October 2010
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High-Quality Relationships May Have Long-Term... →
The quality, not quantity, of social networks may have a long-term protective effect against dementia, new research suggests.
“The important result for clinicians is that promoting favorable social interactions in elderly people seems to have beneficial impact on cognitive aging,” lead study author Hélène Amieva, PhD, researcher in Neuropsychology and Epidemiology of Aging at the...
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librarysciences:
Just got cleared to administer cogneuro tests all by myself at the lab. Take that science!
and I just got informed I’m “master scope person”. Watch your ass, science!
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Hey guys, I had a really good day...!!
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monkeyfrog replied to your link: Vivitrol monthly injection approved by FDA to treat those hooked on powerful opioid painkillers and treatment for alcohol dependence.
I wonder if it would ruin your sex life?
Ha! Probably, but you can always do some drugs or drink up to forget about all that.
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Vivitrol monthly injection approved by FDA to... →
A few Goldman Sachs people we’re going to meet with us tomorrow re: if it’s a good idea throwing money investing in the pharma co. handling Naltrexone/Vivitrol now that the FDA has cleared it for both tx’s - right after I spent all night doing the research for said meeting. The point is they paid the cancellation fee, so they are welcome back anytime. But it is speculated to be...
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House of Mind neuroblogging on Disorders of the... →
houseofmind:
I applied and got accepted, so I’m an official SfN Neuroblogger. The conference is from November 13-17 so stay tuned for upcoming blogs on cutting edge research.
That’s awesome, congrats! Most of my lab is going. I’m still working on data this year and not sure I’ll make it…but I was just told I’m presenting next year. aaaaand….I’m...
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Grad school is also where a A- means your obviously not even trying, your wasting everyone’s time, why were you born, and gets you a side eye from professors. I’m barely making it.
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she knows my life.
librarysciences:
Grad school: Where a B+ is as good as failing.
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nickdivers asked: Just wanted to make sure you didn't miss it.
http://bestrooftalkever.com/post/1375124503/
http://bestrooftalkever.com/post/1375124503/
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miss-givings asked: I really really really like your posts/tumblr. Thank you.
Was that a question?
Was that a question?
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“When asking why some people are homosexual, we are also asking why most people...”
– Bob Garrett, Ph.D. Brain & Behavior, 2009
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Why challenging someone’s beliefs turns them into... →
…a new study (…) from Northwestern University found that when people’s confidence in their beliefs is shaken, they become stronger advocates for those beliefs. The duo carried out three experiments involving issues such as animal testing, dietary preferences, and loyalty towards Macs over PCs. In each one, they subtly manipulated their subjects’ confidence and found the same...
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“Bring me my leather pants. I’m going for a drink.”
– Things that only me and elderly ladies in Vegas residential communities say.
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Pro Publica investigates why Big Pharma hires... →
I’ve seen some financially desperate (and not the most competent) docs take a pharma gig when patient count is low to make ends meet and some PI’s cut some serious corners to just meet the already low standard. Doesn’t give one much confidence in the process (and rightly so in some cases) but the option for self accountability is there for the consumer (researching doc’s...
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How the Deaf Have Super Vision: Cat Study Points... →
Using congenitally deaf cats and hearing cats, Lomber and his team showed that only two specific visual abilities are enhanced in the deaf: visual localization in the peripheral field and visual motion detection. They found the part of the auditory cortex that would normally pick up peripheral sound enhanced peripheral vision, leading the researchers to conclude the function stays the same...
Indiana judge sentences teen who strangled his... →
An Indiana teenager who admitted he strangled his 10-year-old brother and told police he identified with a TV serial killer was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. Judge James Humphrey could have sentenced Conley to (…) a lesser term of 45 to 65 years. But Humphrey said Conner’s age outweighed any other factors such as mental illness.
Interesting how this could...
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A history of the phantom penis →
These case(s) highlights an interesting aspect of the phantom penis sensation which seems to differentiate it from most other forms of phantom limb sensations – they tend to be pleasurable rather than painful.
Which is usually the case with phantom limbs -painful or itchy sensations.
Among the most cited publications (although these reports go as far back as the 18th c.) is one by Boston...
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"We have to start forcing drug companies and... →
Pfizer, the manufacturers of reboxetine (an anti-depressant), had chosen to not publish the results of most of their clinical trials of the drug, because the data showed that it was crap.
It actually showed to the be least effective new treatment for depression but was still marketed with great enthusiasm. Sounds really bad - right? However,
The situation regarding publication bias is...
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“YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT 2 GERMANYS!”
– Me, now. Arguing with teens about how old I truly am.
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