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• Paying employees to exercise doesn't work, but the reverse might

  15-02-2016 23:00
  
  Financial incentives for promoting daily physical activity goals are most effective when the award can be lost, according to a randomized, controlled trial published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
  
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• Joan Kirk obituary

  15-02-2016 19:10
  
  My friend and colleague Joan Kirk (also known by her married name, Hawton), who has died aged 70 of the neurological disorder multiple system atrophy, was an innovative clinical psychologist who spent most of her career based at Warneford hospital in Oxford.There she created, and then led, the large department of adult clinical psychology, inspiring and supporting everyone with her endless energy, enthusiasm, wisdom and professional generosity. She had an uncanny ability to recognise the special
  
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• Vulnerability to depression linked to noradrenaline

  15-02-2016 17:40
  Researchers report the first-ever connection between noradrenergic neurons and vulnerability to depression. This breakthrough paves the way for new depression treatments that target the adrenergic system.
  
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• Visualizing a parasite crossing the blood brain barrier

  15-02-2016 17:39
  Researchers have identified how the parasite Toxoplasma gondii makes its way across the blood-brain barrier.
  
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• Where to get your science fix

  15-02-2016 13:13
  
  So you’re interested in finding out about cutting-edge science findings in the UK? Here are some of the pros and cons of the options available to youThe public appetite for science in the UK is up – hoorah! Compared to 2011, the latest Ipsos MORI survey shows that attitudes to science and scientists are greatly improved. The British public want to hear about science directly from scientists, before the new developments actually happen. Well you can! Scientists, now more than ever, ar
  
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• Making Amends

  15-02-2016 12:34 via counsellingresource.com
  
  When a person in a relationship says or does something to damage the bond with their partner, making proper amends is crucial: for a damaged relationship to survive, heal, and grow, the person who's caused the damage has to be willing to do the hard work of repair.Tags: character disturbance, relationships, responsibility
  
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• Language juggling rewires bilingual brain

  15-02-2016 10:00
  
  Bilinguals use and learn language in ways that change their minds and brains, which has consequences -- many positive, according to Judith F. Kroll, a Penn State cognitive scientist.
  
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• Immersive virtual reality helps patients with depression

  15-02-2016 10:00
  
  A virtual reality scenario has helped patients with depressive symptoms to feel more compassionate toward themselves, offering promise for a future therapy.
  
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