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• What it’s like to be a ‘glass child’

  23-04-2024 19:56 via cnn.com
  
  Children without special needs can feel like they are “see-through,” as though they are made of glass, in families with special needs children.
  
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• With Help From AI, Country Musician Randy Travis Gets His Voice Back

  06-05-2024 15:09 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportWith help from artificial intelligence, Country Music Hall of Famer Randy Travis has his voice back. In 2013, Travis was hospitalized with viral cardiomyopathy—a virus that attacks the heart—and later suffered a stroke, which limits his ability to speak. It's why he hasn't released new music in over a decade, until now. With his consent, Warner Music Nashville has used AI to build a model of his voice in a new song, "Where That Came From,"...
  
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• Miss USA Suddenly Resigns, Urges People to Prioritize Mental Health

  06-05-2024 15:09 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsNoelia Voigt, who was crowned Miss USA in 2023, unexpectedly stepped down Monday and posted a message to social media urging people to prioritize their mental health. In an Instagram post, the former Miss Utah USA said it was a tough decision, but that she strongly values "making decisions that feel best for you and your mental health." Her announcement was confirmed by the pageant, which thanked Voight for her service and wished her the best.
  
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• Methodists End 50-Year Battle by Removing Anti-Gay Bans

  06-05-2024 15:06 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportWhen the United Methodist Church removed anti-gay language from its official rules last week, it marked the end of a half-century of debates over LGBTQ inclusion in America's mainline Protestant denominations. The nation's largest Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, and Lutheran denominations have all now removed barriers to LGBTQ participation in the pulpit and at the altar. But this comes amid long-term declines in membership and influence.
  
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• AI Evangelist Who Helped Trump Win in 2016 Using Facebook Is Back

  06-05-2024 15:05 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ABC News - PoliticsDonald Trump's former campaign manager says voters are about to witness a bold new era of "amazing new technology in artificial intelligence." Brad Parscale, the digital campaign operative who helped engineer Trump's 2016 presidential victory, vows that his new, AI-powered platform will dramatically overhaul not just polling but campaigning, outperforming big tech companies and ushering in a wave of conservative victories worldwide. Is he right?
  
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• CRISPR Trial Provides Hope for Inherited Blindness

  06-05-2024 13:56 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthA groundbreaking clinical trial demonstrated the safety and efficacy of CRISPR gene editing in treating inherited blindness. The study, published May 6 in The New England Journal of Medicine, marks the first instance of CRISPR being administered directly inside the body. In the research, 14 participants received a single injection of the CRISPR/Cas9-based medicine, EDIT-101, which showed measurable improvements in 11 participants' vision.
  
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• We all want to cut out the bad parts of ourselves. It won’t work, and it won’t make us happier

  06-05-2024 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Trauma, vulnerability, dependency … like it or not, we can’t just wish them away
  When I was a little girl, I cried a lot. I used to wish ferociously that I was not such a crybaby. I remember the shame so well. Sitting on my bed on a Sunday evening, hot-cheeked and furious with my tears, holding on to the thought that when I was a grownup, I would never cry. I would be a strong, confident and capable woman, and I would never again feel like a sobbing little girl who doesn’t wan
  
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• Being diagnosed with dyslexia has made me happier

  05-05-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Throughout her life, Danyah Miller developed coping mechanisms to help deal with certain challenges. Would she have thrived if she had known about dyslexia, or would a label have limited her? Discovering that I have dyslexia, and most probably dyscalculia, later in my life has raised many questions for me, not least whether a childhood diagnosis would have changed the trajectory of my life, both personally and professionally.Over the years I’d suspected that I might be dyslexic. I also tho
  
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• I have no children and have started to fear for my legacy. What can I do? | Ask Philippa

  05-05-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Legacy can be found in the lives you touch and your impact on othersThe question I am a 54-year-old woman with a good career and a stable marriage. I live across the globe from my parents, my siblings and their kids and I am child-free. I have reduced contact with them to brief and polite birthday and Christmas messages, which they respond to, but we have no relationship or ongoing contact as such. It is close to estrangement, and I have no desire to try to repair this. I am child-free because I
  
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• I have no children and have started to fear for my legacy. What can I do?

