Social &amp; Behavioral Science

March 24, 2023

Study reveals potential new strategy to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: The Zoghbi lab/Baylor College of Medicine Taking a pill that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain...

Mortality & cardiovascular disease: You don’t have to be an athlete to reduce the many risk factors

Researchers, it is hoped, will one day find a miracle cure for all kinds of diseases. Yet over and over...

American Academy of Pediatrics announces new recommendations for children’s media use

Credit: American Academy of Pediatrics Elk Grove Village, IL -- Recognizing the ubiquitous role of media in children's lives, the...

Study shows same day return to play after concussion still common among youth athletes

SAN FRANCISCO - Concussion guidelines published over the past decade -- and laws in all states -- now discourage youth...

Most adults surveyed don’t know e-cigarette use deposits nicotine on indoor surfaces

SAN FRANCISCO - Most U.S. adults surveyed in 2015 agree that e-cigarette use should not be allowed in places where...

Designing the future internet

Credit: Rutgers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering This century, our world will be flooded with hundreds of billions of...

Muscles have circadian clocks that control exercise response

Humans may be able to respond better to exercise during the daytime. Oxygen and the internal clock "do a dance...

International study finds high levels of adherence to use of rectal microbicide gel

Participants enrolled in a rectal microbicide study were just as likely to follow through using an anti-HIV gel with anal...

How human eggs end up with the wrong number of chromosomes

Credit: Webster and Schuh/Trends in Cell Biology 2016 One day before ovulation, human oocytes begin to divide into what will...

Groundbreaking QUT review on counteracting mobile phone distraction while driving

Credit: QUT Marketing & Communication: Anthony Weate With mobile phone use by drivers now a reality, a groundbreaking QUT review...

Electronic records help link genes to age-related hearing loss

A study of patient electronic medical records and genome sequences from adults with age-related hearing impairment by researchers at UC...

Electronic records help identify two genes linked to age-related hearing impairment

Credit: Steve Johnson, Flickr, CC BY A study of electronic records and genome sequences from adults with age-related hearing impairment...

Smartphones alone not the smart choice for teen weight control, study finds

Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo Teens use smartphones successfully to do almost anything: learn new skills, communicate with friends, do research...

Trejo-Pech awarded best paper in academic research by FEA

Credit: Photo by T. Johnson, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A research article coauthored by Carlos Trejo-Pech, assistant professor of...

Texas A&M professor proposes new way to analyze impediments to leisure activities

COLLEGE STATION - For decades, behavioral scientists have been interested in understanding why people don't participate in leisure activities, but...

Uncertainty about your social rank might be bad for your health

Credit: California National Primate Research Center Having strong social connections has many benefits, from splitting the tab on a pizza...

Children in the Syrian Civil War

Credit: SDMPH In any conflict children are among the worst affected groups, and in the Syrian Civil War the long...

International team unveils first atomic-level image of the human ‘marijuana receptor’

Credit: Photo by James McEntee, courtesy of The Scripps Research Institue JUPITER, FL -- October 20, 2016 - In a...

Leisure activities, job crafting can make company ‘mistfits’ more productive

Finding meaning outside of work and proactively tailoring duties on the job may help people who fail to gel with...

Amazonian frog has its own ant repellent