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• Thinning of Brain Tissue Remains in College Football Players, Five Years After Play

  30-11-2016 20:40
  Even college-level athletes may be vulnerable to the effects of head trauma, new research has found. Even several years after graduation, college football players continue to show evidence of neuropathic brain changes, say the researchers.
  
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• Imaging technique can see you think

  30-11-2016 20:40
  Fast fMRI has been used to image rapidly fluctuating brain activity during human thought. fMRI measures changes in blood oxygenation, which were previously thought to be too slow to detect the subtle neuronal activity associated with higher order brain functions. The new discovery is a significant step towards realizing a central goal of neuroscience research: mapping the brain networks responsible for human cognitive functions such as perception, attention, and awareness.
  
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• Feeling bad has academic benefits

  30-11-2016 19:12
  For some, the start of December marks the beginning of the most wonderful time of the year. But for most university students, the coming weeks mean final exams, mounting stress and negative moods. While that doesn’t seem like an ideal combination for great grades, new research shows that the occasional bout of bad feelings can actually improve students’ academic success.
  
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• Aerobic exercise preserves brain volume and improves cognitive function

  30-11-2016 19:09
  Using a new MRI technique, researchers found that adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who exercised four times a week over a six-month period experienced an increase in brain volume in specific, or local, areas of the brain, but adults who participated in aerobic exercise experienced greater gains than those who just stretched.
  
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• Gram-negative bacteria may influence Alzheimer's disease pathology

  30-11-2016 17:42
  For the first time, researchers have found higher levels of Gram-negative bacteria antigens in brain samples from late-onset Alzheimer’s disease patients. Compared to controls, patients with Alzheimer's had much higher levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and E coli K99 pili protein. In addition, the research team also found LPS molecules congregated with amyloid plaques, which have been linked to Alzheimer’s pathology and progression.
  
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• Does Web-Based Cognitive Therapy Work for Insomnia?

  30-11-2016 16:25 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyHow well did a web-based cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia intervention work in a randomized clinical trial? A new article reports that adults assigned to receive the fully automated and interactive web-based Sleep Healthy Using the Internet (SHUTi) intervention had improved sleep compared with those adults just given access to a patient education website with information about insomnia.
  
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• After Concussion, Rest May Not Always Be the Best Medicine, Experts Say

  30-11-2016 16:25 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyPrescribed rest—both physical and mental—is the standard treatment for concussion. But a growing body of evidence suggests that a more active, targeted approach might provide better outcomes for some patients, reports a new article.
  
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• Toddlers may know when you are not telling the truth, say Singapore and US experts

  30-11-2016 15:00
  
  A new study has shown that toddlers as young as two-and-a-half years old can understand when others have different thoughts from them - much earlier than the age of four as traditionally thought.
  
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• Depression vs. Sadness: How to Tell the Difference

  30-11-2016 15:00
  
  What is sadness and what is depression? Learn how to tell the difference between the two and what treatments are available for depression.
  
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• CBT 'should be routinely offered' to women with premenstrual syndrome

  30-11-2016 01:01
  
  Gynaecologists advise that cognitive behavioural therapy could help women manage the symptoms of PMSWomen experiencing premenstrual syndrome should routinely be offered cognitive behavioural therapy to help them manage the symptoms, gynaecologists have said. Around 40% of women experience symptoms of PMS with around 5%-8% having severe symptoms. Physical symptoms can include swollen breasts and bloating, and the psychological symptoms are wide-ranging, including depression, irritability, suicida
  
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