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• Is beer good for the brain?

  01-06-2016 19:20
  While most people will agree that excessive consumption of alcohol can have a detrimental effect on the brain, there is less agreement regarding the effects of light or moderate drinking. This includes concern and controversy surrounding the effects of drinking on the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s (AD). This study investigated the association between consumption of different alcoholic beverages – beer, wine, and spirits – and one of the neuropath
  
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• Is M&S right to scrap in-store music?

  01-06-2016 18:27
  
  The news that Marks & Spencer is canning piped tunes will hit the right note with some shoppers, but experts say the silence may come at a priceIn its increasingly desperate bid to survive, Marks & Spencer has introduced some radical ideas in recent times – there was the pre-chopped avocado, then the celebrity designers. Now, it’s getting rid of the music in its stores. In a few weeks’ time, the tills will no longer be alive with the sound of muzak – good news if
  
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• Therapists Discriminate Against Black and Poor Patients, U.S. Study Finds

  01-06-2016 18:04 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - HealthMinorities and lower-income individuals can face numerous challenges in getting treatment for depression and other mental health problems. They may lack insurance or transportation to a therapist's office; they may experience stigma in their communities around mental illness that prevents them from seeking care. A new study finds that these groups face yet another barrier to mental health care: Therapists may be less likely to see them.
  
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• In Fraud Case, Donald Trump Refers to American Judge As "Mexican"

  01-06-2016 18:04 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsNew York's attorney general, who has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump's education venture, Trump University, slammed the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on Tuesday for his attack on a U.S. district judge's ethnicity.
  
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• Brain structure that tracks negative events backfires in depression

  01-06-2016 18:00
  
  A region of the brain that responds to bad experiences has the opposite reaction to expectations of aversive events in people with depression compared to healthy adults, finds a new UCL study...
  
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• Eating Disorders Linked to Social Media Use

  01-06-2016 17:58 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Star TribuneAccording to a new study, social media junkies are more likely than their less social peers of developing body image and eating disorders.
  
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• India Tops World Slavery List, But Activists Cite Improvement

  01-06-2016 17:57 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportA global slavery index puts India at the top of the list with the world's highest number of bonded and child laborers, far more than in second-place China.
  
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• In Gabon's Only Psychiatric Hospital, Patients "Treated Like Animals"

  01-06-2016 17:57 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthThe buildings are decrepit, the lawns unkempt, the patients left to shuffle alone and unwatched among weeds -- welcome to Gabon's sole psychiatric hospital. Built in 1982 on the outskirts of the capital Libreville, the facility was supposed to serve as a model for a continent where modern psychiatric treatment is in its infancy.
  
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• Does Plain Cigarette Packaging Help People Butt Out?

  01-06-2016 17:57 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsAnti-smoking advocates who support the Liberal government's proposal to require plain packaging on tobacco products argue that Australia's implementation of such regulations more than three years ago has helped reduce smoking rates, but some analysts say there is not enough evidence to support that claim.
  
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• New study of the memory through optogenetics

  01-06-2016 17:26
  Scientists have improved memory in mice using optogenetics.The study was based on light stimulation of a group of neurons, named Tac2, in the cerebral amygdala. These neurons play a key role in the memory of fear. Treated mice increased their long-term memory.
  
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• Stress receptor in brain only used for emergencies

  01-06-2016 17:25
  A stress receptor in the brain is found to regulate metabolic responses to stressful situations differently in male and female mice.
  
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• Same-sex relations 'not wrong at all,' say half of Americans

  01-06-2016 17:00
  
  A study reveals a fundamental shift among Americans in attitude toward and willingness to engage in same-sex relations over the last 40 years.
  
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• 'Your film has ruined my childhood!' Why nostalgia trumps logic on remakes | Dean Burnett

  01-06-2016 15:16
  
  Why do people have such disproportionately aggressive responses to attempts at rebooting their childhood entertainments, like the new Ghostbusters movie?Maybe you haven’t heard. Maybe you’ve been combing the Mariana Trench for a dropped contact lens, or been employed to brush the dust off the Mars Rover, so have been out of the loop for a while. For everyone else, it’s common knowledge that they’ve made a Ghostbusters reboot, that it has LADIES in it, and large chunks of
  
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• Long-term memory test could aid earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis

  01-06-2016 14:23
  People with Alzheimer's disease could benefit from earlier diagnosis if a long-term memory test combined with a brain scan were carried out, a study suggests.
  
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• Chronic sleep deprivation tied to more depression for young women

  01-06-2016 06:02 via foxnews.com
  
  One night of short sleep may lead to less depression the following day, but chronic short sleep is tied to greater depression overall for young women, according to a new study.
  
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• Maternal inflammation boosts serotonin, impairs fetal brain development in mice

  01-06-2016 00:24
  Fighting the flu during pregnancy sickens a pregnant woman, but it may also put the fetus at a slightly increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders like autism later in life. A new study in pregnant mice offers a potential mechanism explaining why: Inflammation alters neurotransmitters and impairs growth of nerve cells in the developing fetal brain.
  
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