Stress and resilience: Improving reproductive health outcomes
Lehigh University researchers study ways to protect families from negative birth outcomes by determining factors that promote resilienceCredit: Lehigh University ...
Tag: Behavior
Americans are consuming less sugar but more nonnutritive sweeteners
New Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics study shows US household purchases of foods & beverages containing caloric ...
Study: COVID-19 pandemic has negatively influenced subjective well-being
Researchers surveyed people before and during the crisis - Participants perceived threats and challengesCredit: Swen Reichhold; Leipzig University, SUK In ...
Supportive communities and progressive politics can reduce suicide risk among LGBTQ girls
Credit: UBC Many LGBTQ youth continue to experience stigma and discrimination despite Canada's progress in protecting human rights. New research ...
Big brains and dexterous hands
Credit: Karin Isler, ZOOM Erlebniswelt, Gelsenkirchen People are very skilled with their hands, but take a very long time to ...
Study looks at excessive exercise in people with eating disorders
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio LAWRENCE -- For most people, exercise is healthy for both body and mind. Hours spent jogging, bike ...
A new approach to aiding black male trauma survivors
Penn Nursing and Drexel study evaluates pathways to psychological help-seeking behaviorCredit: Penn Nursing Stock PHILADELPHIA (July 23, 2020) - Many ...
When it comes to happiness, what’s love got to do with it?
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - How accurate was William Shakespeare when he said, "'Tis better to have ...
The most important task for a PTSD service dog for veterans is disrupting anxiety
Credit: Purdue University Science has shown that service dogs can benefit some veterans with PTSD. But the exact role service ...
Racial and LGBT bias persists in ridesharing drivers despite mitigation efforts
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Despite efforts by ridesharing companies to eliminate or reduce discrimination, research from the Indiana ...
Spider monkey groups as collective computers
Credit: Sandra E. Smith Aguilar The wild spider monkeys living in a protected area near Punta Laguna, Mexico, collectively figure ...
Living with a problem gambler?
Partner and family can help flag early signsCredit: Flinders University With the lure of online gambling high during COVID-19 lockdowns ...
Global sentiments towards COVID-19 shifts from fear to anger
Credit: NTU Singapore The fear that people developed at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak has given way to anger ...
Autism researchers map brain circuitry of social preference
Discovery empowers research into needed therapies, scientists sayCredit: Damon Page lab @ScrippsResearch JUPITER, Fla.--JULY 14, 2020--Some individuals love meeting new ...
McLean hospital study examines the cost-effectiveness of esketamine
Researchers find this nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression is currently too expensive for widespread useCredit: McLean Hospital Highlights: * Study ...
Nationwide project seeks to understand how brain exercises produce cognitive benefits
Joint UC Riverside-UC Irvine study seeks volunteers to assess memory trainingCredit: I. Pittalwala, UCR. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- How does memory ...
Most 50+ adults say they’ve experienced ageism; most still hold positive aging attitudes
Ageism plays out in day-to-day interactions and messaging, and those experiencing it are more likely to have worse physical and ...
Translated tool from NCCN measures mental health ‘temperature’ of people with cancer
The NCCN Distress Thermometer enables discussion and treatment of distress as part of routine care for people with cancer. This ...
COVID-19: Pandemic behavior change, financial support and better data collection needed
American Journal of Preventive Medicine focus on critical public health aspects of COVID-19Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, ...
Couldn’t socially distance? Blame your working memory
UC Riverside-led study highlights critical role working memory capacity plays in social distancing compliance during early stages of the COVID-19 ...