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• Long-term marijuana use changes brain's reward circuit

  07-06-2016 21:12
  Researchers have demonstrated that long-term marijuana users had more activity in the brain's reward processes when presented with cannabis cues than with natural reward cues.
  
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• The new miracle cure: magic beans! Dean Burnett

  07-06-2016 17:09
  
  Noel Edmonds extolling the cancer-tackling properties of an electronic box reminds us that offers of cures in defiance of scientific understanding is nothing new. So here’s another one.Are you sick? Proper sick? As in, are you so sick that doctors and therapists and pharmacists and nurses and scientists don’t know what else to do to help you? Well, worry no more, because now the solution is at hand, with my revolutionary new miracle cure, Magic BeansTM!Developed at the top secret Mac
  
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• Moving houses in childhood increases suicide, death risk

  07-06-2016 16:00
  
  A new study shows a link between moving houses in childhood and adverse health and well-being outcomes, with adolescents at particular risk.
  
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• Clinical trial opens new avenues for pharmacological therapy in Down's syndrome

  07-06-2016 15:35
  The results of the phase 2 study suggest that participants who had received the treatment had better scores in the visual memory recognition and inhibition tasks, and improvement in adaptive behavior than those in the control group. Though not a cure, this is the first time that a treatment has shown some effectiveness in this syndrome, and it opens the door to new research geared towards treating what was believed to be orphan of treatment.
  
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• Shazam for the soul - can computers assess us better than humans?

  07-06-2016 15:04
  
  Unlike people, algorithms are rarely prejudiced, which has important implications for assessing our personalityWe live in a reputation economy. Decisions about work, relationships, finances and health are based on what other people think of us. Our reputation is increasingly easy to crowdsource and retrieve online, though unlike Uber drivers there is no single rating to illustrate how competent we are. But we are not far off.Imagine an algorithm that synthesises all of our consumer, social netwo
  
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• Swapping sick for healthy brain cells slows Huntington's disease

  07-06-2016 14:03
  Researchers have successfully reduced the symptoms and slowed the progression of Huntington's disease in mice using healthy human brain cells. The findings could ultimately point to a new method to treat the disease.
  
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• Blood test to personalize depression treatment for the first time

  07-06-2016 14:00
  
  Scientists at King's College London have developed a blood test that accurately and reliably predicts whether depressed patients will respond to common antidepressants, which could herald a new era...
  
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• Among active duty military, Army personnel most at risk for violent suicide

  07-06-2016 09:00
  
  Firearms the most common cause of suicide death across all branches of service.
  
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• Sweden Tops "Good Country Index," Outranking 162 Others

  07-06-2016 08:09 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Social Psychology Network NewsSweden has topped a poll as the best ‒ or “goodest” ‒ country when it comes to serving the interests of its people while avoiding damaging impacts to other nations and the environment.  The country has outranked 162 others to take pole position in the Good Country Index, a league table based on 35 separate indicators from sources including the United Nations and the World Bank.
  
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• Study on New Blood Test Points to Personalized Depression Treatment

  07-06-2016 08:09 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthScientists have developed a blood test that can predict whether people with depression will respond to common antidepressants, a discovery that could bring in a new era of personalized treatment for people with the debilitating mental illness.
  
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• Kids Born Late Perform Better in Elementary and Middle School

  07-06-2016 08:09 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyBetter measures of school-based cognitive function were associated with late-term infants born at 41 weeks but those children performed worse on a measure of physical functioning compared with infants born full term at 39 or 40 weeks, according to an article.
  
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• Genetic Variations Linked with Social, Economic Success

  07-06-2016 08:09 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyPsychological characteristics link genes with upward social mobility, according to data collected from almost 1,000 individuals over four decades. The data suggest that various psychological factors play a role in linking a person's genetic profile and several important life outcomes, including professional achievement, financial security, geographic mobility, and upward social mobility.
  
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• Down's Syndrome Treated with Green Tea Supplement

  07-06-2016 08:09 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthA chemical in green tea has been shown to improve cognitive ability in persons with Down's syndrome, scientists and doctors said Tuesday. In a year-long clinical trial, the treatment led to improved scores on memory and behaviour tests, they reported in a study, published in the The Lancet Neurology. Brain scans revealed that the compound, called epigallocatechin gallate, altered the way neurons in the brain connect with one another.
  
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• Those with probable dementia often take part in unsafe activities

  07-06-2016 05:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Older adults with signs of dementia but no formal diagnosis are much more likely to drive, cook and manage their medications and finances than those with a formal diagnosis.
  
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• Women 'nearly twice as likely to have anxiety' as men

  07-06-2016 05:56 via bbc.com
  
  Research shows hormonal fluctuations and vulnerability to stress in general, and a woman's traditional role of caregiving could all be factors contributing to increased anxiety.
  
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• Early puberty in girls raises the risk of depression

  07-06-2016 05:55 via well.blogs.nytimes.com
  Study found that those girls who developed breasts younger than their peers had a higher risk of depression.
  
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• Methotrexate exposure impacts cognitive processes cancer survivors need to multitask

  07-06-2016 02:01
  New research reports that higher blood concentrations of methotrexate during cancer treatment are associated with brain changes and impaired executive function in survivors of pediatric leukemia.
  
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