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 ...
Tag: Social/Behavioral Science
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 ...
The job you want vs. the job you get
Research connects dream jobs with the future of workCredit: University of Houston When it comes to career aspirations for teenagers, ...
Coronavirus crisis and social citizenship in India
German Research Foundation funds new project at the University of GöttingenCredit: Claus Becker The initial spread of the coronavirus in ...
Updated analysis of US COVID-19 deaths shows drops, disparities in average lifespans
In the US, COVID-19 reduced overall life expectancy by over 1.3 years, with the effects on Black and Latino populations ...
Study: Environmental risks exacerbated for vulnerable populations in small towns
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa -- A new study of small Iowa towns found that vulnerable populations within those ...
Junk food relief in lockdown
Sneaky snacks creep in during COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Sheffield University / Flinders University Beware of those snack attacks. A new study ...
Combining three techniques boosts brain-imaging precision
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers report that they have developed a method to combine three ...
WVU research finds ‘excess deaths’ in Amish and Mennonite communities during pandemic
Sociologists are suggesting face-to-face interactions along with distrust in preventative medicine could be contributing factorsCredit: Ben Stein MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - ...
Self-reported declines in cognition may be linked to changes in brain connectivity
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT - Jessica Damoiseaux, Ph.D., an associate professor with the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State ...
Access to peer support combined with telehealth being studied to combat PTSD
Credit: Photo by Rogelio Castro/UTHealth The military mantra of "no man left behind" is being applied to help veterans complete ...
Men who perceive their marriage as unsuccessful are at high risk for premature death
TAU Study of 10,000 Israeli men findsCredit: Tel Aviv University Dissatisfaction with married life raises the risk of dying from ...
How childhood exercise could maintain and promote cognitive function in later life
Illuminating changes in brain networks and cortical structureCredit: Ishihara et al., NeuroImage, 2021 A research group including Professor MATSUDA Tetsuya ...
Separating natural and man-made pollutants in the air
What COVID-19's lockdown to prevent infection taught usCredit: Misra P. et al., 2021, Scientific Reports, Springer Nature doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87673-2 COVID-19 has ...
Sacred natural sites protect biodiversity in Iran
Research team from the Universities of Kassel, Göttingen and Kurdistan investigate this form of local nature conservationCredit: Zahed Shakeri How ...
Women in science propose changes to discriminatory measures of scientific success
Credit: Jorge Aleman When Ana K. Spalding, a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and Assistant Professor ...
First evidence that medieval plague victims were buried individually with ‘considerable care’
Credit: Mark Gridley In the mid-14th century Europe was devastated by a major pandemic - the Black Death - which ...
Study: A quarter of adults don’t want children — and they’re still happy
Credit: Creative commons via Pexels Parenting is one of life's greatest joys, right? Not for everyone. New research from Michigan ...
Lies to hide doping in professional sport
Göttingen University sports sociologist analyses false statements from professional cyclistsCredit: Reinold How do top athletes talk about doping when they ...
Computers predict people’s tastes in art
New study offers insight into how people make aesthetic judgmentsCredit: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Schillinger Do ...