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• Sometimes just watching hurts, and the signs of pain are seen in the brain

  28-11-2016 23:15
  Some people claim to experience pain just watching something painful to happen. This is true especially of people suffering from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a disabling chronic pain disorder in a limb. In CPRS patients, both own movements and just observing other persons’ movements may aggravate the pain.
  
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• Liver-brain pathway may regulate alcohol consumption

  28-11-2016 21:39
  A liver hormone called ‘FGF21’ may regulate alcohol drinking by acting directly on a receptor in the brain, according to a new study. For the first time this study highlights a liver-brain axis which plays an important role in regulating the consumption of alcohol, raising the possibility of a new therapeutic pathway that could one day be targeted to reduce the desire for alcohol in problem drinkers.
  
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• Prevention program safeguards children's brains from effects of poverty, says study

  28-11-2016 21:10
  Participation in a prevention program known as the Strong African American Families Program, which enhances supportive parenting and strengthens family relationships, removes the effects of poverty on brain development, research demonstrates for the first time.
  
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• How to avoid feeling depressed on Facebook

  28-11-2016 21:08
  Comparing yourself with others on Facebook is more likely to lead to feelings of depression than making social comparisons offline, investigators report.
  
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• Head impacts lead to brain changes in high school football players

  28-11-2016 19:27
  Brain imaging exams performed on high school football players after just one season revealed changes in both the gray and white matter that correlated with exposure to head impacts, according to a new study.
  
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• Small RNA identified that offers clues for quieting the 'voices' of schizophrenia

  28-11-2016 19:16
  Scientists have identified a small RNA (microRNA) that may be essential to restoring normal function in a brain circuit associated with the "voices" and other hallucinations of schizophrenia. The microRNA provides a possible focus for antipsychotic drug development.
  
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• How kids' brains respond to a late night up

  28-11-2016 19:08
  Any parent can tell you about the consequences of their child not getting enough sleep. But there is far less known about the details of how sleep deprivation affects children's brains and what this means for early brain development.
  
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• Is Your T-Shirt Clean of Slavery? DNA Tests May Hold Answer

  28-11-2016 16:36 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Reuters - ScienceShoppers lured by a bargain-priced T-shirt but concerned about whether the item is free of slave labor could soon have the answer - from DNA forensic technology.
  
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• Behavioral Activation: A Little-Known Depression Therapy

  28-11-2016 16:36 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportResearch finds a simple action-oriented approach is effective in treating the common mood disorder.
  
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• Gene mutation linked to early onset of Parkinson's disease in caucasians

  28-11-2016 14:53
  A defect in a gene that produces dopamine in the brain appears to accelerate the onset of Parkinson’s disease, according to new research. The effect is particularly dramatic for young-to-middle-age adults.
  
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• More evidence ties sugary caffeinated drinks to poor sleep

  28-11-2016 14:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Adults who sleep no more than five hours a night are more likely to be heavy soda drinkers than people who get more rest.
  
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• Girls may wait longer for sex when they're close to their mothers

  28-11-2016 14:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Teen girls who get along with their mothers may be less likely to have sex earlier in adolescence.
  
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• Retrieval practice may protect memory in stressful situations

  28-11-2016 09:00
  
  New research examines the impact of two different learning strategies on memory in stressful circumstances. Practice test-taking may protect memory.
  
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