Save the date: major child development conference in Baltimore: March 21-23, 2019
WHAT: The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) will hold its Biennial Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, March 21-March 23, ...
Tag: Social/Behavioral Science
Researchers discover clues to brain differences between males and females
New study by Dr. Margaret McCarthy's Lab shows how male sex steroids play a key role in understanding behavioral development ...
Immigrant Asian American women may be at higher risk for breast cancer
Research highlights differences in breast cancer risk among Asian American women who immigrated versus their U.S.-born counterpartsCredit: University of California, ...
Researcher studies impact of drug-trafficking violence
Professor brings real-world understanding of societal, political issues to UMass Lowell students LOWELL, Mass. - A UMass Lowell researcher who ...
Tracking food leads to losing pounds
Those who tracked food and weight lost pounds in new Duke studyCredit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Without following a ...
Junk food purchases increase after recreational marijuana legalization
It's an infamous pop culture portrayal. After smoking marijuana, the main characters in the movie go on an epic junk-food ...
Ability to control stress reduces negative impact
Credit: UAB Researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc), led by Roser Nadal and ...
Mindfulness could promote positive body image
Awareness of internal body signals can affect the way we see ourselves -- new study Making people more aware of ...
Is alcohol consumption more helpful than harmful? It depends on your age
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Studies of health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks of imbibing, particularly for younger people, ...
India’s child nutrition program sees higher utilization, but fewer gains in high-burden states
Improved access for historically marginalized castes and tribes, but low-educated women and the poorest groups left behind February 28, New ...
Don’t panic: Lessons learned from Hawaii false alarm
'Ballistic missile threat inbound' text message made people verify and check what others were doing When Hawaiian Island residents received ...
Federal same-sex marriage ruling improved life satisfaction for individuals, study shows
URBANA, Ill. - Until the U.S. Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015 provided federal recognition of same-sex marriage ...
Opioid use in the family may influence adolescents’ opioid risk after surgery
Study: Long-term opioid use by one or more family members was associated to persistent opioid use by adolescents prescribed opioids ...
University of Guelph researchers uncover why environmental cues make drug addiction extra hard to beat
A new study by University of Guelph researchers reveals for the first time that there's more going on in the ...
High-tech laser scans uncover hidden military traverse at Alcatraz Island
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - High-tech radar and laser scans have uncovered a hidden ...
Batmobile with cruise control
Bats migrate at the most energy-efficient flying speed for maximum rangeCredit: Christian Giese Aerial migration is the fastest, yet most ...
How young adults experience pain affects self-injury, Rutgers study finds
Study shows that young adults may hurt themselves on purpose, specifically to feel physical pain Teen-agers and young adults who ...
You recognize your face even when you don’t ‘see’ it
Given the limited capacity of our attention, we only process a small amount of the sights, sounds, and sensations that ...
Cancer survivors see mostly positives in how they have changed
Study: Intervention program further boosted positive thoughts COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two years after diagnosis, breast cancer survivors have four times ...
Online intervention shows promise in HIV prevention
Penn Nursing tool helps decrease HIV risks among young men who have sex with menCredit: José Bauermeister, Ph.D., M.P.H./ Penn ...