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• Allergies during pregnancy contribute to changes in the brains of rat offspring

  16-11-2016 21:53
  A new study in rats could begin to explain why allergies during pregnancy are linked to higher risks for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism in children.
  
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• Scientists pinpoint regulator of amphetamine induced motor activity

  16-11-2016 21:52
  In new findings that could have an impact on the development of therapies for a number of currently untreatable brain disorders such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases, scientists have found, for the first time, that a specific signaling circuit in the brain is deeply involved in motor activity.
  
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• Elderly discovered with superior memory and Alzheimer’s pathology

  16-11-2016 19:28
  New research on the brains of individuals 90 years and older who had superior memories until their deaths revealed widespread and dense Alzheimer’s plaques and tangles in some cases, considered full-blown Alzheimer’s pathology.
  
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• Highest-resolution model to date of brain receptor behind marijuana's high

  16-11-2016 19:19
  Researchers report the most detailed 3-D structure to date of the brain receptor that binds and responds to the chemical at the root of marijuana’s high.
  
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• Discovery of neurotransmission gene may permit early detection of Alzheimer's disease

  16-11-2016 18:34
  A new study has identified a gene coding for a protein that turns off neurotransmission signaling, which contributes to Alzheimer's disease (AD).
  
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• Making sense of scents and their emotional power

  16-11-2016 17:00
  
  Certain aromas can send our minds hurtling back to childhood. How does this happen? Here we discuss the biology of odor detection and its link to emotion.
  
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• Tinder Update Includes 37 New Gender Identity Options

  16-11-2016 16:54 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: USA Today - TechnologyTinder offered only two gender picks prior to a major update Tuesday: female or male. Now, the dating app that boasts more than 20 billion "matches" is offering dozens more auto-fill options for trans and non-comforming users.
  
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• Teachers' Union Offers Lesson Plan Calling Trump Racist, Sexist

  16-11-2016 16:53 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe union representing San Francisco’s public school teachers has offered a classroom lesson plan that calls President-elect Donald Trump a racist and sexist man who became president “by pandering to a huge racist and sexist base.”
  
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• Startling Increase in Major Depression Among Teens in the U.S.

  16-11-2016 16:53 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineA study of national trends in depression among adolescents and young adults published in the journal Pediatrics on November 14 found that the prevalence of teens who reported an MDE in the previous 12 months jumped from 8.7% in 2005 to 11.5% in 2014. That’s a 37 percent increase.
  
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• Is It True That Real Men Don't Say "Cute"?

  16-11-2016 16:53 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyWhat's in a tweet? From gender to education, the words used on social media carry impressions to others. Using publicly available tweets, social psychologists and computer scientists are helping us to parse out the stereotypes formed by word choices on the social media channel Twitter. Utilizing natural language processing (NLP), a form of artificial intelligence, the researchers show where stereotyping goes from "plausible" to wrong.
  
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• Marijuana May Help Combat Substance Abuse, Study Concludes

  16-11-2016 16:52 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Medical News TodayA new review suggests marijuana has the potential to treat substance use disorders - such as opioid addiction - and some mental health disorders.
  
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• Brain Training Can Help Counter Mild Cognitive Impairment

  16-11-2016 16:52 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Psych CentralAustralian researchers have found that engaging in computer-based brain training can improve memory and mood in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. However, once cognitive limitations advance to a level […].
  
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• U.S. Parents Say No to Spanking, Yes to Time-Outs

  16-11-2016 16:51 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthSpanking and hitting children to discipline them has become much less common in recent decades as more parents choose non-physical approaches like “time-outs” instead, a U.S. study suggests. Since 1988, the proportion of middle-income mothers who think physical punishment is appropriate has dropped from 46 percent to 21 percent, the study found. “Support for corporal punishment has been falling at least since the 1990s, in part due to...
  
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• Support Surges for Groups Fighting Hate, Anti-Semitism

  16-11-2016 16:44 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsFlush with post-elections donations, the Anti-Defamation League is charting a new and more ambitious course against bigotry.
  
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• What Machismo? Latino Men Backed Clinton in a Big Way

  16-11-2016 16:20 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - Top NewsSo much for machismo. You've been hearing of the women who voted for Donald Trump, but here's something you aren't hearing much about: Latino men voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Autism and ADHD have more in common than you might think

  16-11-2016 14:57 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  ADHD and autism spectrum disorder commonly overlap, according to a growing body of research.
  
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• What was Regan really saying about her father, King Lear?

  16-11-2016 12:29
  
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsDaughter Regan says about her father, King Lear: “He hath ever but slenderly known himself.” What should be known about “self”?William Emigh, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Continue reading...
  
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• Does a 'bad' apple spoil the bunch? Study shows how problem behaviors spread in siblings

  16-11-2016 09:00
  
  Siblings bear responsibility for the spread of problem behaviors. Adolescents with a delinquent brother or sister are more likely to misuse alcohol and other substances than those without a...
  
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• Insight into children's race and gender identities

  16-11-2016 03:03
  Children aged 7 to 12 rate gender as more important than race, research shows. It also reveals that their perceptions of both are a complex mix of personal and societal influences.
  
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