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• Study links selfies, happiness

  13-09-2016 23:34
  Regularly snapping selfies with your smartphone and sharing photos with your friends can help make you a happier person, according to computer scientists. In a first-of-its-kind study published just before back-to-school season, the authors found that students can combat the blues with some simple, deliberate actions on their mobile devices.
  
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• How 'super aging' older adults retain youthful memory abilities

  13-09-2016 23:33
  Some loss of memory is often considered an inevitable part of aging, but new research reveals how some people appear to escape that fate.
  
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• Chronic stress increases level of a protein that decreases availability of mood-regulating chemical

  13-09-2016 19:40
  One way chronic stress appears to cause depression is by increasing levels of a protein in the brain that decreases the availability of an important chemical that regulates our mood, scientists report.
  
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• Research evaluates risk factors for postpartum depression in mothers of preterm infants

  13-09-2016 18:52
  Postpartum depression is the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth, affecting up to 15 percent of all women within the first three months following delivery. Research has shown that mothers of infants born prematurely have almost double the rates of postpartum depression, particularly during their time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
  
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• Linking perception to action

  13-09-2016 18:06
  A neuroscientist has mapped brain cell activity that occurs during the delay between sensation and action. Using a powerful laser-scanning microscope, the work was able to detect the signals from calcium indicators expressed in the neurons well below the brain's surface.
  
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• Faulty gene linked to depression and cardiovascular disease

  13-09-2016 17:56
  Researchers say they may have discovered a new target in the fight against depression: a faulty gene that is linked to cardiovascular and metabolic conditions.
  
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• Training the brain to combat stress

  13-09-2016 17:00
  
  Researchers have created a new imaging tool that can monitor activity in the amygdala - a brain region - and teach people to control emotional response.
  
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• The fascinating world of unconscious bias and development policy

  13-09-2016 16:45
  
  In the last few years scientists have exposed thinking patterns that may skew our decision-making. How can we counter these biases in humanitarian work?Related: The phrase 'economic development' has bad associations in Latin America Development. Poverty. Africa. These are just three words on a page – almost no information at all – but how many realities did our readers just conjure? And how many thoughts filled the spaces in-between? Cover yourselves. Your biases are showing. Related
  
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• Belief about nicotine content in cigarette may change brain activity and craving

  13-09-2016 15:58
  How the brain responds to nicotine depends on a smoker's belief about the nicotine content in a cigarette, according to new research. The study found that smoking a nicotine cigarette but believing that it lacked nicotine failed to satisfy cravings related to nicotine addiction.
  
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• Research examines how beardedness affects women's attraction to men

  13-09-2016 14:00
  
  New research suggests that women tend to find beardedness attractive when judging long-term relationships, perhaps as a signal of formidability among males and the potential to provide direct...
  
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• Surprising deep similarities found across thousands of languages

  13-09-2016 09:00
  
  The relationship between the meaning of a word and the sound it makes is considered to be arbitrary. A large-scale analysis puts this assumption in doubt.
  
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• People judge their intoxication, drunkenness on their peers

  13-09-2016 09:00
  
  People judge how drunk they are and the associated health risks based on how drunk they think others around them are, according to Cardiff University.
  
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• Sex Education Needs an Overhaul, Study Concludes

  13-09-2016 08:21 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineAll of the deep embarrassment you felt during sex education class is still reddening the faces of kids all over the world. A new study has found that in at least 10 different countries, kids hate the way they’re being taught about sex in school.
  
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• Know the Warning Signs of Suicidal Thoughts

  13-09-2016 08:21 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportFamily members, friends often in the best position to save a life, mental health expert says.
  
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• Drug Use in America: What the Numbers Say

  13-09-2016 08:21 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - ScienceAmong those with a substance use disorder, three out of four people (or about 15.7 million) had a substance use disorder related to alcohol, Kana Enomoto, the principal deputy administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), said at a news conference today (Sept. 8). In addition, 1 in 3 people with a substance use disorder had a disorder related to drug use, and 1 in 8 people had a disorder involving both...
  
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• Chinese Activist Challenges Homosexuality "Disorder" Textbooks

  13-09-2016 08:21 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - International NewsA lesbian student activist on Monday lodged a suit against China's Ministry of Education over school textbooks describing homosexuality as a mental disorder.
  
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• Mexicans March for Gay Marriage After Opponents Rally

  13-09-2016 08:19 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesSupporters of gay and lesbian rights marched to Mexico City's Metropolitan Cathedral in response to protests on Saturday opposing same-sex marriage. Demonstrators carried banners saying "I respect your family, respect mine."
  
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