Tag: Social/Behavioral Science

March 22, 2019

Credit: University of Stirling Health warnings on plain-packaged cigarettes have more of an impact on smokers than those on branded ...

Highlighting social identity and peer group norms can increase water conservation

March 22, 2019

New research suggests that targeted use of behavioural 'nudges' can encourage people to conserve water. Researchers at the University of ...

Brain Institute receives over $7 million to study the neurophilosophy of free will

Award comes from the John Templeton Foundation and the Fetzer Institute The newly-minted Institute for Interdisciplinary Brain and Behavioral Science ...

How team sports change a child’s brain

Team sports associated with less depression in boys as young as 9Credit: WUSTL Photo Adult depression has long been associated ...

C-sections are seen as breastfeeding barrier in US, but not in other global communities

Indigenous Mexican mothers practice prolonged breastfeeding even after C-sections and their babies benefitCredit: Photo provided by Rosy Garibay WEST LAFAYETTE, ...

Delusions may stem from sticky beliefs, study finds

New York, NY (March 21, 2019)--Delusions are one of the most common symptoms of psychosis, but little is known about ...

Many recovering from addiction have chronic health problems, diminished quality of life

More than a third of those in recovery have health problems related to previous substance use Alcohol and other substance-use ...

Analyzing a Facebook-fueled anti-vaccination attack: 'It's not all about autism'

Credit: Image appears with compliments from Elsevier PITTSBURGH, March 21, 2019 - Social media has given those espousing anti-vaccination sentiments ...

Depression in 20s linked to memory loss in 50s, find Sussex psychologists

Credit: Amber John A new large-scale longitudinal study carried out by University of Sussex psychologists has found a clear link ...

Childhood adversity linked to higher out-of-pocket health care costs in adulthood

FINDINGS A study has found that out-of-pocket health care spending and medical debt are substantially higher when adults have a ...

Generic advice doesn’t help patients drop pounds

Patients shed more weight when doctors give specific tips, study findsCredit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- When it comes to ...

Older immigrants living in US more satisfied with life than native-born counterparts

Credit: FSU Photo/Bruce Palmer Most people who immigrated to the United States for a chance to live the "American Dream" ...

Complex societies gave birth to big gods, not the other way around

Big data analyses suggest that moralizing gods are rather the product than the drivers of social complexityCredit: (c) the authors ...

Tropical storms likely to become more deadly as climate changes

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Tropical storms are likely to become more deadly under climate change, leaving people in developing countries, where ...

Miscarriage from a man’s perspective

A University of Missouri study exploring how men often use metaphors to discuss miscarriages finds couples need to 'co-cope' with ...

Butler Hospital COBRE grant to focus on clinical-translational brain research

Neuropsychiatric illnesses are common and highly impairing conditions that arise from abnormal functioning of the brain. These conditions - impulsivity, ...

Levels of autism in China similar to the West, joint Chinese-UK study shows

The first large-scale study of autism in China has revealed that around one in a hundred people in the country ...

Psychology may help explain why male and female serial killers differ

Male and female serial killers tend to choose their victims and commit their crimes in different ways, which may be ...

Cities rethink parking as ride-hailing grows and parking revenue declines

Uber and Lyft are shifting parking demand in major US cities, and researchers believe it's a good thingCredit: Photo by ...

UTSA psychologist helps train first responders on the front line of the opioid crisis