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PsycUpdates is a psychology research news website dedicated to reporting the latest research on multiple domains of psychology.

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@abdmah Feb 24, 2020, 11:15 AM UTC

New online therapy for lingering depression symptoms could fill important gap in care

https://www.psycupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/duotone-33.png An online version of a pioneering therapy aimed at reducing the lingering symptoms of depression can offer additional benefits fo…

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@abdmah Feb 23, 2020, 10:57 AM UTC

Can lithium halt progression of Alzheimer's disease?

https://www.psycupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/duotone-32.png There remains a controversy in scientific circles today regarding the value of lithium therapy in treating Alzheimer's disease. M…

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@abdmah Feb 22, 2020, 10:57 AM UTC

Missing link in mechanisms underlying fight-or-flight response

https://www.psycupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/19.png We've all felt the effects of an adrenaline rush. Faced with danger, real or perceived, the heart beats faster, breathing quickens and mu…

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@abdmah Feb 21, 2020, 11:05 AM UTC

Researchers discover novel potential target for drug addiction treatment

https://www.psycupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/duotone-25-1.png New University of Minnesota Medical School research discovers a novel potential target for treating drug addiction through "the…

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@abdmah Feb 20, 2020, 11:15 AM UTC

Mix of stress and air pollution may lead to cognitive difficulties in children

https://www.psycupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/duotone-27.png Children with elevated exposure to early life stress in the home and elevated prenatal exposure to air pollution exhibited height…

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@abdmah Feb 19, 2020, 10:38 AM UTC

Internet use reduces study skills in university students

https://www.psycupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/duotone-24-1.png Research conducted at Swansea University and the University of Milan has shown that students who use digital technology excessi…

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@abdmah Feb 18, 2020, 10:31 AM UTC

Real risks associated with cannabis exposure during pregnancy

https://www.psycupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/duotone-19.png A new study from researchers at Western University and Queen's University definitively shows that regular exposure to THC, the ma…

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@abdmah Feb 17, 2020, 10:28 AM UTC

Faking emotions at work does more harm than good

https://www.psycupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/duotone-22.png The adage "Fake it until you make it" -- the idea that someone can fake a positive attitude to elicit real-life benefits -- often…

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@abdmah Feb 16, 2020, 10:24 AM UTC

Wisdom of the crowd? Building better forecasts from suboptimal predictors

https://www.psycupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/duotone-21.png Researchers at the University of Tokyo and Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. have introduced a method for enhancing the power of exis…

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@abdmah Feb 15, 2020, 10:15 AM UTC

Parkinson's disease may start before birth

https://www.psycupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/duotone-18.png People who develop Parkinson's disease before age 50 may have been born with disordered brain cells that went undetected for deca…

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