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• What The Danish Girl Reminds Us About Transgender History

  27-11-2015 16:46 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineThe vocabulary has evolved, but gender non-conformity is far from modern.
  
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• Wheelchair Users More Likely to Die in Car Crashes

  27-11-2015 16:45 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - HealthwatchWheelchair users have a significantly higher risk of being killed in car collisions than other pedestrians, according to recent research.
  
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• Facebook Introduces Four-Month Parental Leave for All Employees

  27-11-2015 16:45 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianPolicy that will affect new fathers and people in same-sex relationships comes after CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced he will take two months leave. Facebook is introducing four-month parental leave for all new fathers, days after Mark Zuckerberg announced he would be taking two months of leave for the birth of his first child. Facebook’s new parental leave policy extends the four-month leave option that was already available to some employees...
  
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• White matter damage caused by 'skunk-like' cannabis, study shows

  27-11-2015 16:23
  Smoking high potency 'skunk-like' cannabis can damage a crucial part of the brain responsible for communication between the two brain hemispheres, according to a new study.
  
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• Synapse discovery could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease

  27-11-2015 16:23
  A team of scientists has discovered how connections between brain cells are destroyed in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease -- work that opens up a new avenue for research on possible treatments for the degenerative brain condition.
  
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• Even the elderly can recover from a severe traumatic brain injury

  27-11-2015 16:19
  Even patients over the age of 75 may recover from severe traumatic brain injury, suggests new research. This is the first study to describe the results of surgically treated elderly patients with acute subdural hematomas.
  
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• Dads get baby blues, too

  27-11-2015 10:00
  
  A new study shows that fathers as well as mothers can suffer from anxiety and depression around the birth of a new baby; around 1 in 10 men are affected.
  
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• Study shows white matter damage caused by 'skunk-like' cannabis

  27-11-2015 09:00
  
  Smoking high potency 'skunk-like' cannabis can damage a crucial part of the brain responsible for communication between the two brain hemispheres, according to a new study by scientists from King's...
  
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• Cognitive behavior therapy can help overcome fear of the dentist

  27-11-2015 09:00
  
  Cognitive behavioural therapy could help many people with a dental phobia overcome their fear of visiting the dentist and enable them to receive dental treatment without the need to be sedated...
  
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• Why Do People Act the Way They Do on Black Friday?

  27-11-2015 08:11 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - UK NewsThe psychological secret of Black Friday.
  
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• Love and Hate: Interracial Couples Speak Out About Racism

  27-11-2015 08:11 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianA couple stand by a flower bed. Her arm is wrapped about his waist like a rose climbing a tree. He rests his cheek on the top of her head. They stare down the lens, their bodies pressed together from thigh to neck in the late afternoon sun. “They are disgusting”, reads a handwritten caption below the image. This shot is one of US photographer Donna Pinckley’s ongoing series Sticks and Stones, which pairs interracial couples with the abuse...
  
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• Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases "Dental Phobia"

  27-11-2015 08:10 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesPeople with a dental phobia are more likely to undergo treatment without sedation if they have had Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), research suggests.
  
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• Afghanistan's Women Risk Their Lives to Demand Equal Rights

  27-11-2015 08:10 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianA string of killings has pushed Afghan women to the brink and galvanised the rights movement, but risks are high as Taliban searches homes for protesters In Afghanistan, a string of vicious murders this year has led to a public furore and protests, energising the national women’s rights movement. However the movement still faces major challenges as women battle cultural norms within Afghanistan. The Taliban has also gained ground and...
  
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• Where the Most Vulnerable Suffer the Greatest

  27-11-2015 08:09 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Globe and Mail -NationalAfricans with mental illness are the unseen, with no voice in war-torn and impoverished countries and few advocates to champion change. Dr. Anthony Feinstein speaks with photographer Robin Hammond, whose self-funded project to expose the plight of the mentally ill has taken him to 10 African countries.
  
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