  05-05-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Legacy can be found in the lives you touch and your impact on othersThe question I am a 54-year-old woman with a good career and a stable marriage. I live across the globe from my parents, my siblings and their kids and I am child-free. I have reduced contact with them to brief and polite birthday and Christmas messages, which they respond to, but we have no relationship or ongoing contact as such. It is close to estrangement, and I have no desire to try to repair this. I am child-free because I
  
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• After 2,000 Student Arrests, Some U.S. Schools Willing to Discuss Divestment

  04-05-2024 12:29 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthAnti-war demonstrations ceased this week at a small number of U.S. universities after school leaders struck deals with pro-Palestinian protesters to avoid disruptions of final exams and graduation ceremonies. The agreements at schools including Brown, Northwestern, and Rutgers stand in contrast to scenes of chaos and 2,400-plus arrests on 46 campuses nationwide since April 17.
  
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• Arkansas Will Ignore Federal Rules on Trans Students, Says Governor

  04-05-2024 12:21 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ABC News - PoliticsArkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared Thursday that the state won't comply with a federal rule protecting the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools, joining other Republican-led states doing the same. Sanders signed an executive order stating that Arkansas schools will continue to restrict which bathrooms and pronouns transgender students can use—laws that could be invalidated by new regulations on how to enforce...
  
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• AI-Driven Fighter Jet Takes U.S. Air Force's Leader for Historic Ride

  04-05-2024 12:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportWith the midday sun blazing, an experimental F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any other: This F-16 was controlled by artificial intelligence, not a human pilot. And riding in the front seat was Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. AI-driven airplanes mark a major turning point in military aviation, but what does this change mean for warfare?
  
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• Aetna to Cover Fertility Treatments for LGBTQ People Under Court Agreement

  04-05-2024 12:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportAetna will pay $2 million and update its policies to settle a lawsuit claiming the health insurer required LGBTQ beneficiaries to pay more than than heterosexual people for fertility treatments, according to a Friday court filing. Previously, heterosexual couples simply to say they had tried for 6-12 months to get pregnant before gaining fertility treatment coverage, whereas LGBTQ couples had to first pay for treatments out of pocket for up to a...
  
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• Weekend Podcast: comedian Sofie Hagen on eight years of celibacy, the £5 coffee is coming, and Philippa Perry offers advice on reconnecting with a sibling

  04-05-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Sofie Hagen loves sex – so why has it been 3,089 days since she’s had any? (1m27s); A flat white can now set you back up to £5.19 – but should we swallow it? (25m13s);and psychotherapist and Observer columnist Philippa Perry addresses a reader’s personal problem (43m51s). Continue reading...
  
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• Oakland Health Associates Celebrates One Year

  03-05-2024 09:00 via pr.com
  
  Spring has finally sprung, the rain has washed away winter, and the sun is warm and bright again! With longer, sun-filled days, we tend to become more active, venture out more, and enjoy much longer days. Unfortunately, this is not the case for everyone. Persistent mental health related issues are not as easily swayed by warmer, longer, sun-filled days. [PR.com]
  
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• United Methodists Vote to Repeal Ban on LGBTQ Clergy

  02-05-2024 18:21 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsUnited Methodist delegates repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" from being ordained as ministers. Delegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference—the first such meeting in 5 years. That overwhelming margin contrasts sharply with decades of controversy around the issue. After the vote, LGBTQ advocacy groups embraced, some in tears. "Thanks be to...
  
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• Anger Could Raise Long-Term Risks for Heart Disease

  02-05-2024 10:41 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthFeeling angry constricts blood vessels in unhealthy ways and could raise a person's long-term odds for heart disease, new research warns. "If you're a person who gets angry all the time, you're having chronic injuries to your blood vessels," said lead researcher Daichi Shimbo, a cardiologist at Columbia University. His team conducted experiments where the activity of blood vessels was monitored while people were feeling angry, anxious, sad, or...
  
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• 12% of U.S. LGBTQ Youth Attempted Suicide Last Year, Survey Finds

  02-05-2024 10:41 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsMore than 1 in 10 young people in the U.S. who identify as LGBTQ attempted suicide in 2023, according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by the Trevor Project, included responses from 18,000 people aged 13 to 24, according to a news release announcing the findings. More than a third of LGBTQ young people, or 39%, seriously considered suicide in the past year, the survey found. That number was even higher for transgender and nonbinary youth,...
  
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• U.S. House Passes Bill Aimed to Curb Antisemitism Amid College Unrest

  02-05-2024 10:40 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to address antisemitism on college campuses, where activists upset by Israel's war against Hamas have been protesting for months and set up encampments on campus grounds. The Antisemitism Awareness Act adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism for the enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws regarding education programs.
  
