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		<title>Detecting Online Liars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People who lie on online dating sites have a huge advantage: Most people can&#8217;t identify a liar. But researchers have discovered ways to figure out just who is lying in their profile. Using personal descriptions written for Internet dating profiles, Catalina Toma, Ph.D., a communication science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Jeffrey Hancock, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weight and Body Image Program Helps Teen Girls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers report success in a primary care-directed weight management program designed specifically for teenage girls. Results from the six-month program included less weight gain, improved body image, less consumption of fast food and more participation in family meals. The program included weekly peer meetings, consultations with primary care providers and separate meetings for parents. Kaiser [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise Commitment Wavers with Motivation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study by Penn State researchers finds that motivation to exercise fluctuates from week to week. And, not surprisingly, the motivational fluctuations predict whether we will be physically active. In an effort to understand how the motivation to exercise is linked to behavior, researchers examined college students&#8217; intentions to be physically active as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dietary Intake Linked to Memory Loss in Seniors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all recognize that overeating can cause weight gain, but now new research suggests excessive calorie consumption can double the risk of memory loss in older adults. In a paper presented during the American Academy of Neurology&#8217;s Annual meeting, researchers report that consumption of between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day may double the risk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experience Fails to Improve Rational Decision-Making</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A sobering new study finds that many people have difficulty making informed decisions over situations that involve risk. And even when the probability of outcomes is known, we continue to make decisions at odds with probability. Researchers from New York University and Université Paris Descartes, have published their findings in the journal Psychological Science. In the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Numerical Literacy May Aid Decision-Making</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do remember your high school math teacher? Or, perhaps an elementary school teacher who drilled you on the multiplication tables? If you have a positive memory of the schooling, and feel reasonably comfortable with numbers, you are probably better at making informed decisions on a plethora of numerological topics including health risks, investment alternatives, calories, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/02/13/numerical-literacy-may-aid-decision-making/34763.html</link>
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		<title>Is 9 Hours of Sleep Too Much for Teens?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New research challenges federal guidelines that encourage high school students to receive nine hours of sleep a night. The Brigham Young University study found that 16- to 18-year-olds perform better academically when they sleep for 7 hours. “We’re not talking about sleep deprivation,” said study author Eric Eide. “The data simply says that seven hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Disasters Influence Mental Mistakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study finds that survivors of natural disasters may experience intellectual challenges in addition to stress and anxiety. This mental decline may cause survivors to make serious errors in their daily lives. Experts say attention to these phenomena is important given the prevalence of hurricanes, tornados and earthquakes. The study on how cognitive performance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/02/13/natural-disasters-influence-mental-mistakes/34760.html</link>
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		<title>No Age Limit for Online Dating, But Different Values</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Online dating is not limited to the young; in fact, individuals over the age of 60 are its fastest growing age group. But new research suggests what they value is light-years away from hot looks and tony clubs. A dearth of data about online dating in later life prompted two Bowling Green State University gerontologists [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/02/13/no-age-limit-for-online-dating-but-different-values/34771.html</link>
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		<title>New Treatment Target for Alzheimer&#8217;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new link has been identified between short-term memory and a protein called beta-arrestin that could blaze a new path toward the therapeutic treatment of neurological disorders, especially Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. The discovery was made by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside. This is the first study that has linked beta-arrestin to Alzheimer&#8217;s and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/02/12/new-treatment-target-for-alzheimers/34745.html</link>
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		<title>Obesity Linked to Altered Functioning of Reward System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In obese vs. thin individuals, brain glucose metabolism appears to be much higher in the brain&#8217;s striatal regions &#8212; areas associated with reward processing, according to researchers at the University of Turku and Aalto University. Furthermore, an obese person’s reward system seems to respond more vigorously to food pictures, whereas their responses in the frontal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Age of Both Parents Linked to Autism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Older mothers and fathers are more likely to have a child with autism, according to a recently published study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The researchers compared 68 age- and sex-matched, case-control pairs from their research in Jamaica, where UTHealth has been studying autism in collaboration [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/02/11/age-of-both-parents-linked-to-autism/34752.html</link>
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		<title>Tai Chi May Help Parkinson&#8217;s Patients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tai chi training can help patients with mild to moderate Parkinson&#8217;s disease increase stability and avoid falls. In an exercise study conducted by researchers at the Oregon Research Institute, tai chi training resulted in improved postural stability and walking ability, as well as reduced falls in the participants. &#8220;These results are clinically significant because they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/02/10/tai-chi-may-help-parkinsons-patients/34684.html</link>
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		<title>Depressed Adolescents More Likely to be Bullied</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adolescents who suffer from depression are more likely to have problems with peer relationships, including being bullied at school, according to a new study. And while it is often assumed that being bullied leads to psychological problems, such as depression, the new study does not support that direction of influence, researchers said. &#8220;Often the assumption [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/02/10/depressed-adolescents-more-likely-to-be-bullied/34643.html</link>
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		<title>Self-Fulfilling Perception of Health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have learned that the answer an individual gives when asked to rate their health is associated with an individual’s probability of survival or death. Needless to say, a pessimistic assessment goes hand in hand with an increased risk of illness or death. It can be assumed that on average people who rate their health [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/02/10/self-fulfilling-perception-of-health/34701.html</link>
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