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• What researchers learned about people with psychiatric disorders and love

  26-02-2016 19:41 via foxnews.com
  
  When looking for love, people with psychiatric disorders tend to look toward others with a disorder, one study suggests.
  
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• Older adults have their own perspectives on sadness, loneliness and serenity

  26-02-2016 17:00
  
  A new study led by associate professor Rebecca Ready in the department of psychological and brain sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that older adults have different...
  
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• Women who feel more at risk of crime also prefer physically dominant partners, research shows

  26-02-2016 16:00
  
  Women who prefer physically formidable and dominant mates (PPFDM) tend to feel more at risk of crime regardless of the situation or risk factors present, according to research from the University...
  
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• Transgender children supported in their identities show positive mental health

  26-02-2016 14:15
  A new study, believed to be the first to look at the mental health of transgender children who have “socially transitioned,” finds that they had rates of depression and anxiety no higher than two control groups of children. The findings challenge long-held assumptions that mental health problems in transgender children are inevitable, or even that being transgender is itself a type of mental disorder.
  
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• Being overweight linked to poorer memory

  26-02-2016 14:00
  
  Overweight young adults may have poorer episodic memory - the ability to recall past events - than their peers, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge, adding to increasing evidence...
  
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• Genderless Fashion Blurs Lines on London Catwalks

  26-02-2016 13:28 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesMenswear or womenswear -- who cares? Genderless fashion is the buzzword for many of today's top designers, highlighted at London Fashion Week by a string of androgynous touches on the catwalks.
  
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• Composing and Arranging Music Partly Genetic, Study Suggests

  26-02-2016 13:27 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyA new study identifies genome variants and pathways that contribute to composing and arranging in musically trained individuals. The study estimates the inherited proportion as 30% for these characteristics. Genes linked to composing and arranging suggest the role of the cerebellar LTD pathway, known to affect the acquisition of novel information and memory, as a common denominator for these cognitive activities.
  
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• "Truly Stunning" Findings on Transgender Kids' Health

  26-02-2016 13:26 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - HealthwatchYoung transgender children allowed to live openly as the gender they identify with fared as well psychologically as other kids in a small study that suggests parental support may be the key.
  
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• PETA Calls for Guantanamo Bay to Become "Empathy Center"

  26-02-2016 13:26 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineAnimal rights group PETA is calling for the Obama administration to turn the Guantanamo Bay detention facility into an “empathy center” focused on teaching the “justice, respect, understanding, and compassion for all living beings.”
  
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• Landmark Law Protects Pakistani Women Against Violence

  26-02-2016 13:25 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthBy Asad Hashim ISLAMABAD - Lawmakers in Pakistan's largest province on Wednesday gave unprecedented protection to female victims of violence, in a bid to stem a rising tide of gender-related abuse in a country ranked as the world's third most dangerous place for women. The new law criminalizes all forms of violence against women, whether domestic, psychological or sexual, and calls for the creation of a toll-free abuse reporting hot...
  
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• College Psychology Classes Lack Curriculum About Disabilities

  26-02-2016 13:23 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyPsychology classes are among the most popular courses on college campuses today, but new research shows that many of them lack important information about the largest single minority group in the US -- people with disabilities.
  
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• Charlotte Allows Transgender People to Choose Restrooms

  26-02-2016 13:23 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineLawmakers in North Carolina's largest city passed a bill extending LGBT rights.
  
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• Mindfulness May Ease Chronic Back Pain

  26-02-2016 13:12 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportMind-body program was also linked with short-term mobility gains, study finds.
  
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• U.S. Takes on Slavery by Banning Forced Labor Imports

  26-02-2016 13:07 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Reuters - US NewsPresident Barack Obama signed a bill on Wednesday barring the import of goods produced by forced labor from entering the United States, throwing the weight of the U.S. market into the fight against global slavery.
  
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• Italian Senate Approves Gay Civil Unions Bill

  26-02-2016 13:04 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesItaly's Senate on Thursday approved a landmark bill recognising same-sex civil unions but only after removing a provision that would have allowed gay adoption, much to the disappointment of gay rights activists.
  
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• Study shows teen girls' sexual orientation not always a predictor of sexual behavior

  26-02-2016 13:00
  
  About one in five lesbian and four in five bisexual teen girls who are sexually active had a recent male sex partner, according to a new U.S.
  
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• Synaesthesia could help us understand how the brain processes language | Cathleen O'Grady

  26-02-2016 12:45
  
  A new study highlights a fascinating idea for using a multisensory neurological condition to explore bigger psychological questionsWhen we speak, listen, read, or write, almost all of the language processing that happens in our brains goes on below the level of conscious awareness. We might be aware of grasping for a particular forgotten word, but we don’t actively think about linguistic concepts like morphemes (the building blocks of words, like the past tense morpheme “-ed”).
  
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• Chapman University examines what keeps passion alive in long-term relationships

  26-02-2016 11:00
  
  A Chapman University psychologist and his interdisciplinary research team have just published a study examining the sexual satisfaction -- or dissatisfaction -- of heterosexual couples in long-term...
  
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• DMT: Facts, Effects and Health Risks

  26-02-2016 09:00
  
  Learn about DMT, the hallucinogenic and psychedelic drug. This article details its effects on the body and the health risks associated with its use.
  
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