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• WHO Issues First Guidelines on Treating FGM Victims

  16-05-2016 18:46 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthThe World Health Organization on Monday released its first-ever guidelines on how medical professionals should treat victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), hoping to ease the terrible suffering caused by the widely condemned practice. The UN health agency estimates that 200 million women and girls have been subjected to FGM worldwide. Victims are left to cope with a range of consequences from bleeding and pain while urinating, extreme...
  
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• Obese or anorexic individuals react differently to taste, study says

  16-05-2016 17:54
  Women suffering from anorexia nervosa and those who are obese respond differently to taste, a finding that could lead to new treatments for the eating disorders, report investigators.
  
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• How differences in male, female brains emerge

  16-05-2016 17:54
  Nematode worms may not be from Mars or Venus, but they do have sex-specific circuits in their brains that cause the males and females to act differently. According to new research, scientists have determined how these sexually dimorphic (occurring in either males or females) connections arise in the worm nervous system.
  
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• Neurosurgeon and electrical engineer walk into a lab...

  16-05-2016 17:06
  An interdisciplinary team is developing unique technologies to sense and stimulate individual cells of the brain without invasive electrodes.
  
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• Death risk reduced for women who frequently attend religious services

  16-05-2016 17:00
  
  Women who attend religious services more than once weekly may be at lower risk of death from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and all causes, say researchers.
  
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• REM sleep essential for normal memory formation

  16-05-2016 16:00
  
  Mouse study shows activity of certain brain cells in rapid eye movement sleep - but not during other sleep phases or wakefulness - is required for normal memory consolidation.
  
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• Resistant neurons point the way to protective factors in ALS

  16-05-2016 14:36
  The growth factor IGF-2 can prevent the death of human nerve cells in the incurable disease ALS, according to a new study. The work demonstrates that degeneration-resistant oculomotor neurons can be used as a tool to identify factors able to prevent the degeneration of vulnerable neurons caused by this deadly disease.
  
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• No improvements to mental illness death rates in Australia

  16-05-2016 14:00
  
  Mental illness is the largest and fastest growing source of disability in Australia and more needs to be done to improve mental health reform, according to the authors of a "For debate" published...
  
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• 4 Factors for Success in Changing Who We Are

  16-05-2016 13:17 via counsellingresource.com
  
  People certainly can change, but for someone dealing with a character disturbance, the job isn't an easy one. Here are four factors which make the difference for a successful effort.Tags: character disturbance, relationships
  
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• Antidepressants disappoint

  16-05-2016 12:00
  
  Australia has one of the highest rates of antidepressant use in the world; however, evidence shows their effectiveness is lower than previously thought, according to the authors of a clinical focus...
  
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• U.S. Teen Birth Rates Plunge, But Racial Disparities Persist

  16-05-2016 11:06 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthBirth rates are falling dramatically for black and Hispanic teenagers, but they continue to be much higher than the birth rate for white teens.
  
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• How Some Species May Benefit from Same-Sex Sexual Behavior

  16-05-2016 11:06 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailySame-sex sexual behavior is common in animals but puzzles evolutionary biologists since it doesn't carry the same obvious benefits as heterosexual courtship behavior that leads to mating and production of offspring. A study sheds new light on the pervasiveness of same-sex sexual behavior in the animal kingdom.
  
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• Despite Gains, Global Gender Gap in Politics Remains Wide

  16-05-2016 11:06 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesEncouraging women to enter local politics, setting quotas in parliaments and pushing legislation on gender equality help narrow gender gaps in politics, participants at a conference of women lawmakers said Wednesday.
  
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• Best Treatment for Preschoolers with ADHD Is Not Meds, CDC Says

  16-05-2016 11:06 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - ScienceMany young children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) aren't receiving the top recommended treatment for the condition. The report, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looked at insurance claims for 5 million U.S. children, ages 2 to 5, who were all receiving treatment for ADHD. The researchers said they wanted to see how many of these children received behavioral therapy, now recommended as the first...
  
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• Omega-3 lowers childhood aggression in short term, Penn research shows

  16-05-2016 10:00
  
  Incorporating omega-3, vitamins and mineral supplements into the diets of children with extreme aggression can reduce this problem behavior in the short term, especially its more impulsive, emotional...
  
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• Size of brain region is associated with response to PTSD treatment

  16-05-2016 09:00
  
  A study has found that PTSD patients with a larger hippocampus--a region of the brain key to distinguishing between safety and threat--are more likely to respond to exposure-based therapy for...
  
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