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Brain Represents Tools As Temporary Body Parts, Study Confirms
Researchers have what they say is the first direct proof of a very old idea: that when we use a tool-even for just a few minutes-it changes the way our brain represents the size of our body. In other words, the tool becomes a part of what is known in psychology as our body schema, according to a report published in the June 23rd issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.
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Long-Suffering Rohingya In Bangladesh Face Unacceptable Abuse
Thousands of unregistered Rohingya refugees living in the Kutupalong makeshift camp, Bangladesh, are being forcibly displaced from their homes, in an act of intimidation and abuse by the local authorities. The international medical organization Doctors Without Border/Mçİdecins Sans Frontiç¨res (MSF) has treated numerous people for injuries, of which the majority were women and children. Furthermore, MSF has witnessed countless destroyed homes and heard many reports of people being warned to remove their own shelters or face the consequences. Drugshop to buy zoloft online and other pills.
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Study: Breastfeeding May Reduce Likelihood Of Postpartum MS Attacks
Annette Langer-Gould, MD, PhD (Stanford University) and colleagues followed 32 pregnant women with MS, assessing their disease and breastfeeding status at intervals out to 12 months after giving birth. They found that women who breastfed their babies exclusively (without giving supplemental bottles) for at least the first two months post-partum were less likely to have an MS relapse than those who did not breastfeed or who did not breastfeed exclusively during the first two months (36% who breastfed exclusively experienced a relapse, as compared to 87% who did not breastfeed or who supplemented with formula).
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Partner Relationship As A Buffer Against Stress

A good partner relationship can act as a buffer for those exposed to work-related stress. - The relationship reduces the negative effects of this kind of stress on our health. But poor relationships will amplify the negative effects", say Ann-Christine Andersson Arntçİn in a new doctoral dissertation from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. - A positive approach and successful stress-management techniques also help to reduce the negative effects of work-related stress", explains Ann-Christine Andersson Arntçİn, who will be presenting her dissertation in psychology. - But when there are stressful experiences both at work and in the relationship, the risk of burn-out and poor health increases dramatically. About 900 persons took part in her survey. Those who felt they had a good relationship experienced that they enjoyed better health than those who had a more problematic relationship. Women with a poorly-functioning relationship experienced more anxiety, mental stress reactions and sleeping difficulties than women who had a good relationship. Men who had a mediocre relationship had a higher incidence of depression, anxiety, psychological and somatic stress reactions than men with worse or better relationships. - One explanation can be that people living with a mediocre relationship take more responsibility to improve the relationship, while those with poor relationships just admit it, and don"t feel they can do anything about it. The body needs to recover Although the study shows some gender differences, differences amongst individuals belonging to a gender were much greater than the difference between the genders. After having been exposed to stress, the body must recover and recharge itself. If there is no opportunity to recover because the work doesn"t allow for breaks and lunches, the body"s reserves are emptied, and poor health ensues. The same principle applies when a person takes work home, frequently works overtime or has recurring quarrels and problems in his or her relationship. The effects of the sometimes small but recurring stress situations of everyday life sneak up on a person, who at first does not even notice them. The person under stress adapts and tries to accommodate the demands and changes he or she face, until one day, there is such a great imbalance, that massive efforts are needed just to manage everyday life. - The risk is that we don"t realize things are not right until we get to that point. Our work and required social interactions demand much too much of us. Our relationship is strained to the breaking point, and we"ve used the last drop of the energy reserves we once had. According to Ann-Christine Andersson Arntçİn, not taking time to recover can lead to impaired physical and mental health and cognitive and concentration problems, which reduce performance and problem-solving ability. - And this leads to consequences both at home and at work, says Ann-Christine Andersson Arntçİn. University of Gothenburg


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