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• When ASD occurs with intellectual disability, a convergent mechanism for two top-ranking risk genes may be the cause

  01-07-2022 19:00
  Scientists have discovered a convergent mechanism that may be responsible for how two top-ranked genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder/intellectual disability (ASD/ID) lead to these neurodevelopmental disorders.
  
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• New sibling diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder

  01-07-2022 17:31
  The World Health Organization (WHO) recently listed a new sibling diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), termed complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). An international team has now summarized the symptoms of the long-awaited new diagnosis and issued guidelines for clinical assessment and treatment.
  
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• Complex post-traumatic stress disorder

  01-07-2022 17:31
  The World Health Organization (WHO) recently listed a new diagnosis for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). Experts have now summarized the symptoms of the long-awaited new diagnosis and issued guidelines for clinical assessment and treatment.
  
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• Protecting the brain from dementia-inducing abnormal protein aggregates

  01-07-2022 16:27
  Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are defined by pathogenic accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain. Now, however, scientists have established that the p62 protein, which is involved in cellular protein degradation, can prevent the accumulation of toxic oligomeric tau species in mouse brains, proving the 'neuroprotective' function of p62 in a living model.
  
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• Texas Educators Propose Referring to Slavery As "Involuntary Relocation"

  01-07-2022 10:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthPublic schools in Texas would describe slavery to second graders as "involuntary relocation" under new social studies standards proposed to the state's education board. A group of nine educators submitted the idea to the State Board of Education as part of Texas' efforts to develop new social studies curriculum, according to the Texas Tribune. The once-a-decade process updates what children learn in the state's nearly 8,900 public schools.
  
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• Germany Plans to Ease Rules for Formal Changes of Gender

  01-07-2022 10:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThe German government on Thursday presented plans to make it easier for transgender people to legally change their name and gender, ending decades-old rules that require them to get expert assessments and a court's authorization. Under the new law, adults would be able to change their first name and legal gender at registry offices without further formalities. The existing law requires citizens to obtain assessments from two experts on...
  
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• Alabama Cites Abortion Ruling in Transgender Medication Case

  01-07-2022 10:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ABC News - HealthDays after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can prohibit abortion, Alabama has seized on the decision to argue that the state should also be able to ban gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youths. The case marks one of the first known instances in which a conservative state has tried to apply the abortion ruling to other realms, just as LGBTQ advocates and others were afraid would happen.
  
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• Romantic Partners Can Affect Each Other's Climate Beliefs and Behaviors

  01-07-2022 09:51 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top NewsRomantic partners can sometimes shift each other's beliefs and behaviors, but what about their views on climate change specifically? To help answer that questions, a team of researchers led by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication conducted a survey of 758 couples, the results of which suggest that partners can indeed influence each other through conversations on climate change.
  
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• Amazon Restricts LGBT Goods in United Arab Emirates

  01-07-2022 09:51 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBCNews - BusinessOnline retail giant Amazon has restricted search results related to LGBT people and issues on its website in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company made the decision to restrict the searches after being threatened with penalties by the Gulf state. Same-sex sexual relations are illegal in the UAE, and expressing support for LGBT rights could also be deemed an offense.
  
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