UCLA-led study reveals ‘hidden costs’ of being Black in the US
Black men face near-daily discrimination despite financial and educational successCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA A woman grips her purse tightly as you ...
Tag: Behavior
Virtual avatar coaching with community context for adult-child dyads
Virtual reality avatar-based coaching shows promise to increase access to and extend the reach of nutrition education programs to children ...
Online dating: Super effective, or just… superficial?
Credit: Photo by Pratik Gupta on Unsplash According to the Pew Research Center, 1 in 10 American adults have landed ...
New molecular driver of frontal circuit maturation discovered
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Mount Sinai Researchers find a new way to prevent attention deficits associated with Fragile X, ...
When more Covid-19 data doesn’t equal more understanding
Social media users share charts and graphs -- often with the same underlying data -- to advocate opposing approaches to ...
Decreases in exercise closely linked with higher rates of depression during the pandemic
Study of college students showed that the disruption to physical activity is a leading risk factor for depression during this ...
The (robotic) doctor will see you now
Study finds patients are receptive to interacting with robots designed to evaluate symptoms in a contact-free wayCredit: MIT/Brigham and Women's ...
Gender assumptions harm progress on climate adaption and resilience
Credit: Jacqui Lau. Scientists say outdated assumptions around gender continue to hinder effective and fair policymaking and action for climate ...
The social and economic cost of eating disorders in the United States
Credit: J Streatfeild et al., International Journal of Eating Disorders (2021) The impact of eating disorders in the United States ...
A Skoltech robot analyzes shoppers’ behavior
Credit: Skoltech Researchers from Skoltech's Intelligent Space Robotics Lab have proposed a novel method for customer behavior analytics and demand ...
New study gives the most detailed look yet at the neuroscience of placebo effects
Credit: Image provided by M.Zunhammer et al. A large proportion of the benefit that a person gets from taking a ...
To sustain a thriving café culture, we must ditch the disposable cup.
Credit: Pixabay Takeaway coffees - they're a convenient start for millions of people each day, but while the caffeine perks ...
Scoot over! Study reveals E-scooter use in Washington D.C.
Researchers build first model to track travel patterns that captures built environment variables more preciselyCredit: Florida Atlantic University Electric scooters ...
For breakthroughs in slowing aging, scientists must look beyond biology
Incorporating social and behavioral factors alongside biological mechanisms is critical for improving aging research, according to a trio of studies ...