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• Alzheimer's may affect the brain differently in African-Americans than European-Americans

  15-07-2015 23:06
  Alzheimer’s disease may cause different changes in the brain, or pathologies, in African-Americans than in white Americans of European descent, according to a new study.
  
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• Compounds show potential in fighting brain, breast cancers

  15-07-2015 23:05
  A new discovery has potential to help brain and breast cancer patients, scientists suggest. The researchers examined compounds that inhibit Stat3, a protein implicated in a variety of cancers that include brain and breast cancers.
  
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• VCU researchers and international partners are first to identify risk genes for clinical depression

  15-07-2015 22:00
  
  For the first time in scientific history, researchers have identified specific genetic clues to the underlying etiology of clinical depression.
  
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• Mechanism for altered pattern of brain growth in autism spectrum disorder discovered

  15-07-2015 21:54
  Scientists have uncovered how mutations in a specific autism risk gene alter the basic trajectory of early brain development in animal models.
  
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• Brain network that controls, redirects attention identified

  15-07-2015 21:53
  Key parts of the human brain network that give us the power to control and redirect our attention -- a core cognitive ability -- may be unique to humans, researchers have discovered.
  
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• Guantánamo Bay psychologists to remain despite APA torture fallout

  15-07-2015 20:03
  
  Pentagon says it has no plans to remove five psychologists, who are said to participate in forced tube feedings, even as APA signals desire to end relationshipThe Pentagon has said it has no plans to divest Guantánamo Bay of its psychologists even as the American Psychological Association signals a desire to end its decade-long association with US military and intelligence interrogations and detentions.
  Those psychologists are said to participate in Guantánamo’s highly controvers
  
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• New antibody treats traumatic brain injury and prevents long-term neurodegeneration

  15-07-2015 19:35
  New research provides the first direct evidence linking traumatic brain injury to Alzheimer's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) -- and offers the potential for early intervention to prevent the development of these debilitating neurodegenerative diseases. TBI can result from repetitive contact sport injuries or from exposure to military blasts, and is one of the most significant risk factors for both Alzheimer's disease and CTE.
  
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• Exercise can improve brain function in older adults

  15-07-2015 18:25
  Older adults can improve brain function by raising their fitness level, new research suggests. The research indicated that the intensity of the exercise appeared to matter more than the duration.
  
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• Study: Low cost interventions can improve patient and staff safety in mental health wards

  15-07-2015 18:00
  
  A recent study, published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, reveals a set of ten low-cost interventions that can increase safety on psychiatric wards.
  
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• Jealousy in a romantic relationship can lead to alcohol problems

  15-07-2015 18:00
  
  Jealous people in low quality relationships are at higher risk of alcohol problems, suggests new studyPeople who depend on their relationship to make them feel good about themselves are more...
  
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• Success in adulthood linked to childhood psychiatric health

  15-07-2015 17:36
  Children with even mild or passing bouts of depression, anxiety and/or behavioral issues were more inclined to have serious problems that complicated their ability to lead successful lives as adults, according to new research.
  
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• New evidence linking brain mutation to autism, epilepsy and other neuro disorders

  15-07-2015 17:26
  The extent a mutation associated with autism and epilepsy plays in impairing a biochemical process in the brain has been revealed by researchers. The study, they say, could provide a new target for treating neurological disorders.
  
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• Gene associated with thinking skills

  15-07-2015 16:35
  Researchers have identified a gene that underlies healthy information processing -- a first step on a complicated road to understand cognitive aging and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease.
  
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• American's are taking less vacation time than before and it's hurting relationships

  15-07-2015 16:29
  
  Study shows that many people are not taking all the vacation days they earn, which can bedamaging for relationships.
  
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• Can your smartphone tell you if you have depression?

  15-07-2015 16:26
  
  Smartphone apps might be able to tell you if you are at risk of depression, simply by collecting GPS and other data.
  
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• Few school districts have anti-bullying policies protecting LGBT students

  15-07-2015 16:25
  
  A majority of American school districts have no policies protecting LGBT students from bullying.
  
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• Novel twin study reveals new direction for exploring paranoia in adolescence

  15-07-2015 15:58
  Collaborative study funded by MRC reveals insights from pioneering research with adolescent twins.
  
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• Newborns' attention linked to later childhood behavioural problems

  15-07-2015 15:58
  Senior author, Dr Angelica Ronald, talks about findings of new joint research from Birkbeck,University of London, London Metropolitan University and University of Padua, Italy.
  
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• Intellectual pursuits may buffer the brain against addiction

  15-07-2015 12:00
  
  Study finds that mice who were intellectually stimulated were less likely to seek a cocaine highNew study of mice finds that intellectual pursuits can make us more resistant to the lure of...
  
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• Antidepressant trials exclude most 'real world' patients with depression

  15-07-2015 11:00
  
  More than 80 percent of people with depression in the general population aren't eligible for clinical trials of antidepressant drugs, according to a study in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice.
  
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• This is your brain on fried eggs

  15-07-2015 10:00
  
  High-fat feeding can cause impairments in the functioning of the mesolimbic dopamine system, says Stephanie Fulton of the University of Montreal and the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM.
  
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• Closing the quality chasm in mental health and substance use care

  15-07-2015 10:00
  
  The National Academy of Medicine establishes evidence-based standards for psychosocial treatmentsA plan to ensure that evidence-based psychosocial interventions are routinely used in clinical...
  
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• What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and how does it work?

  15-07-2015 09:00
  
  Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a short-term talking therapy technique used by counselors and therapists to teach individuals to change their unwanted behaviors.
  
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• Researchers develop formula to predict generosity

  15-07-2015 09:00
  
  A group of researchers have developed a computational model that can predict generous and selfish decisions, shedding new light on the mechanics behind altruism.
  
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• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): how does CBT work?

  15-07-2015 09:00
  
  Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a short-term talking therapy technique used by counselors and therapists to teach individuals to change their unwanted behaviors.
  
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