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> Social Science Space
A new community site for those with an interest in social science has been launched by Sage Publications. ...
> Chocolate? No thanks, I just imagined eating some
If your snack-based new year's resolutions are already failing, you could try applying the lessons from a new study by psychologists at Carnegie Mello...
> No-Trickery Placebo
To harness the power of the placebo effect with an inert pill, doctors must take the morally dubious step of tricking their patients into thinking the...
> Well-Being
The Office for National Statistics is developing new measures of national well-being (see News, January)....
> Justice Together
The mental health charity Together has joined forces with criminal justice and health agencies to produce a new mental health guide on how to work eff...
> Social Neuroscience
The fledgling Society for Social Neuroscience held its inaugural meeting in November....
> Anorexia Self-Help
A new guided self-help intervention for carers of people with anorexia is being trialled across England....
> Spending review - relief for some
The coalition government's eagerly anticipated Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) was finally published in October and included funding announcements...
> Improving Alzheimer's screening
A challenge for Alzheimer's treatment is to spot the illness early in its development when future interventions will likely be most effective. Biomark...
> Magic trick sheds light on autism
Psychologists have used a magic trick to test theories about the social impairments associated with autism (Psychological Science)....
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