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Adolescents with higher levels of physical activity performed better in school during transition from primary school to lower secondary school than their physically inactive peers, a new study from Finland shows. However, the researchers, from the University of Jyväskylä, found…
Variety is key to helping children form preferences for vegetables, according to a new study publish
New cross-species study pushes back on decision-making theories
CATONSVILLE, MD, September 5, 2019 – Time is money. Especially for rideshare drivers with companies like Uber and Lyft. New research in the INFORMS journal Operations Research looks at a new model for rideshare companies focusing on maximizing the availability…
New York, NY September 5, 2019 — At a moment when society feels dangerously polarized, fragmented and unstable, the symposium “Our Tribal Nature: Tribalism, Politics, and Evolution” offers a forum for understanding our human urge to form alliances. On September…
Morality plays a role in everyday lives, from interactions with friends and strangers, to political views and social influences. Social psychologists from the University of Pennsylvania wanted to know whether there was a universal concept of moral character, by looking…
The scent of a lemon could help people feel better about their body image, new findings from University of Sussex research has revealed. In a new study from the university’s Sussex Computer-Human Interaction (SCHI) Lab, people feel thinner and lighter…
A new study examining the relationships among personality, motivation, and internet gaming disorder (IGD) found that predictors of IGD include male gender, neurotic and introverted personality traits, and motivation related to achievement. The Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling study…
Addiction to social networking sites reduces nurses’ performance and affects their ability to concentrate on assigned tasks, according to a study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing . The study found that nurses can take “self-management” steps to address…
Prior research identified four distinct dating trajectories from 6th to 12th grade: Low , Increasing , High Middle School , and Frequent . In a new study published in the Journal of School Health , researchers found that adolescents who…
While most express confidence in their readiness, fewer have taken key steps to stay safe and health
Anxiety high among this population
Bottom Line: A childhood history of both personal involvement in the juvenile justice system and parental incarceration was associated with a greater likelihood of depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder in young adulthood compared to peers without those experiences in…
Study analyzes how networks can distort voters’ perceptions and change election results
Tell your aspirations to higher-status people, study suggests
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Money can’t buy you happiness, but it could motivate you to live a better life. A new study featuring researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York found that viewing wealth and material possessions as a…
Multidisciplinary team explores how new tech impacts healthcare workflow
Stanford researchers investigate obstacles to disease eradication
Region gives rise to serious disease, discovery could lead to new genetic testing
The results challenge the notion of autism as reflecting an ‘extreme male brain’
Kessler stroke team observes effects of blindfolding on postural asymmetry after hemorrhagic stroke
Offering patients the choice between home screening or in-office colonoscopy does not increase participation in colorectal cancer screening, according to a new Penn Medicine study. However, the framing of choice did impact patient decision-making, as the proportion of colonoscopies —…
Kessler Foundation researchers find link between deficits in social cognition and the social isolati
Food-waste study reveals trends behind discarded items
People who identify more intensely with a political tribe or ideology share an underlying psychological trait: low levels of cognitive flexibility, according to a new study. This “mental rigidity” makes it harder for people to change their ways of thinking…
Research finds friendship is a key factor to escalating commitment when entrepreneurial teams face f
Elaborate burial sites can provide insight to the development of socio-political hierarchies in early human communities, according to a study released August 28, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by an international team of archaeologists, anthropologists and neuroscientists of…
An individual’s trust in institutions such as the CDC, and how close they live to a recent measles outbreak, may affect their attitudes on measles vaccination, according to a study published August 28, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Humans and machines worked together to help train an artificial intelligence — AI — model that outperformed other clickbait detectors, according to researchers at Penn State and Arizona State University. In addition, the new AI-based solution…
UC Riverside-led open-label pilot study leads to a double-blind clinical trial to further test ecopi
Transgender rights continue to be under threat in several states, but a new study reveals that young
Researchers will study chemical modifications on RNA in postmortem brains
Researchers will study chemical modifications on RNA in postmortem brains
New imaging methods will examine the coordination of brain and heart activity
University of Pittsburgh’s Gelsy Torres-Oviedo receives an $805K NSF CAREER Award for a novel approa
New imaging methods will examine the coordination of brain and heart activity
University of Pittsburgh’s Gelsy Torres-Oviedo receives an $805K NSF CAREER Award for a novel approa
Social network users risk becoming more and more addicted to social media platforms even as they experience stress from their use. Social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook and Instagram are known to cause stress in users, known as technostress…
Presentations to focus on psychology of interactions between humans, technology
However convinced we may be that science is not just for men, the concept of science remains much more strongly associated with masculinity than with femininity in people’s minds. This automatic bias, which had already been identified among the general…
Study’s findings could have implications for interventions to reduce racial biases in childhood
Is gender bias in hiring really a thing? Opinions vary, but a new study by a UBC psychologist and researchers in France reveals that hiring committees who denied it’s a problem were less likely to promote women. “Our evidence suggests…
In her new book, Sarah Willen examines Israel’s campaign against migrant communities, drawing parall
After decades of research, a new study links optimism and prolonged life
Focusing awareness on the present moment can enhance academic performance and lower stress levels
Minute-to-minute fluctuations in human brain activity, linked to changing levels of dopamine, impact whether we make risky decisions, finds a new UCL study. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS ), could explain…
Automated text message conversations increased rate of colonoscopies from 62 to 90 percent
Study of 400 teens finds little evidence linking excessive smartphone use and mental health outcomes
FAU nursing study demonstrates feasibility, efficacy of animal-assisted interventions in a military
Around the world, the number of people diagnosed with autism is rising. In the United States, the prevalence of the disorder has grown from 0.05% in 1966 to more than 2% today. In Quebec, the reported prevalence is close to…
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