American drug overdose death rates the highest among wealthy nations, USC study finds
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Tag: Social/Behavioral Science
Lesbian and bi women at increased risk of being overweight
Lesbian and bisexual women are at increased risk of being overweight or obese compared to heterosexual women, according to new ...
How genes affect tobacco and alcohol use
Data from 1.2 million people reveal how tobacco and alcohol use may be linked to your genes and to various ...
For patients with schizophrenia, some drug combinations may be more effective than others
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A shared past for East Africa's hunter-gatherers
A genomic analysis suggests African hunting and gathering groups diverged from a common ancestry, and underscores the role of infectious ...
Drinking contexts associated with early onset of alcohol intoxication among adolescents
Early onset drinking, drinking and intoxication at an early age among adolescents, has been identified as a primary risk for ...
A new study looks at ways to cut roadkill numbers for small and medium-sized mammals
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Winning Science's annual 'Dance Your Ph.D.' contest, physicist depicts electrons swinging on superconducting wires
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Intervention can boost rates of exclusive breastfeeding
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Men's porn habits could fuel partners' eating disorders, study suggests
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Antidepressant could stop deadly sepsis, study suggests
Previous FDA approval could fast-track new treatmentCredit: Dan Addison | University Communications An antidepressant drug used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder ...
Effective self-control strategies involve much more than willpower, research shows
It's mid-February, around the time that most people waver in their commitment to the resolutions they've made for the new ...
Social threat learning influences our decisions
Learning what is dangerous by watching a video or being told (known as social learning) has just as strong an ...
Safe consumption sites: Study identifies policy change strategies and challenges
Understanding community experiences may inform others seeking to establish safe consumption sites A new qualitative study from the Johns Hopkins ...
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