Tag: Social/Behavioral Science

Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- A new model developed and implemented by the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Health provides ...

Gender impacts brain activity in alcoholics

May lead to gender-specific treatment (Boston)--Compared to alcoholic women, alcoholic men have more diminished brain activity in areas responsible for ...

Sleep and exercise affect new moms differently than new dads

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sleep and exercise are vital to the wellbeing of new parents, but these essentials affect new ...

Crisis and suicide prevention services struggle with demand after celebrity suicides

NIH study identifies importance of support for critical suicide prevention services The United States may lack the resources needed to ...

A surprise: Bonobos eat and share meat at rates similar to chimpanzees

Growing evidence, including new observations by University of Oregon researchers, find that bonobo females control the meat, sometimes with a ...

When a ‘she’ becomes an ‘it’

What happens in the human brain when a woman is put on a par with an object? A research answering ...

Food packaging claims mislead consumers with ideas of health

Research finds four distinct ways that food brands claim to be 'healthy' and how those types of claims influence consumers' ...

Anti-stress brain chemical is related to PTSD resilience after trauma

Relationship between nociceptin receptor and less severe PTSD symptoms has implications for treatment, according to a new study in Biological ...

Only some people get one health benefit from social support

People with low self-esteem miss out, study finds COLUMBUS, Ohio - Scientists have long known that the support of friends ...

African-American moms are helicopter parents too, but endgame is survival

Credit: UCF: Karen Norum African-American moms share many traits with helicopter parents, specifically when it comes to being overprotective and ...

Brain area tied to emotions is larger in vets, service members with mild TBI and PTSD

'An intriguing structural finding'Credit: Kevin Walsh A new study finds that veterans and active-duty service members with combat-related PTSD and ...

‘Pedigree is not destiny’ when it comes to scholarly success

Credit: Samuel F. Way What matters more to a scientist's career success: where they currently work, or where they got ...

House hunting is a struggle for mixed-race families

Desire for diversity means these parents settle for less affluent neighborhoods Mixed-race couples are a burgeoning population in the United ...

Study: Mindfulness may help decrease stress in caregivers of veterans

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Mindfulness therapy may be an effective way of mitigating the stress ...

Responses to environmental tragedies often make matters worse, ethicists find