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• Yogurt Might Not Be As Healthy As We Thought It Was

  23-04-2015 23:53 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthYogurt is often thought of as an important part of a healthy diet, but a new study suggests it might not have as many benefits as we thought. The Spanish study looked at more than 4,000 people and determined there was no link between regular yogurt consumption and improved physical or mental health
  
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• Why Beachgoers Let Sexual Assault Happen Right Before Their Eyes

  23-04-2015 21:50 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - ScienceWhy didn't one of the hundreds of bystanders step in to help the victim? Though perplexing, the phenomenon — known as the "bystander effect" — is common, experts said. "There's this kind of paradoxical relationship, where the more people [there are who] observe an incident, the less likely any single individual is to help,"
  
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• Transgender Teen Gets State to Change Driver's License Policy

  23-04-2015 21:50 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Reuters - US NewsSouth Carolina's motor vehicles agency will change its driver's license photo policy as part of a settlement reached with a transgender teenager who was required to remove her makeup for her picture last year, lawyers said on Wednesday.
  
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• Smartphones May Protect Elderly from Spatial Disorientation

  23-04-2015 21:50 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyResearchers are using new network operator technologies to locate and send alerts when an old person with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) suffers from episodes of spatial disorientation. Up to the 60% of cases of MCI can cause episodes of spatial disorientation that appear even in zones where the person usually carries out daily tasks such as doing the shopping, going to the health centre or visiting someone. The person goes missing and starts...
  
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• Large Study Finds No Benefit from Eating Dairy-Based Yogurt

  23-04-2015 21:50 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthYogurt is often thought of as an important part of a healthy diet, but a new study suggests it might not have as many benefits as we thought. The Spanish study looked at more than 4,000 people and determined there was no link between regular yogurt consumption and improved physical or mental health
  
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• Helping College Students Who Suffer from Depression, Anxiety, and Stress

  23-04-2015 21:50 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyIs it possible to prevent mental health problems in higher education students? The answer is "yes" according to a team of psychologists who conducted a careful, systematic review of 103 universal interventions involving over 10,000 students. They conclude that effective programs to prevent emotional distress and promote psychosocial assets warrant more widespread use.
  
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• French Feminists Lambast Council Over Health Booklet Cover

  23-04-2015 21:50 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianBacklash forces Bouches-du-Rhône council to withdraw official Carnet de Santé given to mothers of newborns and reprint them at a cost of €33,000 The health booklet showed a smiling young boy clearly anxious to grow taller. Next to him was a young girl measuring her waist and frowning. So far, so sexist. What has shocked French feminists, however, is that the picture was used as a cover for the official Carnet de Santé, the health...
  
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• Glimpses of how the brain transforms sound

  23-04-2015 19:04
  When people hear the sound of footsteps or the drilling of a woodpecker, the rhythmic structure of the sounds is striking. Even when the temporal structure of a sound is less obvious, as with human speech, the timing still conveys a variety of important information. How such sounds are processed is now better understood.
  
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• World Happiness Report 2015 ranks happiest countries

  23-04-2015 19:03
  
  Since it was first published in 2012, the World Happiness Report demonstrated that well-being and happiness are critical indicators of a nation's economic and social development, and should be a key aim of policy. This year's report looks at the changes in happiness levels in 158 countries, and examines the reasons behind the statistics.
  
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• Scientists pinpoint brain-swelling mechanism

  23-04-2015 19:01
  A significant discovery has been made uncovering the cause of brain swelling after trauma to the head. The research paves the way for a preventative drug treatment for severe brain damage following stroke, infection, head injury or cardiac arrest.
  
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• Brain tumor growth stimulated by nerve activity in the cortex, study finds

  23-04-2015 19:00
  Deadly brain tumors called high-grade gliomas grow with the help of nerve activity in the cerebral cortex, according to a new study. The work, conducted in mice with an aggressive human brain cancer implanted in their brains, is the first to demonstrate stimulation of tumor growth by brain activity.
  
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• In search of tinnitus, that phantom ringing in the ears

  23-04-2015 18:58
  
  About one in five people experience tinnitus, the perception of a sound -- often described as ringing -- that isn't really there. Now, researchers have taken advantage of a rare opportunity to record directly from the brain of a person with tinnitus in order to find the brain networks responsible.
  
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• Brain circuitry for selecting among sensations

  23-04-2015 18:58
  
  Neuroscientists show how cells in the brain's cortex can either stifle or enhance sensory information incoming from the thalamus, thereby allowing it to focus on just some of the many sensory inputs it might choose to consider.
  
