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Too big or just right? Optimal circle of friends depends on socioeconomic conditions

Some people like to have a few close friends, while others prefer a wider social circle that is perhaps less deep. These preferences reflect people's personalities and individual circumstances—but is one approach to social ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

One in four physicians uses social media daily

A new survey shows that about one in four physicians uses social media daily or multiple times a day to scan or explore medical information, and 14 percent use social media each day to contribute new information, according ...

Health created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multiple media use tied to depression, anxiety

(Medical Xpress)—Using multiple forms of media at the same time – such as playing a computer game while watching TV – is linked to symptoms of anxiety and depression, scientists have found for the first ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Social media may help fight childhood obesity

Social media may be an effective tool to help children overcome obesity, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement.

Overweight and Obesity created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is Facebook a factor in psychotic symptoms?

As Internet access becomes increasingly widespread, so do related psychopathologies such as Internet addiction and delusions related to the technology and to virtual relationships. Computer communications ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Local shops vital for age-friendly communities, researchers find

(Medical Xpress)—Local shops play an important role in older people's daily lives and, for many, are an integral part of their social network, new research shows.

Health created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High-quality personal relationships improve survival in women with breast cancer

The quality of a woman's social networks—the personal relationships that surround an individual—appears to be just as important as the size of her networks in predicting breast cancer survival, Kaiser Permanente scientists ...

Cancer created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social networking info will increasingly influence med student and trainee doctor selection

The use of social networking sites is set to increasingly influence the selection of medical students and trainee doctors in the US, suggests the largest study of its kind published online in Postgraduate Medical Journal.

Other created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dementia patients need urgent support after diagnosis

There is an urgent need for support from outside the family after diagnosis of dementia according to a study led by researchers from the University of Hertfordshire.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers report widespread Internet use by caregivers of children with shunts

When faced with disease, patients and caregivers now readily turn to the Internet for information and emotional support. This is particularly true in the case of caregivers of children with hydrocephalus. Researchers at Children's ...

Health created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Friendship 2.0: Teens' technology use promotes sense of belonging, identity

(Medical Xpress)—With adolescents seemingly glued to cell phones and social networking websites, experts are investigating whether the near-constant digital activity changes youths' development.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cyberbullying only rarely the sole factor identified in teen suicides

Cyberbullying – the use of the Internet, phones or other technologies to repeatedly harass or mistreat peers – is often linked with teen suicide in media reports. However, new research presented on Saturday, Oct. 20, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German doctors warn against Internet trade in breast milk

German pediatricians have warned new parents against obtaining breast milk to feed their babies via social networking sites such as Facebook, cautioning the milk could be harmful.

Pediatrics created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Peer influence: Facebook, Twitter, alcohol and drugs

(Medical Xpress)—When it comes to alcohol and drug use, peers can be just as influential online as they are in person, researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health say.

Addiction created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Report reveals key concerns of UK's aging society

One in six people in England aged over 50 are socially isolated. They have few socially orientated hobbies, little civic or cultural engagement with society, and may have very limited social networks. This was a key finding ...

Health created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0