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• Swipe right for negative self perception, says research into Tinder users

  04-08-2016 22:00
  
  Tinder users were more dissatisfied with their bodies and more likely to objectify their appearances than those who did not use the app, study shows People who use the popular mobile dating app Tinder could have more negative self-perception than those who do not, according to researchers in the US.The popular app involves “swiping” right or left on photo-based profiles to select or reject possible dates.Continue reading...
  
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• Brain's finely tuned system of energy supply revealed

  04-08-2016 19:59
  New research reveals how the brain is able to meet its massive energy demands with a 'just in time' system that delivers oxygen that fuels nerve cells. The findings could shed light on diseases like Alzheimer's and help explain the cognitive decline that accompanies the disease.
  
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• Specific brain training reduces dementia risk across 10 years

  04-08-2016 19:58
  While many companies have long promised that their brain-training products can sharpen aging minds, only one type of computerized brain training so far has been shown to improve people's mental quickness and significantly reduce the risk of dementia, according to new research.
  
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• Vision: When it comes to recognizing shapes, timing is everything

  04-08-2016 19:54
  Visual prosthetics, or bionic eyes, are soon becoming a reality, as researchers make strides in strategies to reactivate parts of the brain that process visual information in people affected by blindness.
  
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• What sports matches reveal about gender roles

  04-08-2016 18:00
  
  In the modern era, it's clear that women can do just about anything that men can do.
  
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• Schizophrenia simulator: When chemistry upends sanity's balance

  04-08-2016 16:16
  Schizophrenia goes hand in hand with brain chemistry out of kilter, and treatment options for a major symptom aren't great. Biomedical engineers data-mined the collective scientific knowledge of a major symptom, the disruption of working memory, to build a remarkably accurate simulator that can help researchers and doctors devise new treatments.
  
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• Don’t ‘diagnose’ Donald Trump, it’s not helpful | Dean Burnett

  04-08-2016 16:04
  
  A US Democrat has started a petition calling for Trump to undergo a mental health assessment. Whatever the motivation, it will likely do more harm than goodAnother day, another story about Donald Trump. It seems we can’t go more than three minutes without the US presidential candidate doing or saying something that makes global headlines. You know that story about the child whose father catches him smoking so makes him smoke the whole pack of cigarettes until he’s sick? Political cor
  
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• Specific brain-training technique shown to reduce dementia risk

  04-08-2016 16:00
  
  A meta-analysis of brain-training studies shows that not all techniques are equal, but speed of processing training reduces dementia risk.
  
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• Brains of overweight people 'ten years older' than lean counterparts at middle-age

  04-08-2016 13:12
  From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research.
  
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• Reducing 'mean girl' behaviors in classrooms benefits boys and teachers too

  04-08-2016 09:00
  
  When a targeted program to reduce relational aggression among at-risk girls is shared with the entire classroom, the entire class benefits--not just the aggressive girls for whom the program was...
  
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• Longer duration of untreated childhood schizophrenia-spectrum psychosis predicts poorer outcomes

  04-08-2016 09:00
  
  A review of 35 studies of early-onset schizophrenia-spectrum psychosis (EOS) identified the most common psychotic symptoms and the disorders that most often co-occur in children and adolescents...
  
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• Depression screening tools not accurate for children and adolescents

  04-08-2016 09:00
  
  A common way for doctors to try and identify depression in children and adolescents is by using short questionnaires.
  
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• Secret to a happy marriage? Maybe drinking alcohol

  04-08-2016 06:41 via usatoday.com
  Researchers found couples who drank had "decreased negative marital quality over time."
  
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