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• The varieties of anger

  12-11-2016 19:02 via nytimes.com
  Different angers vary not only in their intensity but also in their purpose.
  
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• Bowing to Pressure, Facebook Backtracks on Racial Profiling

  12-11-2016 17:57 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - US NewsFacebook has disabled a controversial tool that excluded certain ethnic groups from ads, and has updated its policies to prevent discrimination.
  
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• Anti-Trump Protests Spread Across the United States

  12-11-2016 17:57 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Social Psychology Network NewsThousands took to the streets of cities across the United States late Friday and early Saturday as anti-Donald Trump protests saw highways and interstates blocked, numerous arrests -- and a shooting at a march in Portland, Oregon.
  
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• Probiotics Improve Cognition in Alzheimer's Patients

  12-11-2016 17:53 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyFor the first time, scientists have shown that probiotics -- beneficial live bacteria and yeasts taken as dietary supplements -- can improve cognitive function in humans. In a new clinical trial, scientists show that a daily dose of probiotic Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium bacteria taken over a period of just 12 weeks is enough to yield a moderate but significant improvement in the score of elderly Alzheimer's patients on the Mini-Mental...
  
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• What a Trump Presidency Could Mean for LGBT Americans

  12-11-2016 17:52 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesThe election of Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence set off panic in gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities across the country, as people worried which of their divisive campaign promises would come true.
  
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• What Does Depression Feel Like?

  12-11-2016 15:00
  
  Learn about depression for men and women and when a health specialist should be consulted. What are the common symptoms and risk factors of depression?
  
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• Trauma affects girls and boys brains differently

  12-11-2016 09:00
  
  New research shows that trauma affects the brains of girls and boys in opposite ways. Scientists hope the findings will lead to better treatments for PTSD.
  
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• The magnetic pull of Trump, King Narcissist | Deborah Orr

  12-11-2016 08:30
  
  Never mind the economy, or jobs – consider instead Trump’s personality, and the effect it has on people. Then his victory makes sense• Become a Guardian supporter or make a contribution
  President Trump? I think of him as the Narcissist King of White America. People more expert than me have suggested that Trump shows all the signs of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD): a grandiose sense of self-importance; a sense of entitlement; interpersonally exploitative; often envious o
  
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