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• Would You Edit the Genes of Your Unborn Child for Success?

  07-11-2015 16:41 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianNew technology could bring about the much debated designer baby, but a parent’s desire to do the best for their child could create sociological problems. The phrase “designer babies” has been bandied around for decades, but parents seeking to design a baby currently have limited options. They can seek to avoid the birth of a baby with a specific genetic condition, or of an undesired sex, through pre-implantation genetic diagnoses (PGD)...
  
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• Online Psychotherapy Can Help with Emotional Problems

  07-11-2015 16:41 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThe Internet has made it possible for people to work and study from home, and new research suggests that a staple of mental health care may also be headed to a computer near you.
  
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• Mormon Church Labels Same-Sex Couples Apostates

  07-11-2015 16:39 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesA new Mormon church policy considers church members in same-sex unions as apostates whose children will be barred from baptism and church membership unless they disavow same-sex relationships.
  
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• India to Appoint Its First Transgender Police Officer

  07-11-2015 16:39 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - Asia-PacificThe Indian state of Tamil Nadu is to hire the country's first transgender police officer after a court cleared hurdles that faced one applicant.
  
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• Large Rally in Madrid Condemns "Sexist Terrorism"

  07-11-2015 16:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - EuropeTens of thousands of people march in the Spanish capital Madrid to demand more action to stop violence against women.
  
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• Anti-Smoking Programs Sometimes Backfire, Review Concludes

  07-11-2015 16:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportPrograms that stigmatize smoking can backfire. That's the conclusion of new research that found that, while portraying smoking as socially unacceptable can persuade some smokers to quit, it can make others angry and defensive and harm their self-esteem, making it harder to quit.
  
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• "Super-Agers" Study May Reveal Secrets to Staying Young

  07-11-2015 16:37 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthMary Helen Abbott, 77, paints her lips bright pink, still smokes the occasional cigarette, keeps up on all the gossip at the retirement home and wears a short skirt to fitness class. While some hunt for medications to treat or prevent dementia, others, like University of Miami neuropsychologist David Loewenstein, are interested in why some people are spared altogether. The five-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health is open to...
  
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• Reform Jews Approve Far-Reaching Transgender Resolution

  07-11-2015 16:21 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesThe largest movement of Judaism in the U.S. passed the most far-reaching resolution in support of transgender rights of any major religious organization, saying Thursday that it's a continuation of a tradition of inclusion in the Reform Jewish movement.
  
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• Diverse subtypes of serotonin-producing neurons uncovered

  07-11-2015 13:47
  It used to be enough to call a serotonergic neuron a serotonergic neuron. These brain cells make the neurotransmitter serotonin, which helps regulate mood, appetite, breathing rate, body temperature and more. Recently, however, scientists have begun to learn that these neurons differ from one another -- and that the differences likely matter in dysfunction and disease.
  
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• Conspiracy theories: why people need to believe that the truth is hidden out there

  07-11-2015 10:00
  
  Psychologist Rob Bretherton talks about his new book and the way suspicion can overcome rationalityThere is not so much of a difference between conspiracy theorists and the rest of us. We are drawn to the idea of conspiracy because it resonates with us; we understand the idea of people being self-interested and not having our best interests at heart, and having hidden motives and getting together to do shady stuff. Conspiracy theories extend upon that and tap into these assumptions and fears we
  
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