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• PatientClick Inc. is Rolling Out Its New Telemedicine Solution for Mental Health; Behavioral Health Professionals

  31-01-2017 21:39 via pr.com
  PatientClick Inc. is rolling out its new Telemedicine Solution for Mental health; Behavioral health professionals. This new product has transformed the way how patients connect and engage with therapist or providers. More details about the solution are available at http://patientclick.com/. [PR.com]
  
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• Brain-computer interface allows completely locked-in people to communicate

  31-01-2017 21:01
  A computer interface that can decipher the thoughts of people who are unable to communicate could revolutionize the lives of those living with completely locked-in syndrome, according to a new article. Counter to expectations, the participants in the study reported being "happy," despite their extreme condition.
  
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• When kids with mental illness can’t live at home

  31-01-2017 20:27 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Families that send their child to residential treatment programs often face judgment and misunderstanding.
  
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• Transgender Americans rush to change IDs

  31-01-2017 20:25 via cnn.com
  
  Passports don't require proof of surgery to change gender marker, making them easier to attain than state IDs in some parts of the country.
  
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• Astronauts' brains change shape during spaceflight

  31-01-2017 20:25
  MRIs before and after space missions reveal that astronauts' brains compress and expand during spaceflight, according to a new study.
  
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• Boy Scouts open membership to transgender boys

  31-01-2017 20:22 via cnn.com
  
  Membership in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts is now based on the gender indicated on an application.
  
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• Mind reader: A consumer EEG device serves up rich new troves of scientific data

  31-01-2017 19:37
  A wireless brain-sensing headband made to help users focus their thoughts is also generating valuable data for neuroscience researchers, shedding light on what happens to our thinking processes as we age, for example, or how women and men process thoughts differently.
  
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• Autism may begin early in brain development

  31-01-2017 18:41
  An overload of neural connections typically observed in autistic brains begins early in mammalian development, when key neurons in the brain region known as the cerebral cortex begin to form their first circuits, new research shows. By pinpointing where and when autism-related neural defects first emerge in mice, the study results could lead to a stronger understanding of autism in humans -- including possible early intervention strategies.
  
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• Air pollution may lead to dementia in older women

  31-01-2017 18:41
  Tiny air pollution particles -- the type that mainly comes from power plants and automobiles -- may greatly increase the chance of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. Scientists and engineers found that older women who live in places with fine particulate matter exceeding the US Environmental Protection Agency's standard are 81 percent more at risk for global cognitive decline and 92 percent more likely to develop dementia, including Alzheimer's.
  
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• From ‘overlearning’ to going barefoot: how to learn better

  31-01-2017 18:18
  
  Forget practising for hours on end or cramming the night before an exam. Here are some pointers to help you get top resultsThe old saying, “If at first you don’t succeed: try, try again”, might need rewriting. Because, according to new research, even if you do succeed, you should still try, try again. “Overlearning”, scientists say, could be the key to remembering what you have learned.In a study of 183 volunteers, participants were asked to spot the orientatio
  
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• Low levels of glucose in the brain may trigger Alzheimer's

  31-01-2017 18:00
  
  New research uses mice to show how glucose deprivation leads to neural tangles typical of Alzheimer's disease, triggering cognitive and memory impairment.
  
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• The 'punch a Nazi' meme: what are the ethics of punching Nazis? | Tauriq Moosa

  31-01-2017 16:38
  
  An assault on “alt-right” figure Richard Spencer sparked the ‘punch a Nazi’ meme. Violence is bad, but so is racism – so where do we stand ethically?When a KKK-endorsed alleged sexual assaulter can be elected to the White House, many are rightfully fearful. People of colour are increasingly worried about the normalisation of racism. Many once thought racism would get no further than the lips of a racist relative or a poorly-worded Facebook post. Now these views are
  
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• Could physical activity protect children from depression?

  31-01-2017 16:00
  
  Evidence shows that physically active adults and teens are less likely to develop depression. Now, a new study suggests the same may be true of children.
  
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• New research points to potential treatment for memory loss activating a protein dysregulated in dementia

  31-01-2017 13:53
  A new study reveals a new molecular mechanism essential for associative memory encoding in the hippocampus. This brain region is highly affected pathologically at early stages of several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer´s disease.
  
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• Early brain changes in fragile X syndrome, study shows

  31-01-2017 13:53
  A new study is giving researchers a first look at the early stages of brain development in patients with Fragile X syndrome, a disorder that causes mild to severe intellectual disability and is the most common genetic cause of autism spectrum disorder.
  
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• Why people are so good at spotting product downsizing and so bad at judging supersizing

  31-01-2017 09:00
  
  Consumers reject portion downsizing because they're good at spotting it, but don't realise how big portions have become because they underestimate them.
  
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• Psychosomatic assessment strategies may shed light on unexplained disorders

  31-01-2017 09:00
  
  In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Dr. Giovanni A. Fava and collaborators describe research findings that may shed new light on unexplained and difficult to treat medical...
  
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• A way out of the junk-food eating cycle

  31-01-2017 09:00
  
  People are easily pulled into binge culture's quick-fix obsession with junk-food.
  
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