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• Money can buy happiness but it's costly to bank on that without measuring debt

  26-10-2016 23:00
  Yes, money can lead to happiness, but how much debt one has should also be considered in the money-happiness equation, according to a new a study.
  
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• High blood pressure can impair cognitive function, pose risk for Alzheimer's

  26-10-2016 20:22
  High blood pressure in middle age can lead to impaired cognition and is a potential risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers conclude.
  
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• After blindness, the adult brain can learn to see again

  26-10-2016 20:04
  More than 40 million people worldwide are blind, and many of them reach this condition after many years of slow and progressive retinal degeneration. The development of sophisticated prostheses or new light-responsive elements, aiming to replace the disrupted retinal function and to feed restored visual signals to the brain, has provided new hope. However, very little is known about whether the brain of blind people retains residual capacity to process restored or artificial visual inputs.
  
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• Brain surface stimulation provides 'touch' feedback to direct movement

  26-10-2016 19:32
  Grasping a cup or brushing hair or cooking a meal requires feedback that has been lost in amputees and individuals with paralysis -- a sense of touch. Researchers have now used direct stimulation of the human brain surface to provide this basic sensory feedback through artificial electrical signals, enabling a person to control movement while performing a simple task: opening and closing his hand.
  
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• Saving sight in glaucoma: Why the brain may hold the key

  26-10-2016 19:30
  What causes vision loss in glaucoma? There are two common answers that at first may seem disparate: the first is pressure, as in elevated ocular pressure, and the second is damage to the optic nerve, which is the structure that sends visual information to the brain. Both answers are correct.
  
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• FDA Warns of Dangers from Testosterone Supplements

  26-10-2016 18:41 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportMany American men take them, but heart and psychological issues can occur, agency says.
  
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• Despite Clinton Nomination, U.S. No Bastion of Gender Equality

  26-10-2016 18:41 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportA new study shows America isn't exactly setting the pace for global equality, even with the potential for a Hillary Clinton presidency.
  
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• Can Teens' Heart Rate, Blood Pressure Show Ties to Mental Ills?

  26-10-2016 18:40 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportIndicators of schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety might be spotted in physical at 18.
  
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• Most Sports Fans "Would Welcome Gay Players," UK Poll Finds

  26-10-2016 18:39 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesA BBC Radio 5 live poll finds that 82% of sports fans in England, Wales and Scotland would welcome an openly gay player at their club.
  
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• Easing labor pain may help reduce postpartum depression in some women

  26-10-2016 17:39
  Epidural anesthesia may do more than relieve pain during labor; in some women it may decrease the likelihood of postpartum depression, suggests a preliminary study.
  
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• Bilingual brains activate different networks when reading opaque, transparent languages

  26-10-2016 17:38
  Bilinguals use different neural networks to read languages that are pronounced as they are written – such as the Basque language – from those in which this correspondence does not exist, like English, researchers have found. The results are valuable for teaching reading to adults and children, they say.
  
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• Deaf awareness: Communication made simple

  26-10-2016 17:00
  
  Deaf awareness is not complicated, but it is important. Without a solid understanding, deaf and hard-of-hearing people can be excluded and become isolated.
  
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• Additional benefit of omega-3 fatty acids for the clearance of metabolites from the brain

  26-10-2016 16:53
  Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are found in fish oil, could improve the function of the glymphatic system, which facilitates the clearance of waste from the brain, and promote the clearance of metabolites including amyloid-? peptides, a primary culprit in Alzheimer's disease, report scientists.
  
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• Finding the clues for better autism treatments

  26-10-2016 16:49
  New research sheds light on what might be going wrong in the regulation of genes that govern the brain’s connectivity. The study's intention is to identify new clues to improve treatments for autism.
  
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• Neuro chip records brain cell activity

  26-10-2016 16:46
  Brain functions are controlled by millions of brain cells. However, in order to understand how the brain controls functions, such as simple reflexes or learning and memory, we must be able to record the activity of large networks and groups of neurons. Conventional methods have allowed scientists to record the activity of neurons for minutes, but a new technology, known as a bionic hybrid neuro chip, is able to record activity in animal brain cells for weeks at a much higher resolution.
  
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• Common sets of genes disrupted in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression

  26-10-2016 16:31
  Studying brain tissue from deceased donors, scientists have found common groups of genes disrupted among people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression. The commonly affected genes sets, identified with RNA sequencing methods, engage in making proteins, controlling brain cell communications and mounting an immune system response, the researchers say.
  
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• Autism study shows benefits when parents get involved

  26-10-2016 16:26 via cnn.com
  
  Therapy targeting parents could improve parent-child interactions in the home.
  
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• Brain scans of children with Tourette's offer clues to disorder

  26-10-2016 14:18
  Researchers have identified areas in the brains of children with Tourette’s syndrome that appear markedly different from the same areas in the brains of children who don’t have the neuropsychiatric disorder.
  
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• The heterogeneous nature of depression

  26-10-2016 12:00
  
  Depression is generally considered to be a specific and consistent disorder characterised by a fixed set of symptoms and often treated with a combination of psychotherapy and medication.
  
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• The current state of psychobiotics

  26-10-2016 04:09
  Now that we know that gut bacteria can speak to the brain in ways that affect our mood, our appetite, and even our circadian rhythms. The next challenge for scientists is to control this communication. The science of psychobiotics explores emerging strategies for planting brain-altering bacteria in the gut to provide mental benefits and the challenges ahead in understanding how such products could work for humans.
  
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• Experimental drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer’s disease

  26-10-2016 02:17
  An experimental drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer’s disease by preventing inflammation and removing abnormal protein clumps in the brain that are associated with the disease, suggests a new study in mice.
  
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