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• Women with mild heart blockage report poorer health, more anxiety and negativity than men

  21-02-2017 22:00
  
  Women with mild blockage of coronary arteries report poorer health, more anxiety and a more negative outlook than men with the same condition, according to new research in the American Heart...
  
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• Drugs that alter inhibitory targets offer therapeutic strategies for Autism, Schizophrenia

  21-02-2017 21:07
  Memories are formed at structures in the brain known as dendritic spines, which communicate with other brain cells through 'synapses.' Researchers recently discovered that an inhibitory brain receptor triggers synaptic pruning in adolescence. Now, a new article shows that drugs that selectively target these receptors, when administered during adolescence, can alter synapse number, with possible implications for the treatment of autism and schizophrenia.
  
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• New insights into the information processing of motor neurons

  21-02-2017 20:20
  Scientists are working to understand how neurons in the cerebellum, a region in the back of the brain that controls movement, interact with each other. The team showed that a form of short-term neuronal plasticity known as analog-to-digital facilitation can impact neurotransmission in as little as 100 milliseconds and depends upon inactivation of Kv3 channels. Understanding this type of neuronal plasticity may have important implications for understanding motor disorders.
  
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• Model helps explain why some patients with multiple sclerosis have seizures

  21-02-2017 20:20
  MS patients are three to six times more likely to develop seizures. Using a mouse model, a team of scientists has found for the first time that chronic demyelination is closely linked to, and is likely the cause of, these seizures. A new study could lead to the development of drugs aimed at reducing seizures in multiple sclerosis, potentially benefiting epilepsy patients as well.
  
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• Tips That Work: Getting Kids to Eat Fruit and Veggies

  21-02-2017 17:41 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Social Psychology Network News“Eat your vegetables” is a frequent refrain at many a family dinner table, but the strategies that work best to promote healthy eating aren’t always straightforward or obvious.
  
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• Testosterone Gel Shows No Benefit for Older Men's Memories

  21-02-2017 17:41 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportTestosterone treatment did not boost older men's memory or mental function in the latest results from landmark U.S. research.
  
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• Should You Try Mindfulness Meditation to Treat Anxiety Disorder?

  21-02-2017 17:41 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportResearch evaluates the effects of meditation training on patients’ biological reactions to stress.
  
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• Cocaine addiction leads to build-up of iron in brain

  21-02-2017 17:07
  Cocaine addiction may affect how the body processes iron, leading to a build-up of the mineral in the brain, according to new research. The study raises hopes that there may be a biomarker -- a biological measure of addiction -- that could be used as a target for future treatments.
  
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• President Trump Says Anti-Semitism Is "Horrible," Must Stop

  21-02-2017 17:00 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - International NewsPresident Donald Trump, in an exclusive interview with NBC News' Craig Melvin on Tuesday, denounced the recent rise in bomb threats against Jewish community centers across the country, saying the anti-Semitism and racism that is troubling America must be addressed.'Anti-Semitism is horrible. And it's gonna stop and it has to stop,' Trump told NBC News in an exclusive interview, after touring the National Museum of African American History and...
  
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• Four ways to help your students overcome impostor syndrome

  21-02-2017 16:32
  
  Are your pupils prone to feeling like a fraud when they succeed? Try these ideas to help them realise their potentialEver felt like a fraud at work? As if at any moment, everyone else is going to realise that you’ve bluffed your way to your current position? This phenomenon is known as the impostor syndrome, and even those who are at the top of their professional game feel it. Emma Watson recently admitted that she’s uncomfortable receiving praise because she feels like an impostor,
  
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• Creative people have better-connected brains

  21-02-2017 16:11
  Seemingly countless self-help books and seminars tell you to tap into the right side of your brain to stimulate creativity. But forget the "right-brain" myth -- a new study suggests it's how well the two brain hemispheres communicate that sets highly creative people apart.
  
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• Fingerprinting young brains: New leads for mental disorders

  21-02-2017 14:19
  Like a fingerprint, the connections of the human brain render us distinct from one another. In a study just published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers from the University of Oslo revealed that such a unique, fingerprint-like pattern evolves during development and is sensitive to mental health. These findings suggest that such brain network maturation during the course of childhood and adolescence reflects an important aspect of healthy brain development, and may help develop better tools for
  
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• A novel principle to mobilize neurons for brain repair

  21-02-2017 14:17
  Restorative neuroscience is a rapidly advancing scientific field considering our progressively aging society. Redirecting immature neurons that reside in specific brain areas towards the sites of brain damage is an appealing strategy for the therapy of acute brain injury or stroke. A collaborative effort has revealed that some mature neurons are able to reconfigure their local microenvironment such that it becomes conducive for adult-born immature neurons to extensively migrate. Thus, a molecula
  
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• Teens with PTSD, conduct disorder have difficulty recognizing facial expressions

  21-02-2017 14:05
  Adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are more likely to misidentify sad and angry faces as fearful, while teens with symptoms of conduct disorder tend to interpret sad faces as angry, finds a study.
  
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• Brain-computer interface advance allows fast, accurate typing by people with paralysis

  21-02-2017 14:04
  A brain-to-computer hookup can enable people with paralysis to type via direct brain control at the highest speeds and accuracy levels reported to date, a clinical research publication has demonstrated.
  
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• Key Building Blocks for Repairing a Damaged Relationship

  21-02-2017 12:50 via counsellingresource.com
  
  Just having the desire to make amends can't repair the damage someone has inflicted on a relationship. There have to be clear and unmistakable signs of being fully invested in the work of repair. Tags: relationships
  
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• Same-Sex Marriage Laws Tied to Fewer Teen Suicide Attempts

  21-02-2017 07:31 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportTeen suicide attempts declined in U.S. states that enacted laws allowing same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court made it legal nationwide.
  
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• Russia Compiles "Psychological Portrait" of Donald Trump

  21-02-2017 07:31 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - International NewsThe attempt to get inside the U.S. president's mind is aimed at helping Vladimir Putin plan for their first meeting. Among the dossier's preliminary conclusions is that Trump is a risk-taker who can be naïve, a senior Kremlin adviser told NBC News.
  
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• Can we trust the Rorschach test? | Damion Searls

  21-02-2017 07:00
  
  To its critics, it is dangerous pseudoscience. To its supporters, it offers unique insights. What is the future of this controversial psychological test?Victor Norris had reached the final round in his application for a job working with young children, but he still had to undergo a psychological evaluation. Over two long November afternoons, he spent eight hours at the office of Caroline Hill, an assessment psychologist working in Chicago.Norris had seemed an ideal candidate in interviews &ndash
  
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• Thinking like an athlete can decrease anxiety

  21-02-2017 03:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Learning how to slow one’s body down is the most important thing for being able to perform at your best and overcome anxiety.
  
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• Teen suicide attempts fell as same-sex marriage was legalized

  21-02-2017 03:48 via usatoday.com
  
  Fewer U.S. teens attempted suicide in states where same-sex marriage was legal in the years leading up to the 2015 Supreme Court ruling upholding gay marriage.
  
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• Treatment strategy for anorexia

  21-02-2017 01:16
  New research conducted in adolescent rodents provides insights on the mechanisms behind anorexia nervosa and points to a potential treatment strategy.
  
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