Social & Behavioral Science
Moderate drinking may not ward off heart disease
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Many people believe that having a glass of wine with dinner--or moderately drinking any kind of alcohol--will...
Migrant Asian women remembered ‘home’ through food and song
Credit: University of Huddersfield WHEN women migrated 4,000 miles from Pakistan and India to the North of England - often...
New comprehensive national database advances gun policy research
While the number of firearms' laws has nearly doubled in the U.S. in the last 26 years, the increase has...
Know thyself to understand others
Through targeted training, people can be guided to develop a better inner awareness about their own mental states, and to...
Low self-esteem partners create their own regret in relationship sacrifices
Low self-esteem partners can feel vulnerable in their relationship, including feeling insecure about their partner's support and love. In a...
Data sharing can offer help in science’s reproducibility crisis
Criticism that researchers in the psychological and brain sciences are failing to reproduce studies -- a key step in the...
Obesity is in the eye of the beholder
ITHACA, N.Y. - Doctors have a specific definition of what it means to be overweight or obese, but in the...
NewYork-Presbyterian, CUMC & Weill Cornell Medicine experts to present at APA meeting
Expert Availability: NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine Experts to Present at the 2017 American Psychiatric Association...
Study reveals recommendations for certifying emotional support animals
Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - Service animals help owners navigate daily tasks and often have years...
Region in brain found to be associated with fear of uncertain future
WASHINGTON -- People who struggle to cope with uncertainty or the ambiguity of potential future threats may have an unusually...
Chances of receiving CPR at home decreases with age
PHILADELPHIA - The likelihood of a family member or friend stepping in to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person...
Penn Medicine researchers identify biomarkers that may predict cognitive impairment
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - New biomarkers identified by a research team in the Perelman School of Medicine at the...
How the brain ‘plays’ with predictability and randomness to choose the right time to act
Credit: Gil Costa (Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown) Deciding when to take an action can be as important as deciding...
Diverse populations make rational collective decisions
Credit: Photo by Tatsuhiro Yamamoto Understanding how ant colonies make collective decisions could provide insight into the functioning of the...
Men sing about dating and sex more often than women
A new analysis of popular song lyrics from 1960 through 2008 reveals that men sing about both romantic love and...
Wallflower center pack baboons find place
Credit: UC Davis/Margaret Crofoot Are you the kind of person who, at a party, tends to be surrounded by friends...
Shared genetic heritage from Sicily to Cyprus
Credit: Sarno et al. DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-01802-4. The study -- coordinated by the Human Biodiversity and Population Genomics group at the...
Computer game could help children choose healthy food
Credit: University of Exeter A simple brain-training game could help children choose healthy snacks instead of chocolate and sweets, according...
Loneliness in young adults linked to poor sleep quality
Researchers from King's College London have found a link between loneliness and poor sleep quality in a study of more...
Swansea University scientists find that ‘fathers do matter’ for the wandering albatross
Credit: Tina Cornioley, University of Zurich One of the predicted consequences of climate change is a shift in body mass...