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• Scientists May Have Found "Marker" for Schizophrenia

  13-08-2015 23:43 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportBrain changes exist before mental illness is diagnosed, researchers say.
  
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• China Increases Efforts on Women's Rights

  13-08-2015 23:43 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: China DailyChina will increase its efforts to protect women's rights by co-organizing the United Nations' meeting on gender equality and women's empowerment on Sept 27 during the UN General Assembly session in New York.
  
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• Blood From Gay Donors in Art Exhibit Protesting FDA's Ban

  13-08-2015 23:43 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesWASHINGTON — A Washington museum will exhibit a sculpture that uses the blood of nine gay, bisexual and transgender men to protest the federal ban on blood donations from men who have sex with other men.
  
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• How anesthesia's brain effects differ in older adults, children

  13-08-2015 22:23
  A series of papers is detailing the different ways common anesthetics affect the brains of older patients and children, findings that could lead to improved monitoring technology and safety of general anesthesia for such patients.
  
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• Readers recommend: songs so bad, they're good | Peter Kimpton

  13-08-2015 21:00
  Cheesy, catchy, cliched? Soppy, sexy, stupid? Search your shelves for songs that produce such a strong, ripe reaction they will help sort the bad from the Gouda
  “I try to dress classy and dance cheesy,” said the inimitable, yet much imitated South Korean entertainer, Psy, about his worldwide hit, Gangnam Style. Fair enough. He also said something like: Najeneun ttasaroun inganjeogin yeoja
  Keopi hanjanui yeoyureul aneun pumgyeok inneun yeoja
  Bami omyeon simjangi tteugeowojineun yeoja
  Geureon
  
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• More evidence that music eases pain, anxiety after surgery

  13-08-2015 19:48
  
  Research shows surgery patients who listened to music, either before, during or after surgery, were better off — in terms of reduced pain, less anxiety and more patient satisfaction.
  
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• Stressed out parents: 'Never again'

  13-08-2015 19:29
  
  Recent study shows that the drop in happiness experienced by parents after the birth of first child was larger than the experience of unemployment, divorce or the death of a partner.
  
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• "Needs less shock and more substance": Susan Greenfield's tech claims criticised | Pete Etchells

  13-08-2015 19:01
  An editorial published in the BMJ this week makes a welcome call for a calmer and more evidence-based approach to dealing with concerns about how technology affects young peopleOne of the reasons that I got into science writing was because of Baroness Susan Greenfield. Actually, she’s also one of the reasons that I got into video game research as well. In that sense, I guess, I owe a lot to her. In another, more realistic sense, the reason that she acted as a catalyst for those things is becau
  
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• New study examines the link between hospital care for self-harm and risk of death

  13-08-2015 18:00
  
  A University of Manchester study which followed up 38,415 people admitted to hospital with self-harm has, for the first time, investigated the association between the treatment patients receive in...
  
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• Does becoming a parent make us miserable?

  13-08-2015 17:00
  
  In a new study, researchers found over 70% of parents experienced a decline in happiness after the birth of their first child, which reduced the likelihood of them having more.
  
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• Sequestered prion protein takes the good mood away, suggests new hypothesis on depression

  13-08-2015 16:43
  The discovery of antidepressant drugs led to the first biochemical hypothesis of depression, known as the monoamine hypothesis. However, this hypothesis does not seem to fully explain the complexity of human depression. Now a new study offers one more important key that may increase our understanding of the pathogenesis behind clinical depression and neurodegenerative disorders.
  
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• Grammar: Eventually the brain opts for the easy route

  13-08-2015 15:28
  Languages are constantly evolving -- and grammar is no exception. The way in which the brain processes language triggers adjustments. If the brain has to exert itself too much to cope with difficult case constructions, it usually simplifies them over time, as linguists demonstrate in a study on languages all over the world.
  
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• Overreliance on imagination may be a sign of obsessive-compulsive disorder

  13-08-2015 14:00
  
  Confusing reality with imagination and losing contact with reality are two key characteristics that could play a role in the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  
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• New research: sex development disorders affect the mind as well as the body

  13-08-2015 14:00
  
  While it may not shock you to learn that children born with disorders of sex development (DSD) face challenges, Concordia University researchers have confirmed that these go far beyond the physical.
  
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• Antidepressant drug trials criteria not generalizable

  13-08-2015 14:00
  
  Most patients are likely to be excluded from participating in treatment studiesMark Zimmerman, M.D.
  
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• Depression, stress, anxiety and anger compound risk of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients

  13-08-2015 13:45
  Depressive symptoms, stress, anxiety, and anger and lack of social support in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were linked to atherosclerosis—a build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries that contributes to cardiovascular disease. The study suggests that screening and treatment of psychosocial symptoms may curb the cardiovascular disease burden in RA patients.
  
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• New study finds GeneSight CPGx precision medicine test provides significant health care cost savings

  13-08-2015 13:00
  
  Combinatorial approach improves medication adherence and reduces polypharmacy in patients treated with antidepressants and antipsychoticsA new study published in Current Medical Research and...
  
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• Depression: study is first to confirm the value of "Socratic questioning"

  13-08-2015 13:00
  
  Some depressed patients may be hoping for answers from their therapists, but a new study suggests questions may be the key.
  
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• Brain scans may help predict success of therapy for psychiatric disorders

  13-08-2015 12:00
  
  Using scans to look for brain biomarkers offers a way to select the most appropriate therapy for psychiatric disorders, study suggests.
  
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• Newly discovered brain network recognizes what's new, what's familiar

  13-08-2015 02:05
  A novel learning and memory brain network has been discovered that processes incoming information based on whether it's something we've experienced previously or is deemed to be altogether new and unknown, helping us recognize, for instance, whether the face before us is that of a familiar friend or a complete stranger.
  
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• Study links insulin resistance with language problems in women

  13-08-2015 02:04
  Insulin resistance -- one of the hallmarks of type 2 diabetes -- is associated with language problems (a lack of verbal fluency) in women, a sign of cognitive decline associated with dementia, research that was conducted on both men and women indicates.
  
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