US saw surge in firearm purchases and violence during first months of COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers found an association between an increase in gun purchases and domestic violence, but not other firearm violenceCredit: UC Regents ...
Tag: Social/Behavioral Science
Banishing cigarettes into history’s ashcan
New grant expands Texas tobacco program, targets substance use patients in rural communitiesCredit: University of Houston In Texas, only 14% ...
New warning on teen sleep
Sleep deprivation leads to mood, mental health fallsCredit: Flinders University Sleep deprivation - from lifestyle choices, pandemic stress, or late-night ...
Vertical greenery can act as a stress buffer, NTU Singapore study finds
Credit: NTU Singapore Vertical greenery 'planted' on the exterior of buildings may help to buffer people against stress, a Nanyang ...
Leonardo Da Vinci: New family tree spans 21 generations, 690 years, finds 14 living male descendants
Paper offers foundation to advance search for Leonardo's DNACredit: Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato The surprising results of a decade-long ...
The same neural pathways promote maternal and paternal behaviors in voles
Connection between hypothalamus and reward areas crucial for fatherly behaviorCredit: He et al., JNeurosci 2021 Like female voles, connections between ...
More than half of wheelchair users with spinal cord injury needed repairs in past 6 months
Vulnerable populations are most likely to experience negative consequences of wheelchair breakdown, such as missing work or school or being ...
Skin in the game: Transformative approach uses the human body to recharge smartwatches
UMass Amherst team designs prototype charging system for wearable devicesCredit: UMass Amherst As smart watches are increasingly able to monitor ...
Have a pandemic plan? Most people did not
Survey indicates majority of people were unprepared in early stages of COVID-19 pandemicCredit: University of Houston Since the onset of ...
NSF-funded study will examine college tenure and promotion process, challenge assumptions
Lehigh University researchers are part of a study that seeks to shed new light on the role of research productivity ...
Oregon State graduate student sheds light on better way to study reputedly secretive toad
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Evidence-based patient-psychotherapist matching improves mental health care
UMass Amherst researcher: 'Who the therapist is matters'Credit: UMass Amherst In first-of-its kind research led by a University of Massachusetts ...
Sleep-deprived individuals less forthcoming with information about criminal history
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - During the course of a criminal investigation, it is common for investigators to ...
Actively addressing inequalities promotes social change
UMass Amherst social scientist part of global research team studying group interactionsCredit: UMass Amherst What does it take for people ...
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