International study links brain thinning to psychosis
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2021 - Subtle differences in the shape of the brain that are present ...
Tag: Social/Behavioral Science
SMART evaluates impact of competition between autonomous vehicles and public transit
The study conducted in Singapore determined benefits of competition and the potential impact for future urban cities and transport systemsCredit: ...
Poor grasp of dating violence in college perpetuates ‘boys will be boys’ views
Study reveals how college-age women conceptualize violence in dating relationships and the role technology playsCredit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University ...
Pandemic worsened older adults’ mental health & sleep; others show long-term resilience
Nearly 1 in 3 express reservations about seeking help if they need it, suggesting need for more screening and reducing ...
Social cognition plays a key role in everyday lives of people with multiple sclerosis
Longitudinal study by international MS research team shows that people with relapsing-remitting MS performed significantly lower in several social cognition ...
European coordination needed to fight science disinformation, academies say
In a new report, ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, examines the potential of technical and ...
Care teams differ for Black, white surgical patients in the same hospitals
Could the makeup of medical teams help explain why Black patients are more likely than white patients to die after ...
Republicans became more vaccine hesitant as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded
New UC San Diego study shows willingness to get a vaccine became increasingly politicized during the public health crisisCredit: UC ...
More sleep or more exercise: the best time trade-offs for children’s health
Credit: Unsplash More sleep could offset children's excess indulgence over the school holidays as new research from the University of ...
Linguists predict unknown words using language comparison
A new linguistic experiment uses computer-assisted techniques for historical language comparison to show how scholars can predict pronunciations of undocumented ...
What spurs people to save the planet? Stories or facts?
Johns Hopkins study finds it depends on whether you're Republican or DemocratCredit: Johns Hopkins University With climate change looming, what ...
Mental health promotes children’s physical activity during lockdown
Study shows interrelation of psychic well-being, physical activity, and screen time for children and adolescentsCredit: Lydia Albrecht, KIT According to ...
Shopping online or locally – an individual choice
Shopping Expenditure and Personal Attitude Influence the Decision on Where to Shop in the Multi-channel Context - Study Focuses on ...
Army, ASU publish human-autonomy communication tips
Credit: U.S. Army photo illustration ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Army and Arizona State University researchers identified a set of ...
Hungry fruit flies are extreme ultramarathon fliers
In search of food, a fly can travel six million times its body lengthCredit: Floris van Breugel In 2005, an ...
The first US population to experience drone delivery gives it a seal of approval
Credit: Virginia Tech The week of Thanksgiving last year, a postcard arrived in mailboxes in Christiansburg. A link to a ...
A growing problem of ‘deepfake geography’: How AI falsifies satellite images
Credit: Zhao et al., Cartography and Geographic Information Science A fire in Central Park seems to appear as a smoke ...
Verbal fluency deficits in multiple sclerosis may reflect impaired language ability
Researchers at Kessler Foundation upend long-held assumption that language ability is largely intact in individuals with multiple sclerosis, suggesting the ...
Preventing evictions remains critical to controlling COVID-19, study finds
Penn researchers simulated the epidemic's trajectory, finding that even a modest increase in evictions could lead to thousands of excess ...
Mirror, mirror…viewing your own face, even subconsciously, is rewarding
Researchers from Osaka University find that subconscious viewing of your own face can activate reward pathwaysCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan ...