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Study suggests social networks may inflate self-esteem, reduce self-control

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From the Columbia Business School press release via EurekAlert!: Users of Facebook and other social networks should beware of allowing their self-esteem—boosted by “likes” or positive comments from close friends—to… Read more »

Study suggests protective communities may reduce risk of drinking in teens

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From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: Living in a caring community may help curb teenage alcohol use, while hanging out with antisocial peers can have the opposite… Read more »

Study suggests childhood environments may affect financial decisions in hard times

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From the Association for Psychological Science press release: In the face of hard times, which strategy gives us the best shot at survival: saving for the future or spending resources… Read more »

Study examines how happiness and sadness circuits contribute to bipolar disorder

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From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Bipolar disorder is a severe mood disorder characterized by unpredictable and dramatic mood swings between the highs of mania and lows of depression…. Read more »

Study links sweetened drinks to increased risk of depression, coffee to lower risk

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From the American Academy of Neurology press release via ScienceDaily: New research suggests that drinking sweetened beverages, especially diet drinks, is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults… Read more »

Researchers identify two molecules that play important role in survival of brain nerve cells

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From the Karolinska Institutet press release via ScienceDaily: Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified two molecules that play an important role in the survival and production of nerve… Read more »

Study suggests threat perception may increase risk of depression after heart attack

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From the University of Luxemburg press release via EurekAlert!: “Survivors of heart attacks are three times more likely to develop depression during the first six months after their heart attack,… Read more »