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• Stress at work as detrimental as secondhand smoke

  03-09-2015 20:55
  
  Research shows the biggest stressor is the worry that one might soon lose a job.
  
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• More ADHD cases being diagnosed at younger ages

  03-09-2015 20:53
  
  One-third of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the United States have been found to be diagnosed before 6 years old.
  
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• Emotional behavior altered after multiple exposures to anesthesia during infancy

  03-09-2015 18:19
  Repeated exposure to anesthesia early in life causes alterations in emotional behavior that may persist long-term, according to a study.
  
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• Feeling blue and seeing blue: Sadness may impair color perception

  03-09-2015 15:00
  
  The world might seem a little grayer than usual when we're down in the dumps and we often talk about "feeling blue" -- new research suggests that the associations we make between emotion and color...
  
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• Do antipsychotic medications affect cortical thinning?

  03-09-2015 14:17
  People diagnosed with schizophrenia critically rely upon treatment with antipsychotic medications to manage their symptoms and help them function at home and in the workplace. But despite their benefits, antipsychotic medications might also have some negative effects on brain structure or function when taken for long periods of time.
  
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• New mechanism discovered behind infant epilepsy

  03-09-2015 14:12
  Scientists have discovered a new explanation for severe early infant epilepsy. Mutations in the gene encoding the protein KCC2 can cause the disease, hereby confirming an earlier theory.
  
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• Who gets a transplant organ? People tend to spread scarce resources across groups, but allocation to individuals is more medically efficient

  03-09-2015 13:00
  
  Imagine 12 patients who need new kidneys, and six kidneys available. How would you allocate them?
  
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• 'Guilting' teens into exercise won't increase activity

  03-09-2015 13:00
  
  Just like attempts at influencing hairstyles or clothing can backfire, adults who try to guilt middle-schoolers into exercising won't get them to be any more active, according to a new study by...
  
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• U.S. Targets Health Care Bias Against Transgender People

  03-09-2015 11:33 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthThe Obama administration says it wants to end discrimination against transgender people throughout the health care system.
  
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• Sex-Trafficking Survivors Use New Ink to Reclaim Lives

  03-09-2015 11:33 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesJennifer Kempton is a strong woman. She's seen -- and experienced -- the worst of people and broken free from a life of sexual slavery and addiction.
  
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• Don't Delay, Get Procrastination Problem Under Control

  03-09-2015 11:33 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - HealthwatchSocial psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson said one simple trick can make it three times as likely to get tasks off your to-do list.
  
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• "Mixed Depression," Agitation May Signal Suicide Risk

  03-09-2015 11:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthCertain behavior patterns often precede suicide attempts by people with major depression, suggesting signs that doctors can and should watch out for, a large study suggests. The hallmarks of suicide risk may include risky behavior, agitated behavior, impulsivity and the presence of “depressive mixed states” that include both depression and mania symptoms, the investigators say. “The results of this study are important because they may...
  
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• U.S. Smoking Rates Drop to New Low

  03-09-2015 11:31 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthThe number of people in the United States who smoke has dropped to a new low -- just over 15 percent -- as national efforts to reduce that number appear to be working, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
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• California Report Outlines Racial Disparities in Arrests, Deaths

  03-09-2015 11:31 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsJust 6 percent of Californians are African American, yet they are involved in 17 percent of all arrests in the state and a quarter of in-custody deaths, according to what officials called a nationally unprecedented release of data Wednesday.
  
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• Could Tripadvisor-Style Ratings Save Migrant Workers From Slavery?

  03-09-2015 11:30 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Reuters - World NewsA Mexican migrant paid a recruiter thousands of dollars for work in the United States, only to endure slavery, time in jail and finally deportation.
  
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• Helping toddlers understand emotion key to development

  03-09-2015 09:00
  
  The simple parenting strategy of helping toddlers understand emotion may reduce behavioral problems later on, finds a federally funded study led by a Michigan State University researcher.
  
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• Reward, aversion behaviors activated through same brain pathways

  03-09-2015 01:13
  New research may help explain why drug treatments for addiction and depression don't work for some patients. The conditions are linked to reward and aversion responses in the brain. And the research suggests that some treatments simultaneously stimulate reward and aversion responses, resulting in a net zero effect.
  
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• Diabetes and brain tangles may be linked independently of Alzheimer's disease

  03-09-2015 01:13
  Diabetes may be linked to the buildup of tangles or tau in the brain, separate from Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. A new study looked at the relationship between type 2 diabetes, the loss of brain cells and their connections, the levels of beta amyloid (a sticky buildup of plaques) and tau or tangles of protein in the spinal fluid of the participants.
  
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