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1. 'Sleepless grumps' seen in brain (BBC News Online)
Brain study: Sleepy, grumpy and ... primitive? (Reuters)
Here is the journal source. Here is one of the key authors.
2. Breastfeeding is good - if it's in the genes (Daily Telegraph)
Gene 'links breastfeeding to IQ' (BBC News Online)
Here is the journal source. Here is the lead author.
3. Chimpanzees can scream for help (Daily Record)
Chimps exaggerate calls for help (BBC News Online)
Here is the journal source. Here is the lead author.
4. Drinking while pregnant helps 'create unruly children' (Daily Mail)
Mums who drink 'have naughty children' (Daily Telegraph)
Here is the journal source. Here is the lead author.
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Connecting you to the psychological science behind the news: 1. Marital strife 'linked to rise in blood pressure' (The Scotsman). A happy marriage is good for your blood pressure ... but a stressful one is worse than being single (Daily Mail)....
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Connecting you to the psychological science behind the news: Prozac, used by 40m people, does not work say scientists (The Guardian). Anti-depressants 'no better than dummy pills' (Daily Telegraph). Link to the journal source (open access). Link...
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Connecting you with the psychological science behind the news: 1. Food cravings battle 'pointless' (BBC News online). Revealed: Resisting chocolate just makes you want more, say psychologists (Daily Mail). Here is the journal source. Here is the...
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Connecting you with the psychological science behind the news: 1. Stressed mothers hold baby on the right (the Telegraph). Cradling linked to depression in new mothers (the Guardian). Here is the journal source. Here is the lead author. 2. Brain type...
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Connecting you with the science behind the news: 1. At last, science discovers why blue is for boys but girls really do prefer pink (The Times). Girls really do prefer pink, study shows (The Telegraph). And check out Bad Science's critique. Here is...
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