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Jul 18, 2020

Recent study from San Francisco State University links attraction to 'tyrannical' leaders to dysfunctional family dynamics (n=130).

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Jul 07, 2020

From March to April 2020, the overall percentage of U.S. residents who experienced COVID-related discrimination more than doubled from 4% to 10%, according to researchers.

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Jun 29, 2020

Playtime with dad may improve children's self-control - "Children whose fathers make time to play with them from a very young age may find it easier to control their behaviour and emotions as they grow up, research suggests."

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Jun 11, 2020

A study has found volunteerism among older adults doesn't just strengthen communities, but enriches our own lives by strengthening our bonds to others, helping us feel a sense of purpose and well-being, and protecting us from feelings of loneliness, depression, and hopelessness

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Jun 08, 2020

Color awareness has long been a puzzle for researchers in neuroscience and psychology, who debate over how much color observers really perceive. A new study finds that much of our sense of a colorful visual world is likely constructed by our brain.

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Jun 05, 2020

High rate of partner violence during pregnancy in eastern Ethiopia: Findings from a facility-based study

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Jun 03, 2020

Some people are more sensitive than others - and around half of these differences can be attributed to our genes. Scientists found that 47 percent of the differences in sensitivity between individuals were down to genetics, leaving 53 percent accounted for by environmental factors

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May 21, 2020

Study shows the 'key to happiness' is visiting more places and having new and diverse experiences. The beneficial consequences of environmental enrichment across species, demonstrating a connection between real-world exposure to fresh and varied experiences and increases in positive emotions

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May 08, 2020

Police stop fewer black drivers at night when a 'veil of darkness' obscures their race

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Apr 27, 2020

Humans adapt their anticipatory eye movements to the volatility of visual motion properties

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Apr 11, 2020

Vaccine skeptics actually think differently than other people. Research shows people with vaccine skepticism overestimate the likelihood of all kinds of negative events, especially those that are rare.

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Apr 03, 2020

Scientists found that a single amino acid change in the NLGN4 gene may explain why autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more common in boys than in girls. The inability of NLGN4Y to compensate for mutations in NLGN4X may help explain why males tend to have a greater incidence of NLGN4X-associated ASD.

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Mar 27, 2020

Why life can get better as we age. In one of the first age-related studies of its kind, the researchers assessed participants' mindful qualities such as present-moment attention, acceptance, non-attachment and examined the relationships of these qualities with wellbeing more generally.

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Mar 25, 2020

In China restrictions of travel from Wuhan came too late and research showed that the impact of travel restrictions declines as the epidemic grows. Provinces outside Hubei that acted early to test and contain imported COVID-19 cases fared the best at preventing or containing local outbreaks.

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Mar 18, 2020

Nagging negative thoughts - and striving for perfection - keep teenagers awake at night, raising their chance of becoming depressed and anxious. In teenagers, depression can cause poor concentration, a loss of interest in schoolwork, difficulties in peer relationships, and even suicide

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Mar 15, 2020

Layoffs lead to higher rates of violent offenses and property crimes. Displaced workers experienced a 20% increase in criminal charges the year after being laid off

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Mar 14, 2020

Certain personality traits protect brain structures against neuro-degeneration. Among them, people who are less agreeable but with a natural curiosity and little conformism show better preservation of the brain regions that tend to lose volume, both in normal aging and in Alzheimer's disease.

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Mar 11, 2020

Baboon mothers living in the wild carry dead infants for up to ten days. The researchers believe the most plausible are the 'grief-management hypothesis', which suggests that mothers carry the dead infant as a way of dealing emotionally with their loss

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Mar 08, 2020

Earliest look at newborns' visual cortex reveals the minds babies start with. Brain scans of newborns reveals that as young as six days old a baby's brain appears hardwired for the specialized tasks of seeing faces and seeing places.

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Mar 06, 2020

Music intervention and mindfulness reduces the effect of mental fatigue. The study demonstrates that just 12 minutes of binaural beats and 4 weeks of mindfulness training are effective recovery strategies to counteract the negative effects of mental fatigue on sustained attention.

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