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• Simple Blood Test May Allow Doctors to Assess Stroke Risk

  02-05-2024 10:40 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science DailyA simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person is at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new study. The research, published in the journal Stroke, found that measuring concentrations of inflammatory molecules in the blood could allow doctors to calculate a risk score for susceptibility for cerebral small vessel disease—a common cause of stroke and a contributor to cognitive...
  
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• As Antisemitism Rises, Holocaust Survivors Take on Denial and Hate

  02-05-2024 08:59 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportHerbert Rubinstein was 5 years old in 1941, when he and his mother were taken from the Jewish ghetto of Chernivtsi and put on a cramped cattle wagon waiting to take them to their deaths. The 88-year-old Holocaust survivor is now participating in a new digital campaign called #CancelHate. It was launched Thursday by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, also referred to as the Claims Conference, to help fight hate and...
  
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• During Mental Health Awareness Month, Practice Small Shifts for Mental Health and Resilience

  30-04-2024 23:27 via pr.com
  
  May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, and during the month, Pennington Biomedical’s Small Shifts campaign is focuses on mental health and resilience. Giving mental health the attention it deserves is just as important as nurturing physical health. In fact, they’re interdependent. Making small changes to your mental health, like breathing deeply for five minutes, meditating or taking regular breaks [PR.com]
  
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• 16,000 People with Disabilities Live in U.S. Institutions, Report Estimates

  30-04-2024 18:55 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsMore than 16,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, are housed in U.S. institutions, reports the Residential Information Systems Project. While that's significantly lower than nearly 200,000 people in the 1960s, there is more work to be done, say disability rights activists. A 2011 review of 36 studies found nearly 5,000 people with IDD experienced positive change after moving from large institutions to community...
  
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• U.S. Calls for Arms Embargo to Sudan's Factions, Warning of Genocide

  30-04-2024 15:59 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThe United States on Monday implored all countries supplying weapons to Sudan's warring parties to halt arms sales, warning that history in the vast western Darfur region where there was a genocide 20 years ago "is repeating itself." U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters after an emergency U.N. meeting that El Fasher, the only capital in Darfur not held by paramilitary forces, is "on the precipice of a large-scale massacre."
  
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• Australian Prime Minister Describes Domestic Violence As "National Crisis"

  30-04-2024 15:59 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ABC News - InternationalAustralia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described domestic violence as a "national crisis" Monday after thousands rallied around the country against violence toward women. The widespread protests on Sunday were intended to draw attention to the deaths of 27 women so far this year allegedly caused by acts of gender-based violence. "Quite clearly, we need to do more. It's not enough to just have empathy," Albanese said in a TV interview.
  
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• Hundreds Arrested on U.S. Campuses As Gaza Demonstrations Grow

  28-04-2024 16:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthHundreds more people were arrested at college campuses across the U.S. on Saturday as student protests against the war in Gaza continue. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was among those detained by police. Protestors are demanding institutions boycott companies and individuals with ties to Israel. But some Jewish students are reporting antisemitism from demonstrators, and some schools are moving classes online, citing safety...
  
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• What have I learned from 20 years of parenting? Never to underestimate how wrong I can be | Emma Beddington

  28-04-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  We often have as much in common with strangers as our relatives, according to studies – so why do we still love to say our children are like us? How alike are parents and kids? Quite, right? Surely we all play that game. I, for example, am competitive like my dad (but without a shred of his energy); my sister got my mother’s compassion and I got her lust for crispy potato products and staying in bed. My husband and his mum, meanwhile, share a lively debating style (I’m choosing
  
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• That yearning feeling: why we need nostalgia

  28-04-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Often misused by politicians, nostalgia is a positive emotion that could do with a makeoverI have always been prone to homesickness. As a child, I didn’t really enjoy holidays, I dreaded going away on school trips and I hated sleepovers. At the beginning of 2021, when I first started thinking about the history of nostalgia, and in the midst of the pandemic, I moved across the Atlantic from London to Montreal, Canada, for work. Far from home and away from my family and friends, I felt a kin
  
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• Portugal Rejects Paying Reparations for Colonial Role in Slave Trade

  28-04-2024 10:51 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportPortugal's government said on Saturday it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. From the 15th to the 19th century, 6 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported across the Atlantic by Portuguese vessels and sold into slavery—more than any other European nation.
  
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