Loneliness heightened among gay men in certain age group in China
Research shows men in 25-29 age group in China are eight times more likely to feel criticized and rejected than ...
Tag: Quality of Life
Did food labeling help hospital employees make healthier cafeteria choices?
What The Study Did: This observational study of nearly 5,700 hospital employees who used the workplace cafeteria reports on whether ...
nTIDE June 2019: Job numbers show strong gains for Americans with disabilities
June nTIDE Jobs Report highlights initiatives supporting greater independence for people with disabilities; Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire ...
Supervised fun, exercise both provide psychosocial benefit to children with obesity
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 2, 2019) -A program with clear rules, routines and activities, ...
Autism health challenges could be explained by problem behaviors
MU researcher examines relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms and problem behaviors in autism spectrum disorder For years, researchers have documented both ...
UTA urban studies experts creating ‘vision for growth’ for Fort Worth’s medical district
Medical innovation districtCredit: UT Arlington Urban studies researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are constructing a strategic development ...
Can Facebook improve your mental health?
Contrary to popular belief, using social media and the internet regularly could improve mental health among adults and help fend ...
Bystanders will intervene to help victims of aggressive public disputes
Third-party conflict resolution is a human universal; similar results across three different countriesCredit: Lancaster University Bystanders will intervene in nine-out-of-ten ...
Repeat ER users changed how they used ERs after gaining medicaid coverage
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded health insurance coverage, including eligibility for Medicaid, the public insurance program for low-income Americans. ...
Workers who are unpaid caregivers of older relatives struggle with unmet workplace needs
Employers who don't step up to help with workplace supports may make informal caregiving 'an even tougher role,' Baylor University ...
Elevated air pollution could diminish health benefits of living in walkable communities
Researchers suggest healthy active lifestyles could be maintained with policies to limit traffic-related pollution The benefits of living in a ...
What role can households play in the energy transition?
UNIGE researchers, working in collaboration with a European consortium, set up the ENERGISE project designed to help households reduce their ...
New time-banking system utilizes blockchain tech to measure one’s value to society
Credit: Koji Lum BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Citizens from the island of Aneityum in the Republic of Vanuatu are working with ...
Promising treatment for shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury
Researchers report initial results for a minimally invasive intervention for relief of chronic refractory shoulder pain in upper-limb dependent individuals ...
Millennials are ‘canaries in the coalmine’ for toxic economic trends
Millennials - young adults in their 20s and 30s - earn less money without a college degree and are more ...
Study illustrates gaps in knowledge and lack of support for girls during puberty
Challenges for girls in school settings provide wake-up call for action June 10, 2019 -- A study led by Marni ...
Kessler foundation receives $1 million to study novel treatments for spinal cord injury
Tim Reynolds, co-founder of Wall Street's Jane Street Capital, funds new avenue of research at the Center for Spinal Stimulation ...
Early-life challenges affect how children focus, face the day
Adversity early in life tends to affect a child's executive function skills -- their ability to focus, for example, or ...
Networking with ghosts in the machine… and speaking kettles
Researchers at Lancaster University have carried out several 'talking head' interviews with household objects as part of an experiment to ...
Church, couch, couple: Social psychological connections between people and physical space
Washington, DC - Societies and people have reshaped the world many times over. From building cities and communities that live ...