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• How to stop a stroke in its tracks

  23-04-2015 18:56
  New minimally invasive surgical devices called stentrievers are enabling brain surgeons to stop strokes in their tracks.
  
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• For lower-grade brain blood vessel malformations, surgery has 'excellent clinical outcomes'

  23-04-2015 18:48
  Interventional treatments--especially surgery--provide good functional outcomes and a high cure rate for patients with lower-grade arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain, report researchers.
  
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• Fat tissue controls brain's response to food scarcity, helping regulate optimal amount of body fat for brain function

  23-04-2015 18:48
  
  An enzyme secreted by the body's fat tissue controls energy levels in the brain, according to new research. The findings, in mice, underscore a role for the body's fat tissue in controlling the brain's response to food scarcity, and suggest there is an optimal amount of body fat for maximizing health and longevity. The findings may help explain the many studies that show a survival benefit to having a body mass index toward the low end of what is considered overweight.
  
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• Extra sleep fixes memory problems in flies with Alzheimer's-like condition

  23-04-2015 18:48
  
  Many studies have linked more sleep to better memory, but new research in fruit flies demonstrates that extra sleep helps the brain overcome catastrophic neurological defects that otherwise would block memory formation, report scientists.
  
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• Scientists create the sensation of invisibility

  23-04-2015 16:23
  
  The power of invisibility has long fascinated man and inspired the works of many great authors and philosophers. A team of neuroscientists now reports a perceptual illusion of having an invisible body, and show that the feeling of invisibility changes our physical stress response in challenging social situations.
  
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• 9 in 10 people with mental illness report high levels of discrimination

  23-04-2015 16:00
  A survey of Californians finds that the majority believe people with mental health challenges are discriminated against in social relationships, work, school and health care.
  
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• Tantrums, transmitters and treatments: Two neurotransmitters in key parts of the male mouse brain are linked to unusually aggressive behaviour and may lead to treatments for psychopathic behaviour in humans

  23-04-2015 14:51
  How do some of us manage to control our violent tendencies while others cannot? Research may help to address this question. International collaborators found that an increase in the levels of two neurotransmitters, glutamate and serotonin, in key parts of the brain is linked to intense aggression in male mice.
  
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• Tantrums, transmitters and treatments: Neurotransmitters linked aggressive behavior

  23-04-2015 14:51
  How do some of us manage to control our violent tendencies while others cannot? Research may help to address this question. International collaborators found that an increase in the levels of two neurotransmitters, glutamate and serotonin, in key parts of the brain is linked to intense aggression in male mice.
  
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• The right programs can help college students suffering from depression, anxiety and stress

  23-04-2015 11:00
  Is it possible to prevent mental health problems in higher education students?
  
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• Online discussion forums good for well-being, study shows

  23-04-2015 10:00
  A new study has found that internet discussion forums have positive links to well-being and are even associated with increased community engagement offline, contrary to a common perception of them...
  
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• Living life in the third person

  23-04-2015 10:00
  Cognitive scientists discover clues in the brain to an extraordinary memory glitch in healthy, high functioning peopleImagine living a healthy, normal life without the ability to re-experience in...
  
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• A sex difference in competitiveness even among the fastest runners

  23-04-2015 10:00
  Sex differences in some behaviors are well established, but it's unclear whether differences still occur within highly selective sub-populations, such as expert financial decision makers or elite...
  
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• PTSD common in ICU survivors

  23-04-2015 09:00
  Nearly one-quarter of intensive care unit survivors have post-traumatic stress disorder; diaries could be successful prevention toolFast Facts Research finds that one-quarter of patients...
  
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• Parent satisfaction with clinical trial on treating aggressive behavioral disorders

  23-04-2015 09:00
  A new study of families participating in a clinical trial to treat children with severe physical aggression explored the factors affecting parent satisfaction with the research study.
  
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• Frontotemporal dementia: more challenging jobs linked to longer survival

  23-04-2015 09:00
  Patients with more challenging occupations may have longer survival after onset of frontotemporal dementia than those with less challenging jobs, a new study suggests.
  
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• Addressing the needs of young women with disorders of sex development

  23-04-2015 09:00
  Disorders of sex development are lifelong conditions that are usually diagnosed at birth or during adolescence.
  
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• Epigenetic Marks Lay Foundations for a Child’s Future Abilities

  23-04-2015 04:05
  Epigenetic marks on our DNA account for how all cells in the body have the same DNA sequence, inherited from our parents, but nonetheless there are hundreds of different cell types. The body uses epigenetics as its principal control system, to increase or decrease the expression of our genes, and epigenetic processes are known to be important in memory and other aspects of brain function. The new research used umbilical cord tissue collected at birth and identified epigenetic marks in a key brai
  
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