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• EMSTaskForce.com - Situational Awareness - Support Hiring of Wounded Warriors

  06-10-2015 22:00 via pr.com
  At Entropy Management Systems, LLC (www.emstaskforce.com), the owners are wounded veterans and are currently looking to hire SOF Wounded Warriors from throughout the USA. [PR.com]
  
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• Approach or buzz off: Brain cells in fruit fly hold secret to individual odor preferences

  06-10-2015 21:03
  Responding appropriately to the smell of food or the scent of danger can mean life or death to a fruit fly, and brain circuits are in place to make sure the fly gets it right. A research team has identified an important component in these circuits: the point at which incoming sensory information begins to be transformed into a signal that instructs a fly's response. The cells, MBONs, distill nuanced information about an odor into clear instructions: approach or flee.
  
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• Repeating aloud to another person boosts recall

  06-10-2015 20:24
  Repeating aloud boosts verbal memory, especially when you do it while addressing another person.
  
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• Scientists identify how normally protective immune responses kill neurons

  06-10-2015 18:36
  Scientists have discovered why certain immune responses, which typically help cells recognize and fight viral and bacterial infections, can sometimes be harmful to the brain. Many brain disorders involve the death of neurons, or nerve cells, but how these neurons die is not well understood. A new study describes how the activation of normally protective immune responses causes nerve cells to die and identifies the protein responsible, providing a potential target for therapeutic intervention.
  
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• Study: Burnout impacts transplant nurses

  06-10-2015 18:00
  
  More than half are emotionally exhausted, feel low personal accomplishment, says Henry Ford Hospital studyMore than half of nurses who work with organ transplant patients in the United States...
  
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• Predicting which soldiers will commit severe, violent crimes

  06-10-2015 18:00
  
  Study suggests that soldiers at high risk for perpetrating severe violent crimes can be identified using big data predictive analyticsWorkplace violence perpetrated by military personnel is a...
  
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• Risk profiling is key to managing pain in era of opioid abuse

  06-10-2015 17:00
  
  Social dynamics, family history critical to identifying those most likely to abuse pain medicinesPatients undergoing rehabilitation for physical injuries and their physicians can better...
  
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• Lack of face-to-face contact almost doubles depression risk for older adults

  06-10-2015 17:00
  
  Seniors who rarely see their friends or family are at almost twice the risk for depression, and regular written or telephone contact fails to offset this risk, a new study finds.
  
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• Benzodiazepines ineffective in treating anxiety disorders and may increase dementia risk

  06-10-2015 17:00
  
  Osteopathic psychiatrists encourage patients to review treatment options to improve outcomes and reduce risksPatients taking benzodiazepines to treat psychiatric conditions should consider...
  
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• Older patients recover more slowly from concussion

  06-10-2015 14:38
  Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), or concussion, accounts for 75 percent of all TBI and represents an important public health problem. Difficulty in working memory is frequently reported in patients after concussion. Now new research suggests that older individuals may have a more difficult time recovering from concussion.
  
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• The Narcissist’s Disdain

  06-10-2015 13:15 via counsellingresource.com
  
  If you're looking for insight into what makes narcissists tick, searching for some way of understanding their behavior, start with how they view themselves in relation to others.Tags: personality disorders, relationships
  
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• Many women experience "post-sex blues"

  06-10-2015 13:00
  
  Very few studies on female sexual dysfunction have looked at postcoital dysphoria (PCD), or "post-sex blues," which is characterized by tearfulness, a sense of melancholy or depression, anxiety...
  
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• Handbook promoting good practice in child and adolescent mental health services launched

  06-10-2015 13:00
  
  A Review that aids understanding of what causes children to develop mental health problems and what can be done to help is launched today, Tuesday 6 October, at the annual conference of the British...
  
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• Good communication in the operating room prevents patient complications

  06-10-2015 13:00
  
  In a recent study by psychologists and surgeons concerning elective, open abdominal surgeries conducted in 167 patients, communication by the surgical team that was relevant to the procedure was...
  
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• Certain antibullying laws may lower rates of bullying, cyberbullying

  06-10-2015 09:00
  
  Students who live in US states that have implemented at least one antibullying law recommended by the Department of Education may be at a lower risk for bullying and cyberbullying.
  
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• Face-to-Face Interaction Like "Vitamin" for Depression, Says Expert

  06-10-2015 08:35 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthIf you're feeling depressed, hanging out with friends or loved ones face-to-face is better for your emotional health than a phone call or sending an email, according to new research.
  
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• Face-To-Face Interaction Acts Like a "Vitamin" for Depression, Study Suggests

  06-10-2015 08:35 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthIf you're feeling depressed, hanging out with friends or loved ones face-to-face is better for your emotional health than a phone call or sending an email, according to new research.
  
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• Gut Bacteria Population, Diversity Linked to Anorexia Nervosa

  06-10-2015 08:34 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyStudying the 'gut-brain axis,' researchers find evidence of an association between the gut microbiota and the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.
  
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• McGraw-Hill to Rewrite Textbook After Mom's Complaint

  06-10-2015 08:33 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesTextbook publisher McGraw-Hill will rewrite a section in one of its books after a Houston-area mother complained that it whitewashes the role of slavery in bringing Africans to America.
  
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• Feminist Icon Leads Renewed Drive to Pass ERA by 2020

  06-10-2015 08:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: USA Today - U.S. NewsEffort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment received a push this weekend in two places near and dear to supporters of women’s rights...
  
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• Cambodia Seeks Way Out of Post "Killing Fields" Mental Health Crisis

  06-10-2015 08:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthHing Phon thought she was losing her mind when night after night terrifying nightmares jolted her awake as she dreamt of her husband, eldest son and 18 other relatives being killed by the Khmer Rouge during their brutal reign in Cambodia. Pitting poorer farmers against richer ones, the Khmer Rouge inflicted extreme cruelty and violence on people in her village in the southern province of Kampot when they took control of the area in the early...
  
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