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Social media can support healthiness of older people

The use of social media by older people can offer valuable additional support in cases of sickness and diseases, new research from the University of Luxembourg has shown.

Health created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Facebook makes users envious, dissatisfied

In a joint research study conducted by the Department of Information Systems of the TU Darmstadt (Prof. Dr. Peter Buxmann) and the Institute of Information Systems of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Dr. Hanna Krasnova), ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Does Facebook make you fat?

Time spent on social networking sites comes at the expense of other activities – including physical activity, new research by the University of Ulster has revealed. 

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most parents think social media not a bad thing: survey

(HealthDay) -- A new survey finds that an overwhelming majority of parents think social media isn't necessarily a bad thing for their children.

Health created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sending sexually explicit photos by cell phone -- more common among teens than you might think

A significant number of teenagers are sending and receiving sexually explicit cell phone photos, often with little, if any, awareness of the possible psychological, interpersonal, and sometimes legal consequences of doing ...

Health created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Victims of online dating scams feel doubly traumatized

Online dating scammers groom their victims by developing 'hyper-personal' relationships which can leave victims feeling doubly traumatised.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0