Of hormones, women and maps. Slower ageing. Social media and refugee integration. Julien Hébert, trailblazer. Bremelanotide.

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• Coverage continues of new research from Concordia that finds a woman's spatial navigation and problem-solving abilities are impacted by her menstrual cycle. The study, published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, was led by Wayne Brake, professor in the Department of Psychology: Journal de Montréal (Brake pictured), Journal de Montréal e-edition,  Medical News Today, Top Santé, AMEQ en ligne (behind a paywall), Manipal World News, Med India, Siasat, DetroitIndian.net, Bold Sky, iFairer.
• Biology professor Vladimir Titorenko was on CJAD's Barry Morgan Show Friday afternoon to talk about his new study of plant molecules that can be used to slow ageing. The study was published in Oncotarget.
• VICE interviews Concordia PhD candidate Nadia Naffi about her research on social media and the integration of Syrian refugees. Note that Naffi will also discuss her research on with CJAD's Barry Morgan Show this afternoon at 1:50.
• A review appears in Le Devoir of the book Julien Hébert, fondateur du design moderne au Québec (Éditions du passage), by Martin Racine, associate professor and graduate program director in the Department of Design and Computation Arts.
• Psychology professor Jim Pfaus is listed as co-author of an efficacy review of bremelanotide in the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder: BioSpace, StockWatch, Street Insider, WFMJ.com, WDRB.com, Fresh News.

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