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• Long-term effects of type 2 diabetes on the brain, thinking

  08-07-2015 22:05
  In just two years, people with type 2 diabetes experienced negative changes in their ability to regulate blood flow in the brain, which was associated with lower scores on tests of cognition skills and their ability to perform their daily activities, according to a new study.
  
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• Crowdsourcing brain data

  08-07-2015 21:10
  Crowdsourcing brain data with hundreds of adults in a short period of time could be a new frontier in neuroscience and lead to new insights about the brain, neuroscientists have shown.
  
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• Panel outlines new diagnostic criteria for central nervous system disorder

  08-07-2015 19:16
  New diagnostic criteria have been introduced for neuromyelitis optica, now called neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, which is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that is sometimes mistaken for multiple sclerosis.
  
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• Brain activity changes after cognitive rehabilitation, TBI study shows

  08-07-2015 19:14
  Results of a trail demonstrate for the first time significant changes in cerebral activation after memory retraining in individuals with TBI.
  
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• South Carolina Senate Votes to Banish Confederate Flag to Museum

  08-07-2015 18:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Reuters - Top NewsSouth Carolina's Senate passed legislation Tuesday to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state house, where it has flown for five decades despite being viewed by many as a symbol of slavery.
  
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• FGM App Launches in Britain As School Holiday Danger Zone Nears

  08-07-2015 18:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthA new app designed to educate young people about female genital mutilation (FGM) was launched in Britain on Tuesday amid a government crackdown on people who take girls abroad to undergo the practice during the summer holidays. Britain's first FGM app, "Petals", presents facts and information about the practice, offers a quiz to test the user's knowledge and provides details on where young girls can receive help - including a direct link to an...
  
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• Driving with a Marijuana High: How Dangerous Is It?

  08-07-2015 18:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - ScienceMost Americans think that driving while high on marijuana isn't that dangerous, according to a recent Gallup poll. About 70 percent of people polled said that people who drive while impaired by marijuana are "not much of a problem" or only a "somewhat serious problem," whereas just 29 percent said it was a very serious problem. But is it really safe to drive while high on marijuana?
  
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• CVS Health Quits U.S. Chamber Over Stance on Smoking

  08-07-2015 18:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthThe CVS Health Corporation said Tuesday that it was resigning from the United States Chamber of Commerce after revelations that the chamber and its foreign affiliates were undertaking a global lobbying campaign against antismoking laws.
  
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• A Subtle Change Gave Facebook’s Icons More Gender Equality

  08-07-2015 18:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineHave you noticed the new "friends" icon?
  
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• Social workers should be more understanding of vampires

  08-07-2015 17:00
  A new study examines the problems faced by people that identify themselves as vampires and how helping professionals can improve care for people with alternative identities.
  
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• How do sexuality and gender affect friendships?

  08-07-2015 17:00
  Purportedly the 'most inclusive ever study of friendship,' new research finds that different groups have slightly different investments in the types of friendships they have.
  
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• Climate denial linked to conspiratorial thinking in new study | Dana Nuccitelli

  08-07-2015 15:34
  
  Recurrent Fury uncovers the difference between skepticism and conspiratorial denial
  A new study has examined the comments on climate science-denying blogs and found strong evidence of widespread conspiratorial thinking. The study looks at the comments made in response to a previous paper linking science denial and conspiracy theories.I do not recall ever having seen such a strong effect in 30 years of behavioural research, and I have certainly never encountered ratings that favoured the extreme
  
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• Pupil response predicts depression risk in kids

  08-07-2015 15:00
  How much a child's pupil dilates in response to seeing an emotional image can predict his or her risk of depression over the next two years, according to new research from Binghamton University.
  
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• How can we fix unconscious racism? | Nathalia Gjersoe

  08-07-2015 14:00
  
  Racial prejudice has its roots in children’s natural drive to carve the world up into categories. Can research do anything to fix this?Racist stereotypes, at their root, come from quite a fundamental learning mechanism. Humans are able to learn and adapt so quickly because they are excellent at making generalisations about the world based on very limited experience. Take dogs, for example - a toddler might reasonably conclude after meeting just two or three that all dogs are furry, bark and ha
  
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• Study identifies brain abnormalities in people with schizophrenia

  08-07-2015 12:00
  Structural brain abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia, providing insight into how the condition may develop and respond to treatment, have been identified in an internationally collaborative...
  
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• Reusable shopping bags encourage shoppers to buy produce -- and junk food?

  08-07-2015 12:00
  Bringing reusable bags to the grocery store often means you are an environmentally friendly shopper. But it also influences the very things you buy.
  
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• High levels of dopamine may lead to increased risk-taking

  08-07-2015 10:00
  Boosting levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine can lead to increased risk-taking, according to research published July 8 in the Journal of Neuroscience.
  
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• Mother's diet affects offspring alcohol and nicotine use in lab animal study

  08-07-2015 03:24
  A study in rats suggests that a mother's consumption of a fat-rich diet during pregnancy increases her offspring's risk of a combined alcohol and nicotine abuse in adolescence.
  
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• Kids' brain responses to food depend on their body composition

  08-07-2015 03:24
  Research using brain-imaging technology has revealed a brain response pattern in children that might represent a step along the path to childhood obesity.
  
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• High fat diet changes gut microbe populations and brain's ability to recognize fullness

  08-07-2015 03:24
  Have you ever wondered why eating one good-tasting French fry may lead you to eat the whole batch and leave you wanting more?
  
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• Anorexia susceptibility may be linked to stress-coping strategy and mom's stress levels during pregnancy

  08-07-2015 03:24
  Researchers have found that offspring born to mother rats stressed during pregnancy lost weight faster and failed to turn on appropriate brain hunger signals in response to exercise and food restriction, compared to offspring from non-stressed mothers.
  
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