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• Role of IRBIT protien in development of behavior

  13-04-2015 22:15
  The protein IRBIT has been identified by scientists as a key player in preventing hyperactivity and abnormal social behaviors from developing. The protein IRBIT is abundant in dendrites--the parts of neurons that receive input from neighboring axons. New work shows that IRBIT plays a role in regulating dopamine levels in the brain and that its absence can lead to both hyperactivity and abnormal social behavior.
  
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• Tango dancing benefits Parkinson's patients

  13-04-2015 20:09
  Dancing the Argentine tango could have potential benefits for people at certain stages in the development of Parkinson's disease, according to findings in a new study that looked at changes in patients' motor abilities following a 12-week tango course, and is also the first study to assess the effect that tango has on non-motor symptoms.
  
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• Network 'hubs' in brain attract information, much like airport system

  13-04-2015 20:08
  "Hubs" in the brain -- highly connected regions that like hubs of the airport system -- act as critical destinations where information is received and integrated, scientists report. "Understanding how information transfer occurs in the brain is critical, especially if network hubs are taken off line by anesthesia, tumor or stroke," says the senior study author.
  
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• Study challenges view that sight-based brain sensory network organization is impaired with blindness

  13-04-2015 19:08
  
  New research shows the way the brain organizes its visual sense remains intact even in people blind from birth, and the pattern of functional connectivity between the visual area and the topographical representation of space (up/down etc.) can develop on its own without any visual experience. The findings dispel the long-held belief that the visual cortex completely fails to develop properly in people who are blind at birth, which might might not be completely correct.
  
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• How deep-brain stimulation reshapes neural circuits in Parkinson's disease

  13-04-2015 19:08
  
  Scientists have discovered a possible mechanism for how deep-brain stimulation, a widely used treatment for movement disorders, exerts its therapeutic effects. Few medical treatments show results as rapid and dramatic as those seen with DBS, in which surgically implanted devices deliver electrical pulses to inner brain structures involved in movement. In most Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who receive the treatment, symptoms of slow movement, tremor, and rigidity sharply diminish soon after t
  
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• New Jersey gay therapy ban upheld despite teen's challenge

  13-04-2015 18:07
  
  Federal appeals court rules that state’s ban on so-called gay conversion therapy for minors does not violate the rights of either children or their parentsA federal appeals court on Monday rejected a fresh challenge to New Jersey’s ban on so-called gay conversion therapy for minors, saying the prohibition does not violate the rights of either children or their parents. By a 3-0 vote, the third US circuit court of appeals said the ban did not infringe the first amendment rights of minors and
  
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• Therapy-Induced Trauma: What It Is and How It Can Happen

  13-04-2015 13:19 via counsellingresource.com
  
  For all its many benefits, the experience of therapy can also be traumatic; sometimes, that's hard to see until it's already too late.Tags: character disturbance, relationships, therapy, trust
  
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• Honour veterans with diligent PTSD research

  13-04-2015 11:00
  The medical community owes it to the memory of the traumatized survivors of World War I to treat posttraumatic stress disorder in current veterans diligently, and to ensure that it is informed by...
  
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• Dodo bird verdict given new life by psychosis therapy study

  13-04-2015 11:00
  A study by researchers at The University of Manchester and the University of Liverpool has examined the psychological treatment of more than 300 people suffering from psychosis, showing that...
  
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• How the brain balances risk-taking and learning

  13-04-2015 10:00
  If you had 10 chances to roll a die, would you rather be guaranteed to receive $5 for every roll ($50 total) or take the risk of winning $100 if you only roll a six?
  
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• Serious life events in childhood can triple risk of developing type 1 diabetes

  13-04-2015 09:00
  New research from Sweden published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that serious life events (SLEs) in childhood, such as death or illness in...
  
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• Researchers identify brain signaling linked to 'cooties' and 'crush' phenomenons in children

  13-04-2015 09:00
  Researchers have identified increased activity in the amygdala brain region at time points when children experience the 'cooties' or 'crush' phenomenons.
  
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• How couples can resolve their biggest fights over money

  13-04-2015 05:50 via wsj.com
  
  Money is one of the biggest sources of marital discord and it can be one of the toughest to resolve.
  
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