Smokers increasingly using e-cigarettes to quit, New Zealand survey shows
Credit: University of Otago People who smoke are increasingly using e-cigarettes to try to quit smoking, a study by researchers ...
Tag: Social/Behavioral Science
Preparing future clinicians to intervene in opioid crisis
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 17, 2020) - Opioid use disorder and overdose have reached unprecedented levels around the world. ...
New UH National Research Center to address health disparities in underserved areas
With $11.8 million award, new center is a 'game changer' for community healthCredit: University of Houston Slated to have a ...
Women hold prominent roles, publish more in ‘open science’ vs. ‘reproducibility’ model
Analyses reveal that two common practices to improve science - 'open science' and 'reproducibility / replicability' - operate independently and ...
Nicotine vapour more rewarding for adolescents than adults
Credit: University of Guelph University of Guelph researchers are the first to discover that adolescents react differently to e-cigarette vapour ...
Devi mangiare! Why culture may be contributing to disordered eating among women
Credit: UniSA "You have to eat!" It's a sentiment that illustrates how central food is to Italian culture, but the ...
Reprogramming brain cells enables flexible decision-making
Credit: Frank Brüderli; Universität Zürich Humans, like other animals, have the ability to constantly adapt to new situations. Researchers at ...
Cigarette smoking associated with worse outcomes for bladder cancer patients after surgery
Study from Keck Medicine of USC links smoking with a higher risk of death and cancer recurrence, and less responsiveness ...
Virtual reality trains public to reverse opioid overdoses
Credit: Penn Nursing The United States has seen a 200% increase in the rate of deaths by opioid overdose in ...
Smartphones can predict brain function associated with anxiety and depression
Passive monitoring of phone usage shows emotional state of mindCredit: Jeremy Huckins. HANOVER, N.H. - September 14, 2020 - Information ...
You can train your brain to reduce motion sickness
Credit: WMG, University of Warwick Visuospatial training exercises can train the brain to reduce motion sickness, providing a potential remedy ...
Loneliness doubled among older adults in first months of COVID-19, poll shows
Lack of social interaction or companionship is more common among those with health issues, but neighbors, healthy habits and technology ...
US democratic indicators plummet amid racial justice protests and pandemic
Latest Bright Line Watch analysis finds erosion 'across the board' on measures of democratic principles and how well the US ...
Emotion vocabulary reflects state of well-being, study suggests
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Sept. 10, 2020 - Vocabulary that one uses to describe their emotions is an indicator ...
Binge-drinkers’ brains have to work harder to feel empathy for others
Credit: Dr Charlotte Rae People who binge-drink show more extensive dysfunction across their brains than previously realised, a new study ...
Malnutrition among a hunter-gatherer group
Why are key nutrients missing from their food environment?Credit: Matongo Tamie The diets of hunter-gatherers are changing at a fast ...
Firearm ownership among LGBT adults
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 8, 2020—Nearly 16% of LGBT adults in California own a ...
UC study: Secondhand smoke sends more kids to the hospital
New research by UC reveals kids exposed to tobacco smoke have higher rates of hospital admissionsCredit: Provided/Ashley Merianos Children who ...
As information flows through brain’s heirarchy, higher regions use higher frequency waves
Credit: Miller Lab/The Picower Institute at MIT To produce your thoughts and actions, your brain processes information in a hierarchy ...
How screen time and green time may affect youth psychological outcomes
Credit: Oswald TK, et al (2020); PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0 Less screen time and more green time are associated ...