Tag: Social/Behavioral Science

Given the limited capacity of our attention, we only process a small amount of the sights, sounds, and sensations that ...

Cancer survivors see mostly positives in how they have changed

Study: Intervention program further boosted positive thoughts COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two years after diagnosis, breast cancer survivors have four times ...

Online intervention shows promise in HIV prevention

Penn Nursing tool helps decrease HIV risks among young men who have sex with menCredit: José Bauermeister, Ph.D., M.P.H./ Penn ...

Face it — our faces don’t always reveal our true emotions

Emotional intelligence involves much more than reading people's micro-expressionsCredit: Image by Jeffrey Zhang Actor James Franco looks sort of happy ...

THC found more important for therapeutic effects in cannabis than originally thought

UNM researchers measure product characteristics and associated effects with mobile appCredit: UNM Researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) ...

Indigenous knowledge, key to a successful ecosystem restoration

Ecological restoration projects actively involving indigenous peoples and local communities are more successful. This is the result of a study ...

‘Silent-type’ cells play greater role in brain behavior than previously thought

Brain cells recorded as among the least electrically active during a specific task may be the most important to doing ...

Maasai farmers only kill lions when they attack livestock

Credit: Martin Odino Maasai farmers do not kill lions for retribution whenever they lose sheep or cattle, new research shows. ...

National MS Society funds Kessler Foundation pilot study of social interaction in MS

MS researchers conduct first study of outcome processing during social interactions in individuals with multiple sclerosisCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, ...

A disconnect between migrants’ stories and their health

Happy narratives belie health markers of stress in study COLUMBUS, Ohio - While some Mexican immigrants give positive accounts about ...

Study: Political parties sideline minority voters, leave other orgs to pick up the slack

Outreach by nonpartisan institutions increases nonwhite voter participation A vote is a vote is a vote, supposedly, with each citizen ...

Some personal beliefs and morals may stem from genetics

A new baby is often welcomed with speculation about whether they got their eyes and nose from mom or dad, ...

Fewer hospital programs address opioid abuse, Ohio University study finds

American hospitals collectively have seen a loss of programs dealing with substance abuse ATHENS, Ohio (Feb. 25, 2019) - The ...

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