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• Why do men behave the way they do?

  04-11-2016 20:09 via today.com
  
  Though the brains of both sexes are more alike than different, there are small wiring differences.
  
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• Transitioning from daylight saving time could increase depression

  04-11-2016 20:08 via cnn.com
  
  Dark evenings caused by the time change can lead to depression.
  
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• Study challenges model of Alzheimer's disease progression

  04-11-2016 19:58
  Researchers provide unprecedented evidence that basal forebrain pathology precedes and predicts both entorhinal pathology and memory impairment in people with Alzheimer's disease.
  
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• Brain needs to be retrained after ACL injury

  04-11-2016 19:58
  Regaining full function after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is more than just physical -- it requires retraining the brain, say researchers.
  
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• Stressed-out rats consume more alcohol, revealing related brain chemistry

  04-11-2016 19:57
  Rodents that had been exposed to stress had a weakened alcohol-induced dopamine response and voluntarily drank more alcohol compared to controls, a new study has found. The blunted dopamine signaling to ethanol arose due to changes in the circuitry in the ventral tegmental area, the heart of the brain's reward system.
  
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• Jewish Students Battle Rising Anti-Semitism on Campus

  04-11-2016 17:54 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: USA Today - U.S. NewsAn anti-Israel contingent is targeting Jewish students, but Judaism and Zionism aren't synonyms.            .
  
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• Can moaning ever make you happy? | Oliver Burkeman

  04-11-2016 16:00
  
  Railing against minor irritations is like falling out with your partner, then picking fights, over and over, for the sake of it. And when has that ever helped?
  There’s a man in Colorado who, it’s safe to say, is pretty irritated by the noise of aircraft approaching and leaving Denver airport, 30 miles from his house. How irritated, exactly? In 2015, he made 3,555 complaints out of 4,870 received by the airport, according to a new research paper. And he’s not unique. Five people
  
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• The brain can reveal drinking status even after death

  04-11-2016 15:24
  Scientists who use postmortem brain tissue to study alcohol’s effects on brain structure and function will find this research interesting. Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is an alcohol metabolite and its concentration in whole blood samples is a biomarker of drinking habits. For this study, scientists examined PEth levels in postmortem brains of individuals known to have had alcohol use disorders (AUDs).
  
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• Worrying about health increases heart disease risk

  04-11-2016 08:00
  
  A new study looks at the consequences of health anxiety on heart health. Excessive worrying over one's health might increase the risk of heart disease.
  
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• Music Therapy Reduces Depression in Kids, Research Suggests

  04-11-2016 07:48 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyMusic therapy reduces depression in children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional problems, researchers have discovered.
  
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• Questionnaire Predicts Likelihood of Unprotected Sex, Binge Drinking

  04-11-2016 07:45 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyResearchers in the social sciences have been searching for a holy grail: an accurate way to predict who is likely to engage in problematic behavior, like using drugs. A new questionnaire significantly outperforms 14 other gold-standard measures frequently used in economics and psychology on these issues.
  
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• New Theory Proposed on How the Brain Learns Basic Math

  04-11-2016 07:43 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyA new theory regarding how the brain first learns basic math could alter approaches to identifying and teaching students with math learning disabilities. Now researchers offer a better understanding of how, when and why people grasp every day math skills.
  
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