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• Combatting memory loss by enhancing brain function

  20-10-2015 22:30
  Increasing a crucial cholesterol-binding membrane protein in nerve cells within the brain can improve learning and memory in aged mice, new research indicates.
  
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• Brain connectivity changes with working memory after TBI

  20-10-2015 20:52
  Scientists compared information flow in the brain in traumatic brain injury and controls using neuroimaging and a novel working memory task, CapMan, which measures capacity and mental manipulation. This is the first study to show causal relationship between these tasks of working memory and fronto-parietal regions.
  
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• Stimulating specific brain area could help defrost arms frozen by stroke

  20-10-2015 20:48
  Little can be done to help the hundreds of thousands of people whose severe strokes have left them with one arm stuck close to the sides of their bodies like a broken wing. A 30-patient study, however, has found that magnetically stimulating a specific part of their brains can affect arm movements -- raising hope that, in the future, a short course of therapy targeting this area could help to free the arm and restore some use of the stroke-affected limb.
  
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• Team-based treatment is better for first episode psychosis

  20-10-2015 19:00
  
  New research shows that treating people with first episode psychosis with a team-based, coordinated specialty care approach produces better clinical and functional outcomes than typical community...
  
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• Family risk of breast cancer does not affect psychosocial adjustment among pre-teen girls

  20-10-2015 19:00
  
  Girls from families with a history of breast cancer, or genetic mutations that increase the risk of a breast cancer diagnosis, seem to adjust just as well as other girls when it comes to general...
  
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• How stereotypes hurt

  20-10-2015 18:00
  
  Warning: Stereotypes may be harmful to patients' health.A national study led by a USC researcher found people who encountered the threat of being judged by negative stereotypes related to weight...
  
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• First mouse model of spontaneous depression-like episodes shows new candidate brain region

  20-10-2015 18:00
  
  Scientists from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute have shown that a mouse strain with a mutation that leads to dysfunction of mitochondria--the "powerhouses" that provide energy to...
  
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• Cause of viral infection of the brain mapped out

  20-10-2015 16:37
  Researchers have recently discovered a defect in the immune system, which causes some people with herpes virus to develop a life-threatening inflammation of the brain. This immunodeficiency is likely the same for certain types of meningitis and also the reason why some people become seriously ill due to influenza.
  
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• Talk therapy found to ease schizophrenia

  20-10-2015 15:06
  A landmark study found that a bigger emphasis on one-on-one talk therapy made greater strides in patient recovery than the usual drug-focused treatments.
  
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• Studies address psychological and behavioral aspects of cancer care

  20-10-2015 13:00
  
  A special issue of Psycho-Oncology highlights the behavioral aspects of cancer care, which involves care provided by clinicians including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers.
  
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• Psychopaths and Punishment

  20-10-2015 11:20 via counsellingresource.com
  
  The brains of psychopaths may not process punishment in the same way as non-psychopaths' brains, according to research which may shed light on why some seem unfazed by even our most stringent attempts to rein in or modify their behavior.Tags: character disturbance, personality disorders
  
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• Interactive Music Video Tackles Racial Profiling, Police Brutality

  20-10-2015 10:30 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsInteractive video for new single "Chains" forces viewers to look into the eyes of alleged victims.
  
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• Two-Thirds of World's Illiterate Adults Are Women, Report Finds

  20-10-2015 10:29 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianThe World’s Women 2015 study says 496 million women are illiterate, with significant hurdles to overcome in achieving the global goal of gender equality Nearly two-thirds of the world’s illiterate adults are women, a proportion that has remained stubbornly unchanged for the past 20 years, according to a global report assessing progress towards gender equality, published on Tuesday. Of the 781 million adults over the age of 15 estimated to be...
  
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• Mindfulness in the Mainstream: An Old Solution to Modern Problems

  20-10-2015 10:29 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianLeading mindfulness expert Mark Williams will brief MPs on how meditation could drastically improve the UK’s wellbeing and productivity The Attlee Room in parliament will fall quiet on Tuesday to hear one of the country’s leading meditation teachers explain the basics of the 2,400-year-old tradition of mindfulness. Prof Mark Williams ’ explanation of how to control and measure your breath, thoughts and feelings will precede a call by a...
  
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• Gendered Packaging Influences Food Choices

  20-10-2015 10:29 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsA new Canadian study has found that gender-specific packaging influences what we buy in the grocery store, and also affects whether we think the products are good for us.
  
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• Drinking While Pregnant: No Amount of Alcohol Is Safe

  20-10-2015 10:29 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthCalling prenatal exposure to alcohol the leading preventable cause of birth defects and intellectual disabilities in children, the American Academy of Pediatrics says no amount of alcohol should be viewed as safe throughout a pregnancy. Drinking during
  
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• Britain's Most Dangerous Prisoners to Get Meditation Lessons

  20-10-2015 10:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianPrison staff are to teach meditation to Britain’s most dangerous criminals in an attempt to aid their rehabilitation and quell their violent impulses. About 60 of the most violent men held in segregation units in the country’s eight highest-security prisons will have access to one-on-one training by psychologists and prison officers, the Guardian has learned.
  
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• New mathematical method reveals structure in neural activity in the brain

  20-10-2015 00:30
  A newly-developed mathematical method can detect geometric structure in neural activity in the brain. The method is a first step toward developing a new mathematical toolkit to uncover the structure of neural circuits with unknown function in the brain.
  
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