Understanding social structure is important to rewilding
Study cites elephant reintroduction programs as a model for wildlife releases Increasing the success of wildlife translocations is critical, given ...
Tag: Social/Behavioral Science
USC study finds e-cigarette cartoon ads may increase likelihood of vaping
Research suggests that exposure to cartoon-based advertisements for e-cigarettes is related to greater potential for young adults to use the ...
Butting out: Researchers gauge public opinion on tobacco product waste
Credit: University of Otago Requiring cigarettes to contain biodegradable filters, fining smokers who litter cigarette butts and expanding smoke free ...
Urban Studies Institute receives $250,000 grant to study mobility challenges, improve health outcome
Credit: Georgia State University Georgia State University's Urban Studies Institute has been awarded a two-year, $250,000 grant under Systems for ...
School of public health receives $3.15 million grant to enhance mindfulness-based smoking cessation
Credit: Georgia State Researchers in Georgia State University's School of Public Health have been awarded a five-year, $3.15 million grant ...
Smoking may impair body’s blood pressure autocorrect system
HERSHEY, Pa. -- Smokers may be at a higher risk for developing hypertension, and an overactive response to normal drops ...
Study shows ‘safety bubble’ expands during third trimester
Pregnant women increase peripersonal space to 'keep dangers at arm's length' New research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, shows ...
Formation of habitual use drives cannabis addiction
Individual differences in brain systems for habitual behavior distinguish heavy cannabis users who develop an addiction Philadelphia, June 13, 2019 ...
The Wikipedia gender gap
Wikipedia is one of the most successful online communities in history, yet it struggles to attract and retain editors who ...
Does pornography use affect heterosexual women’s intimate experiences with a partner?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 12, 2019--A new study has shown that the relationship between ...
Body composition shown to affect energy spent standing versus sitting
Findings support increased standing time as a simple way to boost energy expenditure A person's body composition could influence the ...
Overdose, suicide among leading reasons for deaths of new moms
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Overdoses and suicides were among the most common reasons for mothers dying within a year of ...
$1.6 million NIH research grant supports study of VR to improve perspective taking in kids
Credit: School of Informatics and Computing Zebulun Wood, lecturer and co-director of the undergraduate Media Arts and Science program, will ...
Why fears over smartphone ‘addiction’ are based on flawed evidence
Credit: Lancaster University Most studies into the impact of technology use on psychological wellbeing rely on flawed measures say researchers. ...
How nurses bring clarity to the nature of social change
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 11, 2019) - History provides an enhanced understanding of the factors that inform social policy. ...
Bringing mental health care into pediatricians’ offices works, finds 5-year study
Boston Children's Hospital program increased children's access to behavioral health services, with high pediatrician satisfaction A five-year study at Boston ...
Indoor tanning may be an addiction abetted by both genetic and psychiatric factors
WASHINGTON -- A combination of elevated symptoms of depression along with modifications in a gene responsible for dopamine activity, important ...
Three parent factors that heighten the prevalence of childhood physical abuse: New study
The connection between abuse and addiction, intimate partner violence and mental illness Adults who had parents who struggled with addiction, ...
Sexual-orientation study
UofT Mississauga Psychology prof is examining a number of factors that influence sexual orientation A new study from Professor Doug ...
NJII joins NJ initiative to combat opioid crisis
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) corporation, has joined in a new state-funded effort ...