Tag: Social/Behavioral Science

HOUSTON - (Jan. 24, 2019) - Nearly 1 in 5 fifth-graders has received violent injuries, the majority delivered by guns ...

LGB and other sexual minorities face significant health disparities

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Sexual minorities -- people who are attracted to members of the same sex or who identify as gay, lesbian or ...

Dopamine modulates reward experiences elicited by music

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A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals a causal link between dopamine and ...

Copy number variants contribute to risk of 'schizophrenia-like' bipolar disorder subtype

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A genome-wide association study in Biological Psychiatry examines the role of copy number variants in subtypes of bipolar disorder Philadelphia, ...

Study reveals bias in children even before they reach kindergarten

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In a Developmental Science study of preschool-aged children, implicit and explicit evaluations of Black boys were less positive than evaluations ...

Needle and syringe programs cost-effectively prevent hepatitis C transmission

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Providing clean injecting equipment through needle and syringe programmes is a highly cost-effective way of preventing hepatitis C (HCV) transmission ...

More people in recovery from substance use problems are quitting smoking than ever before

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Study finds those who entered recovery from 2006 to 2015 quit smoking sooner than those entering recovery 20 years earlier ...

Study finds correlation between eviction rates in the US and high number of STIs

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Almost 2.3 million people are evicted from their homes annually and four evictions are filed every minute in the United ...

Austen Riggs 2019 centennial conference to address the mental health crisis in America

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Annual fall conference celebrates 100th anniversary of renowned psychiatric hospital Stockbridge, MA - January 23, 2019 - The Austen Riggs ...

National Academy of Sciences honors 18 for major contributions to science

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The National Academy of Sciences will honor 18 individuals with awards in recognition of their extraordinary scientific achievements in a ...

New CDC study examines effects of smoking status on ART clinical outcomes

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Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 23, 2019--A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

Can you pick an MMA winner by studying fighters' faces?

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Participants were unable to predict fighters' MMA score based on 360 degree headshots -- but their face-based favorites tended to ...

Mice transmit acquired adaptability to their offspring

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Research team at the University of Göttingen investigates neuronal plasticity in rodentsCredit: Siegrid Löwel If mice grow up in a ...

£20 million research hub could help African teens achieve their full potential

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