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Animal behavioral studies can mimic human behavior
Studying animals in behavioral experiments has been a cornerstone of psychological research, but whether the observations are relevant for human behavior has been unclear. Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have identified ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Study: Fast morphine treatment may prevent PTSD
(AP) -- Quickly giving morphine to wounded troops cuts in half the chance they will develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a provocative study that suggests a new strategy for preventing the psychological fallout ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 13, 2010 |
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No evidence to support psychological debriefing in schools
There is no evidence to support psychological debriefing in schools after traumatic events such as violence, suicides and accidental death, which runs counter to current practice in some Canadian school jurisdictions, according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 05, 2010 |
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Hackers mimic Huffington Post's Twitter feed
(AP) -- A Huffington Post spokesman says the left-leaning news and opinion Web site was not hacked when a Twitter social network feed emerged in its name and began issuing insults with a conservative bent.
Jan 03, 2010 |
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NY Post, Journal offer Sony e-reader deals
(AP) -- The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post are offering exclusive subscription deals through the latest electronic reader from Sony Corp.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Whitman pledges not in Craigslist contract
(AP) -- Assurances that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman gave Craigslist's officials before eBay bought into the online classifieds company were never put in writing, the founder of Craigslist acknowledged Friday.
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Non-invasive technique blocks a conditioned fear in humans
Scientists have for the first time selectively blocked a conditioned fear memory in humans with a behavioral manipulation. Participants remained free of the fear memory for at least a year. The research builds on emerging ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Google bundles coverage from NY Times, Wash. Post
(AP) -- Google is testing a new service that packages stories from The New York Times and The Washington Post to make it easier for readers to follow evolving news stories.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Source: Stephanopoulos offered 'GMA' job
(AP) -- An executive with knowledge of the negotiations says ABC News has offered George Stephanopoulos (STEFF'-uh-nop-oh-luss) the job of "Good Morning America" co-anchor, although ABC's political expert ...
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Media execs make case for online fees at FTC panel
(AP) -- Media companies need to deliver compelling information on a variety of electronic devices and overcome readers' resistance to paying for material online, news executives said Tuesday at a government-sponsored ...
Dec 01, 2009 |
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FTC explores future of journalism in Internet age
(AP) -- The federal government is wading into deliberations over the future of journalism.
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
(AP) -- Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Surgeon 'gluing' the breastbone together after open-heart surgery
An innovative method is being used to repair the breastbone after it is intentionally broken to provide access to the heart during open-heart surgery. The technique uses a state-of-the-art adhesive that rapidly ...
Nov 12, 2009 |
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New study sheds light on brain's response to distress, unexpected events (w/ Video)
In a new study, psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are able to see in detail for the first time how various regions of the human brain respond when people experience an unexpected or traumatic ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blasts
(AP) -- Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries - signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 09, 2009 |
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