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  How Schizophrenia's Definition Has Evolved: a Timeline

  Daisy Yuhas   | March 1, 2013  |

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  Throughout History, Defining Schizophrenia Has Remained a Challenge [Timeline]
  
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  Mindfulness Can Improve Your Attention and Health

  A focus on the present, dubbed mindfulness, can make you happier and healthier. Training to deepen your immersion in the moment works by improving attention

  Amishi P. Jha   | March 1, 2013  | 8

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  Urban Living Raises the Risk of Emotional Disorders

  Mounting evidence shows how city living can harm our mental health

  Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg   | March 1, 2013  | 25

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  Enhancing the Brain's Flexibility Could Unseat Addiction

  Restoring the brain's flexibility may help addicts act on their desire to quit

  Michele Solis   | March 1, 2013  | 4

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  Warped Sense of Time Heightens Temptations

  Impulsivity arises from a tendency to want small imminent rewards more than big future benefits. How can we correct our skewed values to care for our future selves?

  David H. Freedman   | March 1, 2013  | 8

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  Scientists Decipher the Healing Powers of Placebos

  Scientists are dissecting the placebo effect in hopes of deploying its active ingredients as treatments

  Trisha Gura   | March 1, 2013  | 15

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  Social Therapies for Schizophrenia Show Promise

  Treating the less well-recognized social aspects of schizophrenia could help patients lead fuller, more productive lives

  Matthew M. Kurtz   | March 1, 2013  | 4

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  How Real-Time Brain Scanning Could Alleviate Pain

  New imaging methods allow people to observe their brain activity in real-time. This technology could help combat brain-based disorders and improve learning

  Heather Chapin and Sean Mackey   | March 1, 2013  | 1