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• UK rejects 'right to die' legislation

  11-09-2015 20:19
  
  Plans are rejected that would allow terminally ill people to be assisted to die in England and Wales, in their first vote on the issue in nearly two decades.
  
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• People worldwide - even nomads in Tanzania - think of colors the same wayAssigning names to colors combines nature and nurture

  11-09-2015 18:00
  
  Would a color by any other name be thought of in the same way, regardless of the language used to describe it? According to new research, the answer is yes.
  
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• Smart cells teach neurons damaged by Parkinson's to heal themselves

  11-09-2015 17:27
  As a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease, scientists have created smarter immune cells that produce and deliver a healing protein to the brain while also teaching neurons to begin making the protein for themselves.
  
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• Connection found between fitness level, brain activity, and executive function

  11-09-2015 17:10
  Brain function associated with higher cardiorespiratory fitness plays a role in increased cognitive performance in older adults, according to a new study. Specifically, the scientists found that dual-task processing in a core executive function brain region is associated with higher cardiorespiratory fitness and dual-task performance.
  
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• Why don’t we take our own advice?

  11-09-2015 16:00
  
  ‘There’s a huge gulf between grasping something intellectually and really feeling it in your bones’“Why is it so hard to take your own advice?” the psychology writer Melissa Dahl asked in a New York magazine essay some months ago, and the question’s been bugging me ever since. I have the towering arrogance to imagine that if you followed some of the suggestions made each week in this column, you might be moderately happier or more productive, with a little les
  
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• Pressure to be available 24/7 on social media causes teen anxiety, depression

  11-09-2015 15:49
  Overall and night-time specific social media use along with emotional investment were related to poorer sleep quality, lower self-esteem as well as higher anxiety and depression levels, new research concludes.
  
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• Facebook data suggests people from higher social class have fewer international friends

  11-09-2015 15:00
  
  A new study conducted in collaboration with Facebook using anonymised data from the social networking site shows a correlation between people's social and financial status, and the levels of...
  
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• Low heart rate variability may influence PTSD risk

  11-09-2015 12:00
  
  A study of US marines suggests the state of the autonomic nervous system - as indicated by heart rate variability - may influence the risk of developing PTSD on return from combat.
  
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• When it comes to touch, to give is to receive

  11-09-2015 09:00
  
  Have you ever touched someone else and wondered why his or her skin felt so incredibly soft?
  
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• Eating a lot of fish may help curb depression risk -- at least in Europe

  11-09-2015 00:50
  Eating a lot of fish may help curb the risk of depression -- at least in Europe -- suggests a pooled analysis of the available evidence. Depression affects an estimated 350 million people worldwide, and is projected to become the second leading cause of ill health by 2020.
  
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