sex Marriage

  18-03-2015 15:19 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe amendment to the church constitution makes it the largest Protestant group to formally recognize same-sex marriage.
  
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• Ras protein regulates circadian rhythm: Effects on period length, regulation through external time cues

  18-03-2015 13:47
  Biochemists have gained new insights into the generation and maintenance of circadian rhythms. They demonstrated that the Ras protein is important for setting the phase of such a circadian clock, as its activity determines the period length of the rhythm. Ras is also contributing to induce phase-shifts in circadian rhythms in response to external time cues such as light.
  
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• Breastfeeding raises IQ… and some worrying questions | Dean Burnett

  18-03-2015 13:10
  
  A recent study suggests that the longer a baby is breastfed, the more intelligent and successful they become. While the research itself may be fine, there are so many variables around these issues that simplistic associations can distort people’s understanding, and even cause harm.Bed sharing with babies - is it safe?You may have heard in the news that the more you breastfeed a baby, the more successful and intelligent they end up being. As you might imagine, this was like catnip for today’s
  
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• Fatal uncoupling in the epileptic brain

  18-03-2015 12:44
  
  Epilepsy is a very prevalent neurological disorder. Approximately one-third of patients are resistant to currently available therapies. A team of researchers has discovered a new cause to explain the development of temporal lobe epilepsy: At an early stage, astrocytes are uncoupled from each other. This results in the extracellular accumulation of potassium ions and neurotransmitters, which cause hyperexcitability of the neurons, researchers say.
  
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• Recognizing the Varieties of Manipulators and Controllers

  18-03-2015 12:39 via counsellingresource.com
  
  If you're really going to defend yourself against victimization, it's important to know the kind of person you're dealing with, how they might try to manipulate and control you, and why.Tags: character disturbance, in practice, personality disorders, relationships
  
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• Does social media also give us a fear of missing out ... on grief? | Oliver Burkeman

  18-03-2015 12:30
  
  When everyone else is grieving a public figure, maybe it’s OK if you don’t experience the same sadness as your friends. Maybe it’s educationalThe nagging sense of being out of tune with the web’s dominant emotional wavelength is starting to feel familiar. So much has been written about the new ways we mourn, in public, in the era of social media – no, really, I mean a huge amount. But less has been written about the curious inverse phenomenon that has arisen as a consequence: the exper
  
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• Unique study will look at benefits of dance, UK

  18-03-2015 11:00
  Researchers are calling on people to join a unique movement workshop as part of a study into the benefits of dance on society.
  
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• New study reveals effective treatment program for breast cancer survivors with post treatment memory loss or "chemo brain"

  18-03-2015 10:00
  In a new study that could help improve the day-to-day quality-of-life for women with breast cancer, UCLA researchers have developed a cognitive rehabilitation program to address post-cancer...
  
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• Can watching porn make you better in bed?

  18-03-2015 10:00
  Does a predilection for porn mean bad news in bed? That's the conclusion of many clinicians and the upshot of anecdotal reports claiming a man's habit of viewing sex films can lead to problems...
  
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• Risk patterns identified that make people more vulnerable to PTSD

  18-03-2015 09:00
  Researchers have built a new computational tool that identifies 800 different ways people are at increased risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), permitting for the first time a personalized...
  
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• Mental health misdiagnosis twice as likely for socially disadvantaged groups

  18-03-2015 09:00
  The shooting of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, MO, has ignited a global discussion about implicit racial bias.
  
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• The psychology of mass government surveillance: | Chris Chambers

  18-03-2015 08:00
  
  A poll in 13 countries by Amnesty International reveals how most people oppose surveillance of citizens but are less concerned about the targeting of foreign nationals. Knowing we are being watched may also be restricting our use of the Internet to obtain health advice.Nearly two years after Edward Snowden revealed details of mass snooping programmes operating out of NSA and GCHQ, an inquiry led by the parliament’s intelligence and security commission has called for an overhaul of existing sur
  
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• Neuroscientists identify cell type in brain that controls body clock circadian rhythms

  18-03-2015 00:59
  Neuroscientists have identified key cells within the brain that are critical for determining circadian rhythms, the 24-hour processes that control sleep and wake cycles, as well as other important body functions such as hormone production, metabolism, and blood pressure.
  
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