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Can dealing with emotional exhaustion enhance happiness?

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From the University of East Anglia press release: The study examined when and how dealing with emotional exhaustion can enhance happiness in a work environment. The research was focused on the role of perceived supervisor… 

Turning down the brain to erase fearful memories

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From the Weizmann Institute of Science press release: Erasing unwanted memories is still the stuff of science fiction, but Weizmann Institute scientists have now managed to erase one type of memory in mice. In a study… 

Study suggests stress can increase empathy

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From the University of Vienna press release: Stress is an essential psychobiological mechanism without which we could not survive. It mobilizes the organism and enables it to manage threatening situations. It was previously assumed that… 

Study suggests doxycycline may help with PTSD

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From the University College London press release: The common antibiotic doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative associations in the brain, according to new research from UCL and the University of Zurich. The study, published… 

Stress a common seizure trigger in epilepsy

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From the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center press release: Patients with epilepsy face many challenges, but perhaps the most difficult of all is the unpredictability of seizure occurrence. One of the most commonly reported triggers… 

Natural chemical helps brain adapt to stress

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From the Vanderbilt University Medical Center: A natural signaling molecule that activates cannabinoid receptors in the brain plays a critical role in stress-resilience — the ability to adapt to repeated and acute exposures to traumatic…