Social media influencers may affect more than voter opinions
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — If Thanksgiving dinner conversations have turned into heated political arguments over the past two decades, social ...
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Stigmatizing content on social media affects perceptions of mental health care, new study reveals
Research has shown that social media can negatively impact people's mental health. But can it affect people’s beliefs about mental ...
Early body contact develops premature babies’ social skills
Skin-to-skin contact between parent and infant during the first hours after a very premature birth helps develop the child's social ...
Social media use linked to risky health behaviors in young people
Social media use is associated with risky health behaviours in young people including increased alcohol, drug and tobacco use, anti-social ...
Social media posts that promote tobacco are increasing, AI detection technology finds
When teenagers and young adults see pro-tobacco content on social media, they face higher risks. They are more likely to report ...
PCORI approves $80.5 million for health research using novel approaches to tackle social and clinical care factors that contribute to maternal health inequities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $80.5 million to support four new, ...
Researchers find neurons work as a team to process social interactions
Researchers have discovered that a part of the brain associated with working memory and multisensory integration may also play an important ...
A fifth higher: Tropical cyclones substantially raise the Social Cost of Carbon
Extreme events like tropical cyclones have immediate impacts, but also long-term implications for societies. A new study published in the ...
A new diagnostic tool to identify and treat pathological social withdrawal, Hikikomori
Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a new tool to help clinicians and researchers assess individuals for pathological social ...
Social determinants of health and cardiologist involvement in the care of adults hospitalized for heart failure
About The Study: This study of 1,000 participants found that adults with low household income were less likely than adults with ...
National Poll: Parents of young children increasingly turn to social media for parenting advice
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Potty training, getting kids to sleep and toddler tantrums are just some of the challenges parents ...
HKU State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences provides a roadmap for unlocking the brain secrets of social media
With nearly 5 billion users worldwide spending an average of over two hours daily on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and ...
Social media helping to protect biodiversity
Nature photographers posting to social media are helping improve biodiversity conservation mapping in South Asia, and the method could go ...
Harvard report diagnoses drivers of South Africa’s severe economic and social challenges
Cambridge, MA — A new report by Harvard's Growth Lab finds that South Africa's economy is performing poorly, and its ...
Forget social distancing: House finches become more social when sick
Social distancing when sick has become second nature to many of us in the past few years, but some sick ...
Social factors, rather than biological ones, drive higher numbers of adverse drug events in women
A new study out this week in the journal Social Science and Medicine proposes that social, gendered variables may better ...
Bullying victims who perceive they’re targeted due to social characteristics feel the effects worse, new research suggests
Students who feel they have been victimized because of social characteristics such as their ethnicity or their sexuality are at ...
A digital detox may not improve wellbeing: social media users who reduced their use for a week saw decreases in positive emotions as well as in negative ones
A digital detox may not improve wellbeing: social media users who reduced their use for a week saw decreases in ...
Social media giants send mixed signals on muscle-building supplements content
Toronto, ON – A new study published in the journal Substance Use and Misuse finds that while user-generated content and ...
Mother Nature knows best when it comes to climate solutions, social media users say
People feel more positive about planting trees and protecting rainforests as a means of combating climate change than they do ...
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Fungus from Arrakis: New species named after Dune’s giant worms
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New chemistry can extract virgin-grade materials from wind turbine blades in one process
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Scientists discover rare 6-planet system that moves in strange synchrony
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Acer i-Seed: the first eco-friendly fluorescent artificial seed for monitoring soil temperature by using drones
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Durable plastic pollution easily, cleanly degrades with new catalyst