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Differences in recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse

When a child experiences a traumatic event, such as sexual abuse, it may not be until well into adulthood that they remember the incident. It is not known how adults are able to retrieve long-forgotten memories of abuse and ...

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fMRI brain imaging illuminates magic mushrooms' psychedelic effects

Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the most detailed picture to date of how psychedelic drugs work. The findings of two studies being ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Treatment with light benefits Alzheimer's patients, study finds

Exposure to light appears to have therapeutic effects on Alzheimer's disease patients, a Wayne State University researcher has found.

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Diet, nutrient levels linked to cognitive ability, brain shrinkage

New research has found that elderly people with higher levels of several vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids in their blood had better performance on mental acuity tests and less of the brain shrinkage typical of Alzheimer's ...

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created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Why bigger is better when it comes to our brain and memory

The hippocampus is an important brain structure for recollection memory, the type of memory we use for detailed reliving of past events. Now, new research published by Cell Press in the December 22 issue of the journal Neuron reveal ...

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Psychology researcher finds that power does go to our heads

Power -- defined as the ability to influence others -- makes people think differently. For North Americans, a feeling of power leads to thinking in a focused and analytical way, which may be beneficial when pursuing personal ...

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created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Chronic post-traumatic stress disorder in women linked to history of rape, child abuse

A Florida State University clinical psychologist has identified factors that could cause some women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to have chronic, persistent symptoms while others recover naturally over time.

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created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

40 percent of youths attempting suicide make first attempt before high school

Thoughts about killing oneself and engaging in suicidal behavior may begin much younger than previously thought. While about one of nine youths attempt suicide by the time they graduate from high school, new findings reveal ...

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Hysterectomy increases risk for earlier menopause among younger women

In a finding that confirms what many obstetricians and gynecologists suspected, Duke University researchers report that younger women who undergo hysterectomies face a nearly two-fold increased risk for developing menopause ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Happiness contributes to longer life: study

(Medical Xpress) -- Don’t Worry. Be Happy. The words from this famous song may have more meaning than originally intended according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Ac ...

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created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Hippocampus plays bigger memory role than previously thought

Human memory has historically defied precise scientific description, its biological functions broadly but imperfectly defined in psychological terms. In a pair of papers published in the November 2 issue of The Journal of ...

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