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• Depression lowers women's chances of pregnancy, study finds

  24-05-2016 20:49
  Women with severe depressive symptoms have a decreased chance of becoming pregnant, while the use of psychotropic medications does not appear to harm fertility, a study shows.
  
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• Distinguishing differences in dementia using brain scans

  24-05-2016 18:45
  Neuroscientists are now able to distinguish two different forms of dementia using advanced imaging techniques. This is the first step towards early recognition of dementia in patients on the basis of brain networks.
  
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• PET imaging with special tracer can detect, diagnose early Alzheimer's disease

  24-05-2016 18:42
  Recognizing that the use of biomarkers has led to advances in the detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD), researchers reviewed a PET amyloid imaging agent, finding that imaging with PiB provides early detection of disease and allows clinicians to distinguish AD from other dementias. Using this and other agents provides a valuable pathway for investigating the relationship between amyloid pathology and changes in cognition, brain structure, and function.
  
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• When It Comes to Replicating Studies, Context Matters

  24-05-2016 18:33 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyContextual factors, such as the race of participants in an experiment or the geography of where the experiment was run, can reduce the likelihood of replicating psychological studies, a team of researchers has found.
  
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• "Not That Big of a Deal": Kids' View of the Transgender Bathroom Debate

  24-05-2016 18:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsWhen it comes to the debate over transgender bathroom rights in schools, parents and politicians on both sides like to say they're doing what's best for children. But what do the kids who actually use these washrooms think? Some of the students who actually use those bathrooms say their voices are getting lost amid the noise.
  
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• Extreme Preemies Disadvantaged in Jobs, Income, Marriage by 30s

  24-05-2016 18:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyExtremely low birth weight (ELBW) babies who survive are more likely to be disadvantaged in employment, income, self-esteem, marriage and more by the time they reach their 30s. A longitudinal study has followed the ELBW survivors born between 1977 and 1982.
  
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• Blood Pressure Swings Linked to Faster Mental Decline

  24-05-2016 18:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportFluctuations in blood pressure may be linked to faster declines in thinking skills among seniors, a new study suggests. Among older patients, those whose systolic blood pressure -- the top number in a blood pressure reading -- varied between doctor's visits showed more rapid mental deterioration and loss of verbal memory than those whose blood pressure stayed within normal ranges, researchers found.
  
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• Angelina Jolie Gets New Role As Visiting Professor at LSE

  24-05-2016 18:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianActor to join ex-foreign secretary William Hague as ‘professor in practice’ as part of new MSc in women, peace and security She met her husband Brad Pitt while playing an assassin , and won an Oscar for her portrayal of a sociopathic patient in a mental hospital, but Angelina Jolie ’s latest role may be her most surprising yet. The Hollywood actor and director has been appointed a visiting professor at the London School of Economics,...
  
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• Powerful Role of Experience in Linking Language and Cognition in Infants

  24-05-2016 18:31 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyEven before infants understand their first words, they have already begun to link language and thought. Listening to language boosts infant cognition. New evidence provides even greater insight into the crucial role of language exposure in infants' first months of life.
  
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• Canadian military personnel more likely than civilians to think about suicide but also to seek help

  24-05-2016 18:00
  
  Canadian military personnel have higher rates of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, but they are also more likely to access mental health support than civilians, found new research in CMAJ...
  
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• 'They're here for therapy': Houston's 'rage room' a smash as economy struggles

  24-05-2016 16:16
  
  Facilities across the US are offering angry people the chance to smash things to their heart’s delight – but experts warn that any satisfaction is only temporaryShawn Baker had an entrepreneurial epiphany years ago when she saw a group of young people outside a concert venue throwing junk out of a truck and pulverizing the trash with a bat. It looked fun. She wondered: could there be a way of monetizing our appetite for mindless destruction?Baker, though, had a good, steady career as
  
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• How neural circuits implement natural vision

  24-05-2016 14:57
  Researchers have designed a new computational model to study how nerve cells in the visual cortex process natural stimuli. At any given moment, the neuronal circuits in the brain receive and process sensory information that permits us to perceive and interact with the environment. Yet it remains unclear how the visual brain processes natural stimuli.
  
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• Brain vs stomach: why dieting is so hard | Dean Burnett

  24-05-2016 14:34
  
  The debate over whether fat is actually bad for our health overlooks a more fundamental issue: if we know something is bad for us, why can’t we stop eating it? The weird relationship between our brains and digestive systems holds the answer
  A recent report by the National Obesity Forum stated that official advice about low-fat diets is wrong. As ever, there’s now heated debate over how valid/accurate this claim is. But let’s step back a moment and ask a revealing question; why
  
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• Can adults get a different kind of ADHD?

  24-05-2016 04:41 via wsj.com
  
  New studies raise questions about whether attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults is distinct from the condition diagnosed in children.
  
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