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• Pain Control
  Fibromyalgia
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  Workplace Health
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  Benefits of Cognitive Pain Relief Methods

  April 10, 2013 — Those who accept their pain condition are best able to tolerate pain, while distraction can be the way to lower pain intensity, according to new ... > full story
• Liver Disease
  HIV and AIDS
  Diseases and Conditions
  Human Biology
  Genes
  Lung Cancer
   

  Rx Target for HPV, Hep C and Related Cancers Revealed

  April 10, 2013 — New discoveries for the first time reveal the inner workings of a master regulator that controls functions as diverse as the ability of nerve cells to "rewire" themselves in response to external ... > full story
• Computer Science
  Energy Issues
  Distributed Computing
  Racial Issues
  Mathematics
  Psychology
   

  Girls and Math: Feelings of Power Can Diffuse Effects of Negative Stereotypes

  April 10, 2013 — New research from social psychologists suggests that feeling powerful might protect against the debilitating effects of negative ... > full story
• Educational Policy
  Addiction
  Alcoholism
  Educational Psychology
  Psychology
  Marijuana
   
  

  Alcohol Use, Anxiety Predict Facebook Use by College Students

  April 10, 2013 — Anxiety and alcohol use significantly predict emotional connectedness to Facebook, a new study suggests. According to one of the researchers, alcohol use is generally viewed as normative, or socially ... > full story
• Language Acquisition
  Child Development
  Child Psychology
  Educational Psychology
  ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
   
  

  Young Children Have Grammar and Chimpanzees Don't

  April 10, 2013 — A new study has shown that children as young as two understand basic grammar rules when they first learn to speak and are not simply imitating adults. The study also applied the same statistical ... > full story
• Brain Tumor
  Brain Injury
  Intelligence
  Mice
  Psychology Research
  Neuroscience
   
  

  Transparent Brain Using Hydrogel Process

  April 10, 2013 — Combining neuroscience and chemical engineering, researchers have developed a process that renders a mouse brain ... > full story
• Huntington's Disease
  Alzheimer's
  Alzheimer's Research
  Pharmacology
  Birth Defects
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Neurodegenerative Disease Advance: Study Details How Brain Enzyme Interacts With Drug-Like Lead Compound for Huntington's

  April 10, 2013 — A significant breakthrough has been made towards developing an effective treatment for neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Researchers have detailed how an ... > full story
• Alzheimer's
  Dementia
  Alzheimer's Research
  Healthy Aging
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Nervous System
   

  Team Unravels Central Mystery of Alzheimer's

  April 10, 2013 — Scientists have shed light on one of the major toxic mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease. The discoveries could lead to a much better understanding of the Alzheimer’s process and how to ... > full story
• Political Science
  Intelligence
  Psychology
  Gender Difference
  Neuroscience
  Conflict
   

  Adaptable Leaders May Have Best Brains for the Job

  April 10, 2013 — Effective leaders’ brains may be physically “wired” to lead, offering the promise of more precise identification and training, according to new ... > full story
• Neuroscience
  Dementia
  Parkinson's
  Stroke
  Brain Injury
  Perception
   
  

  Spring Cleaning in Your Brain's Stem Cells?

  April 10, 2013 — Deep inside your brain, a legion of stem cells lies ready to turn into new brain and nerve cells when you need them. New research shows the vital role of a type of internal “spring ... > full story

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