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Botox Feeback
Read more: Botox FeebackA study finds delayed reaction times to unpleasant emotion in people who’ve had Botox treatment, supporting something called the “facial feedback hypothesis.” [A]fter Botox treatment, the subjects took more time to read…angry and sad sentences…“Normally, the brain would be sending signals to the periphery to frown, and the extent of the frown would be sent…
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Not Smoking
Read more: Not SmokingJane Brody looks at smoking. [O]ver the course of a day, as the brain continues to be exposed to nicotine, partial tolerance develops and each subsequent cigarette produces less of an effect. But during sleep, nicotine comes off the receptors and smokers awaken with an intense craving for a cigarette.
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Sibling Harmony
Read more: Sibling HarmonyScienceDaily: Essential ingredients of supportive sibling relationships. [A new paper] urges parents to think about the relationship they want their kids to have with each other–now and as adults–and to be intentional in helping them create that positive, supportive bond. How-to suggestions included in the article.
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Mental Health ER
Read more: Mental Health EROne in eight ER visits due to mental health and/or substance abuse. New government statistics show that nearly 12 million visits made to U.S. hospital emergency departments in 2007 involved people with a mental disorder, substance abuse problem, or both.
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Feelings Contagious?
Read more: Feelings Contagious?A study at PhysOrg.com–feelings catchable. [R]esearchers [have] found a correlation between an individual’s emotional state and those of the person’s contacts. In other words, it appears that you can catch happiness. Or sadness. (Via GoodTherapy.org)