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• Viewing violent news on social media can cause trauma

  06-05-2015 22:42
  Viewing violent news events via social media can cause people to experience symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  
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• Comprehensive stroke centers may improve bleeding stroke survival

  06-05-2015 22:42
  People with brain bleeds are more likely to survive if they're treated at a comprehensive stroke center. Comprehensive stroke centers have the equipment and personnel to deal with the most severe strokes, including neurological critical care and 24-hour availability of neurosurgeons.
  
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• How managers and colleagues can help staff who witness workplace aggression

  06-05-2015 20:26
  Just witnessing aggression or other bad behavior at work can affect our well-being, but the right support from employers and colleagues can limit the consequences.
  
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• The Most Important Psychological Concepts for Teachers to Apply

  06-05-2015 19:37 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyIn an effort to help teachers educate their students, a new report outlines the 20 most important psychological concepts that can enhance elementary and secondary teaching and learning and offers tips on how to apply them in the classroom.
  
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• IBM Computer Watson to Guide Cancer Therapies at 14 Centers

  06-05-2015 19:37 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthFourteen U.S. and Canadian cancer institutes will use International Business Machines Corp's Watson computer system to choose therapies based on a tumor's genetic fingerprints, the company said on Tuesday, the latest step toward...
  
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• Feminists Reclaim Sexist Hashtag #howtospotafeminist

  06-05-2015 19:37 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineDon't mess with the Internet.
  
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• Brain chemical may offer new clues in treating chronic pain

  06-05-2015 18:05
  A chemical in the brain typically associated with cognition, movement and reward-motivation behavior -- among others -- may also play a role in promoting chronic pain, according to new research. The chemical, dopamine, sets the stage for many important brain functions, but the mechanisms that cause it to contribute to chronic pain are less well understood.
  
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• Non-Euclidean geometries for grid cells

  06-05-2015 14:46
  Grid cells, space-mapping neurons of the entorhinal cortex of rodents, could also work for hyperbolic surfaces. A new study tests a model (a computer simulation) based on mathematical principles, that explains how maps emerge in the brain and shows how these maps adapt to the environment in which the individual develops.
  
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• The bittersweet world of mental health online

  06-05-2015 14:10 via bbc.com
  
  A new film highlights how common mental health problems are, and how social media can help.
  
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• Campus sex crime reporting nearly doubled in last five years

  06-05-2015 14:10 via foxnews.com
  
  Reports of sex offenses on college campuses provided to the Education Department have nearly doubled over a five-year period.
  
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• Psychologists call for international LGBT psychology and counselling standards

  06-05-2015 12:00
  Collaborating counselling psychologists at Regent's University London, Dr Markus Bidell and Professor Martin Milton are calling for the development of international lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
  
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• Volume measurements on pints of beer affects drinking speed

  06-05-2015 11:00
  The speed at which we drink alcohol could be influenced by the shape of the glass. And markings on the glass might help us drink more slowly.
  
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• How our view of what makes us happy has changed in 80 years, UK study

  06-05-2015 11:00
  Our view of what makes us happy has changed markedly since 1938. That is the conclusion of the psychologist Sandie McHugh from the University of Bolton who has recreated a famous study of happiness...
  
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• Comprehensive Swedish research study reveals impact of family and neighborhood on mental health

  06-05-2015 11:00
  A team of researchers from Sweden and the United States have examined the potential role of the family environment and neighborhood factors on mental health outcomes in a new study published in...
  
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• The incumbency effect: why safe-seats are ‘safe’ | Dean Burnett

  06-05-2015 08:15
  
  Even in an election where the outcome is so uncertain, it seems that over half the parliamentary seats in the UK are winnable only by one party. Why?Safe seats. The “dark matter” of the UK political system; rarely observed, but their presence and influence dictates how everything else works. Safe seats are parliamentary seats where there is little to no chance of anyone but the party that has held it for years actually winning it. Estimates state that over half the parliamentary seats in the
  
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• The incumbency effect: the psychology behind why safe-seats are ‘safe’ | Dean Burnett

  06-05-2015 08:15
  
  Even in an election where the outcome is so uncertain, it seems that over half the parliamentary seats in the UK are winnable only by one party. Why?Safe seats. The “dark matter” of the UK political system; rarely observed, but their presence and influence dictates how everything else works. Safe seats are parliamentary seats where there is little to no chance of anyone but the party that has held it for years actually winning it. Estimates state that over half the parliamentary seats in the
  
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• Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to Increased Road Rage

  06-05-2015 05:19 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyOntario adult drivers who say they have experienced at least one traumatic brain injury in their lifetime also report significantly higher incidents of serious road-related driving aggression, said a new study. Serious driver aggression includes: making threats to hurt a fellow driver, passenger or vehicle. These individuals also reported significantly higher odds of being involved in a motor vehicle collision that resulted in hurting...
  
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• The Psychology of Voting: An Emotional Matter?

  06-05-2015 05:19 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - UK PoliticsPsychologists investigating our voting behaviour say we're not rational beings and that choosing a prime minister is an emotional business.
  
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• Fructose May Make Us Crave High-Calorie Foods, But There's More...

  06-05-2015 05:19 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthFructose has, in recent years, become almost another f-word to avoid using, as it's been implicated in certain health concerns, from metabolic problems to impaired cognitive function. Now, a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds...
  
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