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• Russian Poetry Prize Bans Entries From Transgender People

  18-04-2024 17:49 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportA Russian poetry competition has banned transgender people from submitting entries this year, in what it says is an effort to protect traditional values. The Andrei Dementyev All-Russian Poetry Prize, organized by the government of Russia's Tver region, accepts applications until late April from poets "regardless of citizenship, nationality, profession and place of residence." But the competition explicitly bars "citizens who have changed their...
  
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• Do Americans Feeling Like They Get Enough Sleep? Dream On...

  18-04-2024 17:49 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportIf you're an American who feels—YAWN—sleepy or tired while reading this, you're not alone. A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they could have more sleep, according to a new poll. But in the U.S., the notion of pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps is everywhere, both in its environment of always-on technology and work hours. In that climate, getting enough sleep can seem like a dream.
  
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• Most Homeless Americans Are Battling Mental Illness, Review Concludes

  18-04-2024 15:13 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportTwo-thirds of homeless people in the U.S. are experiencing some form of mental health disorder, a large review has concluded. The analysis, published in JAMA Psychiatry, found that homeless men were more likely than homeless women to be battling mental illness, although rates were high for both genders compared to the general public. The most common mental disorders included substance use disorders, antisocial personality disorders, and...
  
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• HIV Drugs May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

  18-04-2024 15:13 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google NewsCommon HIV drugs could reduce the incidence of Alzheimer's disease, finds a new study published in the journal Pharmaceuticals. Based on data from over 225,000 people, the study discovered that HIV-positive patients taking reverse transcriptase inhibitors showed a lower rate of Alzheimer's than did the general public. These results could pave the way for new therapeutic strategies to combat the growing Alzheimer's crisis.
  
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• What is an ‘emotionally immature parent’? How a nine-year-old book found a new, younger audience

  18-04-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Therapist Lindsay Gibson’s 2015 book has sold over a million copies and its message has soared on social media. What does it mean?In an ideal world, adults would be more mature than their kids. They would be better at handling stress, resolving conflicts with others, or talking about their feelings. In the opening chapter of the book Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, therapist Lindsay Gibson presents an unsettling alternative.“What if,” she wrote, “some sens
  
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• Do you have an ‘emotionally immature parent’? How a nine-year-old book found a new, younger audience

  18-04-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Therapist Lindsay Gibson’s 2015 book has sold over a million copies and its message has soared on social media. What does it mean?In an ideal world, adults would be more mature than their kids. They would be better at handling stress, resolving conflicts with others, or talking about their feelings. In the opening chapter of the book Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, therapist Lindsay Gibson presents an unsettling alternative.“What if,” she wrote, “some sens
  
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• Exercise May Cut Heart Disease Risk 23% by Lowering Stress

  18-04-2024 09:03 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthResults from a new study suggest that physical activity's effects on stress—and related mood conditions—can protect against cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, examined the medical records of more than 50,000 people and found, in a 10-year median follow-up, that people who had achieved recommended levels of physical exercise had a 23% lower risk of developing CVD than those...
  
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• UK Lawmakers Back Landmark Bill to Phase Out Smoking for Good

  18-04-2024 08:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google NewsThe British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday. The bill would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009. If passed, the law will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world. Authorities say it would create modern Britain's "first smoke-free generation."
  
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• USC Student's Graduation Speech Cancelled Over Israel-Gaza Conflict

  18-04-2024 08:23 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthThe University of Southern California has cancelled its 2024 valedictorian's graduation speech amid backlash over her social media activity on Israel. The valedictorian, Asna Tabassum—a Muslim—was chosen on the basis of her high academic scores and involvement in campus life. USC cited "substantial risks" to campus security in the decision to cancel Ms. Tabassum's address, but she said the move was an effort "to silence my voice."
  
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• Climate Change Will Cost $38 Trillion a Year by 2049, Study Estimates

  18-04-2024 08:03 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google NewsClimate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that's not warming, with the poorest areas and those least responsible for heating the atmosphere taking the biggest hit, a new study estimates. Climate change's economic toll will be about $38 trillion a year by 2049, according to the report, published Wednesday in the journal Nature. And by 2100, that number could double.
  
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• Congress Grills Columbia University President on Campus Antisemitism

  18-04-2024 07:24 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthAt a congressional hearing, Columbia University's president strongly condemned antisemitism, while defending her handling of Gaza war protests. Asked if calls for genocide of Jews were against college policy, Dr. Nemat Shafik unequivocally said they were. But she hedged when asked about another slogan widely seen as antisemitic—"from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free"—saying "I hear them as such, some people don't."
  
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