What You Scroll, Not How Long: Health Content on Social Media Tied to Obsessive Healthy Eating
A study of 2,435 adults finds that self-optimization and health-focused social media content, rather than appearance posts or screen time, ...
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Massive Review of 9 Million Young People Reveals Screen Time Harms Depend on Age, Content and Context
An umbrella review of 121 systematic reviews covering over nine million children and adolescents finds that the health effects of ...
When AI narrows beauty: users who compare themselves to machine-made bodies feel most excluded
A survey of 284 social media users in Ecuador finds that people who perceive AI as aesthetically enhancing photographs report ...
Governments, Media, and Citizens Together Shape How the World Sees Africa, Survey Finds
A new survey study finds that the actions of African governments, media coverage, and citizen conduct each significantly shape how ...
Social Media Emerges as Critical Health Infrastructure for Mass Gathering Events
A systematic review of ten high-quality studies finds that social media now functions as core operational infrastructure for mass gathering ...
Three Weeks of Online Self-Compassion Training Eases Young Women’s Obsession With Perfect Photos
A three-week online self-compassion program significantly increased self-kindness and reduced photo-investment among young adult women in a controlled trial, suggesting ...
Ghanaian Students Know the Names of Sexual Enhancers, But Not the Facts
A qualitative study of 45 university students in Ghana finds that awareness of sexual enhancers and sex toys is rising ...
Screens and the Science of a Loneliness Epidemic
A University of Iceland sociologist argues that screen-mediated life disrupts the brain synchronisation, interaction rituals and empathy that hold human ...
AI Scores Health Videos on Douyin Nearly as Well as Human Experts, Study Finds
Chinese researchers show that a ChatGPT-4-based framework can assess the quality of lactational mastitis videos on Douyin with near-perfect agreement ...
Menopause Goes Digital: Urban Indian Women Turn to Social Media for Support, Study Finds
A cross-sectional survey of 200 urban women in Nagpur, India, finds that age and occupation significantly shape how women use ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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