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• New method to measure artery stiffness in the human brain

  22-09-2015 22:34
  A non-invasive method to measure vascular compliance, or how stiff an artery is, in the human brain has been revealed by scientists. This finding may have ramifications for preventing stroke and the early diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease.
  
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• Nearly a quarter of women report sexual assault in college

  22-09-2015 20:04
  
  A new survey of college students, one of the largest ever focusing on sexual assault and sexual misconduct, has reignited the debate over just how big a problem sexual assault on campus really is.
  
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• Unemployment takes its toll on young people's mental health

  22-09-2015 18:00
  
  Young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) are committed to working but vulnerable to experiencing mental health problems, according to a new study by researchers from the...
  
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• Study finds violence among young black men associated with sense of powerlessness

  22-09-2015 18:00
  
  New research from North Carolina State University and Palo Alto University finds that young black men and teens who are most likely to be victims or perpetrators of violence are also those who feel...
  
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• Study finds targeting exercise is not the best way to reduce prolonged sitting

  22-09-2015 18:00
  
  Targeting sitting time, rather than physical activity, is the most effective way to reduce prolonged sitting, according to the first comprehensive review of strategies designed to reduce sitting...
  
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• New study maps the progression of Parkinson's disease within the brain

  22-09-2015 17:58
  Scientists have made advances in understanding the process involved in the progression and spread of Parkinson's disease within the brain. The study focused on understanding the process that drives the disease's progression by mapping the distribution and degree of atrophy, characteristic of the disease, in certain brain regions and identify the paths leading the spread from affected to healthy tissue.
  
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• Feeling anxious? Check your orbitofrontal cortex, cultivate your optimism

  22-09-2015 17:58
  A new study links anxiety, a brain structure called the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), and optimism, finding that healthy adults who have larger OFCs tend to be more optimistic and less anxious.
  
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• Researchers find novel signature in brains of children with cerebral malaria

  22-09-2015 17:47
  Cells associated with inflammation and blood clotting accumulate in the brain blood vessels of children affected by a potentially fatal form of malaria called cerebral malaria, potentially contributing to the disease process, an international team of researchers has found, and HIV can exacerbate this development.
  
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• Social responsibility promotes conservative risk behavior

  22-09-2015 17:00
  
  Individuals make more conservative choices when the decisions they make affect other people, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Dallas.Dr.
  
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• 'Delayed remembering': Kids can remember tomorrow what they forgot today

  22-09-2015 17:00
  
  For adults, memories tend to fade with time. But a new study has shown that there are circumstances under which the opposite is true for small children: they can remember a piece of information...
  
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• Unexpected link between choroid plexus, chronic pain

  22-09-2015 16:42
  Neuroscientists have found a novel connection between the size of the choroid plexus in the brain and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), an unexpected finding, they say.
  
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• Reduced conflict-related brain activity may indicate risk for psychosis

  22-09-2015 16:40
  Researchers have shown that lower levels of conflict-related brain activity are associated with a higher risk for later psychosis. Their study offers evidence that conflict-related brain activation represents an adaptive process that is diminished in individuals at high risk for psychosis, although further study is needed, they say.
  
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• Prion disease detected soon after infection, in surprising place in mouse brains

  22-09-2015 16:40
  Prion diseases -- incurable, ultimately fatal, transmissible neurodegenerative disorders of mammals -- are believed to develop undetected in the brain over several years from infectious prion protein. In a new study, NIH scientists report they can detect infectious prion protein in mouse brains within a week of inoculation. Equally surprising, the protein was generated outside blood vessels in a place in the brain where scientists believe drug treatment could be targeted to prevent disease.
  
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• 87 of 91 Former NFL Player Brains Test Positive for CTE, Study Finds

  22-09-2015 15:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianOnce the fallout from Deflategate dies down the NFL will have to again face the issue of head trauma in its players. On Friday another reminder of just how significant repeated blows to the head are to the long-term health of players came in a concerning report published by PBS’s Frontline. The report, conducted by Boston University and Department of Veterans Affairs researchers, said that 87 of 91 former NFL players tested positive for...
  
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• Mind your manners, robot: How social cues influence human-robot interaction

  22-09-2015 15:00
  
  Robots are increasingly being considered for use in highly tense civilian encounters to minimize person-to-person contact and danger to peacekeeping personnel.
  
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• Lib Dems Move to Tackle Transgender Discrimination

  22-09-2015 14:42 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianThe Liberal Democrats have voted to remove the male or female tick option on official party documents, one of a number of measures designed to tackle discrimination against transgender and intersex people.
  
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• How Google Lured the Nation's Mental Health Director to Leave His Job

  22-09-2015 14:42 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthThomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), surprised many in the neuroscience community yesterday with the announcement that he will be ending his 13-year tenure in November to join Google's life sciences team.
  
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• Freddie Gray Course Teaches Social Justice to Law Students

  22-09-2015 14:42 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportSome schools offer centers for social justice and clinics to teach students about public interest work.
  
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• Don't Rush Gender Equality in Legal Profession, Says UK High Court Judge

  22-09-2015 14:42 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianLord Sumption says pro-women bias could put off talented male candidates and suggests female lawyers are less willing to accept long hours One of Britain’s most senior judges has cautioned against rushing to put more women in senior judicial positions, saying such a move could put off talented male candidates and destroy the delicate balance of the legal system. Jonathan Sumption, a supreme court judge who was one of the country’s best-paid...
  
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• Beach Boys Icon Opens Up About Struggles with Mental Illness

  22-09-2015 14:42 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: ABC News - Good Morning AmericaMelinda Wilson says everywhere she and her iconic husband Brian Wilson go these days, fans approach the couple and thank them for "Love & Mercy," the biopic starring John.
  
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• A Look at Some Places Training Lay People in Mental Health

  22-09-2015 14:42 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthNew York City is embarking on a $30 million plan to provide some mental health training to staffers at community organizations. Here's a closer look at the city's project and some other initiatives that prepare nonprofessionals to be a
  
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• Experts offer perspectives on cheating in mutually beneficial relationships

  22-09-2015 14:00
  
  Mutualism, when two species both benefit from their relationship with each other, is important for the survival of many organisms.
  
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• Childhood epilepsy not linked with later psychiatric disorders

  22-09-2015 14:00
  
  For decades, experts have been studying potential links between childhood epilepsy and various behavioral and psychiatric conditions and some have hypothesized that that they are part of a larger...
  
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• Seven scientific facts to ruin childhood | Dean Burnett

  22-09-2015 12:52
  
  Children get told a lot of things that aren’t exactly true. Generally, there’s no harm in that. But some are so scientifically inaccurate it’s potentially traumaticYesterday, allegations surfaced that Prime Minister David Cameron once inserted a private part of his anatomy into the mouth of a dead pig. Among the veritable supernova of pig-based mockery that occurred on Twitter and beyond, many referenced Peppa Pig, Piglet, Miss Piggy and more. So now countless people have assoc
  
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