Health
Traveling farther away from home linked to better health
People who travel more outside of their local area feel that they are healthier than those who stay closer to home, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Jan 4, 2023
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News tagged with social mobility
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apps kept us healthy during the pandemic, but it came at a cost
The same apps that kept us moving during the pandemic sometimes had a negative emotional impact, according to new research led by the University of Sydney.
Aug 19, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study reveals the emotional journey of a digital detox while travelling
New research reveals the emotional journey that tourists go on when they disconnect from technology and social media while travelling.
Aug 14, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Genes account for half of differences in social mobility
A new King's College London study suggests that genes account for nearly 50 per cent of the differences between whether children are socially mobile or not.
Jul 17, 2017
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Health
Breastfeeding boosts ability to climb social ladder
Breastfeeding not only boosts children's chances of climbing the social ladder, but it also reduces the chances of downwards mobility, suggests a large study published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Jun 24, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Improving health communication to save lives during epidemics
During epidemics of Ebola, COVID-19, Zika and other public health emergencies, effective communication of public health messages is crucial to control the spread of disease, maintain public trust, and encourage compliance ...
23 hours ago
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research team reports on effect of mobile phone use in parent-child interactions
Preschoolers who use mobile devices more frequently have lower quality and quantity of parent-child interaction than their peers who do not use them. Researchers from the Alpha Generation Lab at the Department of Ethology, ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Health
Lower social class throughout life linked to higher risk of cognitive impairment
People in lower socioeconomic positions throughout their lives have a higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment by the age of 50, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL.
Mar 22, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Finland managed to halve its suicide rate—here's how
The end of the 20th century was a particularly grim period for Finland. Suicide rates were among the highest in the world, peaking in 1990 with over 30 deaths per 100,000 citizens, compared with a European average of ten ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why bans on smartphones or social media for teenagers could do more harm than good
There are growing calls for young people under the age of 16 to be banned from having smartphones or access to social media. The Smartphone Free Childhood WhatsApp group aims to normalize young people not having smartphones ...
Feb 24, 2024
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