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• Immune-disorder treatment in mice holds potential for multiple sclerosis patients

  24-11-2015 20:33
  A simple, rapid way to treat an immune-related disorder in mice has been identified by researchers, an approach that could eventually help multiple sclerosis patients after further research.
  
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• The UK must invest in mental health help | Letters

  24-11-2015 20:23
  
  With the publication of the spending review on Wednesday (Report, 24 November), it’s imperative the government invests in psychological therapies. Failure to address mental health issues, including anxiety and depression, devastates lives, puts a huge strain on the government budget and undermines economic productivity. Psychological health problems have a worse impact on people’s happiness and life satisfaction than physical health problems. In financial terms, the cost of mental il
  
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• A peek at brain connections may reveal attention deficits

  24-11-2015 18:48 via npr.org
  
  A look at the brain's wiring can reveal whether a person has trouble staying focused, and even whether he or she has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
  
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• Poll says racism on the rise

  24-11-2015 18:46 via cnn.com
  
  In every demographic group surveyed, there are increasing percentages of people who say racism is a big problem, and majorities say that racial tensions are on the rise.
  
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• 'Connector hubs' are the champions of brain coordination

  24-11-2015 18:20
  Swinging a bat at a 90-mph fastball requires keen visual, cognitive and motor skills. But how do diverse brain networks coordinate well enough to hit the ball? A new study suggests the human brain's aptitude and versatility can be credited in large part to 'connector hubs,' which filter and route information.
  
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• Anti-fat attitudes shaped early in life

  24-11-2015 18:00
  
  New findings from New Zealand's University of Otago suggest older toddlers--those aged around 32 months old--are picking up on the anti-fat attitudes of their mothers.
  
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• Teaching problem-solving, leadership to young African-American girls lowers relational aggression

  24-11-2015 17:00
  
  A new study from the Violence Prevention Initiative at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) suggests that educators, particularly in urban schools, should teach elementary school-aged girls...
  
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• Online porn may feed sex addicts' desire for new sexual images

  24-11-2015 17:00
  
  People who show compulsive sexual behaviour, commonly referred to as sex addiction, are driven to search more for new sexual images than their peers, according to new research led by the University...
  
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• Loneliness alters the immune system to cause illness, study finds

  24-11-2015 16:00
  
  Researchers shed light on how loneliness can cause illness; it disrupts stress signaling, which ultimately leads to increased inflammatory response and reduced antiviral response.
  
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• Jane Wardle obituary

  24-11-2015 15:51
  
  Leading behavioural scientist in the field of cancer preventionJane Wardle, who has died aged 64 from cancer, was an outstanding behavioural scientist in the field of cancer prevention. Alongside the clinical gifts of empathy, listening and insight into human motives, she had a rigorous, quantitative approach to research. She made major contributions to screening, early diagnosis and survivorship – maximising the chances of good longterm outcomes – in the process taking behavioural p
  
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• Jane Wardle

  24-11-2015 15:51
  
  Leading behavioural scientist in the field of cancer preventionJane Wardle, who has died aged 64 from cancer, was an outstanding behavioural scientist in the field of cancer prevention. Alongside the clinical gifts of empathy, listening and insight into human motives, she had a rigorous, quantitative approach to research. She made major contributions to screening, early diagnosis and survivorship – maximising the chances of good longterm outcomes – in the process taking behavioural p
  
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• Lower availability of omega-3 fatty acids in the body associated with bipolar disorder

  24-11-2015 14:24
  People with bipolar disorder have lower levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids that cross the blood-brain barrier compared to those who do not, according to researchers.
  
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• Lactate for brain energy

  24-11-2015 14:22
  Nerve cells cover their high energy demand with glucose and lactate, scientists confirm. They show for the first time in the intact mouse brain evidence for an exchange of lactate between different brain cells. With this study they were able to confirm a 20-year old hypothesis.
  
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• Food odors activate impulse area of the brain in obese children

  24-11-2015 14:15
  The area of the brain associated with impulsivity and the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder is activated in obese children when introduced to food smells, according to new research.
  
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• Brains Behind the Wheel - could virtual reality teach us to avoid real life accidents

  24-11-2015 14:00
  
  Using their state-of-the-art simulation facility in the School of Psychology scientists at The University of Nottingham are exploring the use of car driving simulators as tools for training and...
  
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• Advance Decisions and the role of psychologists

  24-11-2015 13:00
  
  Psychologists have a key role to play in raising awareness of Advance Decisions and helping people write them.
  
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• One in five Muslims do what? How to create your own dodgy data | Dean Burnett

  24-11-2015 12:37
  
  The Sun’s recent controversial front page is just the latest in a long line of worrying claims and reports based on stats, surveys and polls that turn out to be less reliable than you’d hope. So if you ever want to obtain your own dodgy data to promote your policies or sell your publication, here are some useful pointers.Yesterday saw an angry backlash against The Sun’s front page which stated that one in five Brit Muslims are sympathetic to Jihadis. A very worrying finding; th
  
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• Loneliness triggers cellular changes that can cause illness, study shows

  24-11-2015 11:00
  
  Loneliness is more than a feeling: For older adults, perceived social isolation is a major health risk that can increase the risk of premature death by 14 percent.
  
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• Health Risk of Loneliness Has Physiological Basis

  24-11-2015 08:11 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthLoneliness can increase the risk of premature death by 14 percent in older adults, according to a study published Monday that posits a physiological basis for the phenomenon.
  
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• New protein biomarker identifies damaged brain wiring after concussion

  24-11-2015 02:28
  A brain protein called SNTF, which rises in the blood after some concussions, signals the type of brain damage that is thought to be the source of these cognitive impairments.
  
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• Neuroscientists gain insight into cause of Alzheimer's symptoms

  24-11-2015 02:19
  Scientists have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that could account for some of the neural degeneration and memory loss in people with Alzheimer's disease.
  
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