Wearable fitness trackers have made it all too easy for us to make assumptions about our health. We may look to our heart rate to determine whether we really felt the stress of that presentation at work this morning, or think ...
Jun 17, 2019
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Facebook use linked to perceptions of worsening physical health, new research from the University of Surrey, reports.
Jan 8, 2019
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Humans use an ability known as theory of mind every time they make inferences about someone else's mental state—what the other person believes, what they want, or why they are feeling happy, angry, or scared.
Mar 12, 2018
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In a study involving 2861 participants, socially isolated individuals were found to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes more often than individuals with larger social networks. The findings are published in the open access ...
Dec 18, 2017
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Around one third of fake images went undetected in a recent study by the University of Warwick, UK.
Jul 18, 2017
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When someone talks about using "your network" to find a job or answer a question, most people understand that to mean the interconnected web of your friends, family, and acquaintances. But we all have another key network ...
May 2, 2017
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Online media use such as social networking and gaming could be strongly influenced by our genes, according to a new study by researchers from King's College London.
Jan 23, 2017
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Our Facebook status updates, 'likes' and even photos could help researchers better understand mental health disorders with the right ethical safeguards, argue researchers from the University of Cambridge, who suggest that ...
Oct 27, 2016
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Public health researchers have long used social networks to understand the spread of infectious diseases, but those social networks often have gaps. A team of researchers recently showed that spatial analysis can help fill ...
Sep 9, 2016
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Research has shown the significance of social relationships in influencing adult human behavior and health; however, little is known about how children's perception of their social networks correlates with stress and how ...
May 2, 2016
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