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• Scientists discover concussion biomarker

  22-12-2016 19:48
  The secret to reliably diagnosing concussions lies in the brain's ability to process sound, according to a new study. Widely considered a crisis in professional sports and youth athletic programs, sports-related concussions have had devastating neurological, physical, social and emotional consequences for millions of athletes.
  
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• Promising discovery for a non-invasive early detection of Alzheimer's disease

  22-12-2016 19:46
  A team of scientists has pioneered new technology that detects in human blood platelets the pathological oligomeric forms of brain tau protein in patients with Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, leading toward high relevance findings for the research community.
  
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• Here's why you don't feel jet-lagged when you run a fever

  22-12-2016 19:04
  A clump of just a few thousand brain cells, no bigger than a mustard seed, controls the daily ebb and flow of most bodily processes in mammals -- sleep/wake cycles, most notably. Now, scientists report direct evidence in mice for how those cell clusters control sleep and relay light cues about night and day throughout the body.
  
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• A hearing test may be able to identify a concussion

  22-12-2016 16:09 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Brains of concussed children have slower and weaker responses to speech.
  
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• Fighting painkiller addiction at home

  22-12-2016 16:06 via foxnews.com
  
  A tamper-resistant electronic pill dispenser for use at home dispenses a drug to curbcravings and prevent abuse while waiting to get in a treatment program.
  
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• Facebook lurking 'makes you miserable'

  22-12-2016 16:06 via bbc.com
  
  Spending too long on social media is likely to cause envy and dissatisfaction, suggests a study.
  
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• Pregnancy changes a mother's brain for years

  22-12-2016 16:04 via cnn.com
  
  Pregnancy alters the size and structure of brain regions involved in understanding the thoughts, feelings, beliefs and intentions of others.
  
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• Toeing the line: Study finds brain cells that signal path of travel

  22-12-2016 15:58
  Cognitive scientists say they have found neurons that help an animal align itself within a cognitive map of its environment. The neurons signal 'I'm on this line, in this orientation.'
  
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• Recovery from brain injury, better sleep go hand in hand

  22-12-2016 15:53
  After a traumatic brain injury (TBI), people also experience major sleep problems, including changes in their sleep-wake cycle. A new study shows that recovering from these two conditions occurs in parallel.
  
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• Study Finds Large Racial Disparities in Death from Police Use of Force

  22-12-2016 08:34 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - US NewsBlack men are nearly three times as likely to die from police use of force than whites, and Hispanic men are nearly twice as likely, a new study suggests.
  
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