News tagged with social strategies


Early relationships, not brainpower, key to adult happiness

Positive social relationships in childhood and adolescence are key to adult well-being, according to Associate Professor Craig Olsson from Deakin University and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Australia, and ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Does wisdom really come with age? It depends on the culture

(Medical Xpress)—"Wisdom comes with winters," Oscar Wilde once said. And it's certainly comforting to think that aging benefits the mind, if not the body. But do we really get wiser as time passes?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

TB outbreaks could be 'solved' by DNA tracking

Reconstructing the spread of killer diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) from person to person using DNA sequencing quickly identifies the origin and movement of pathogens. This approach is directly informing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Phone calls back evolutionary theories of gender

Women speak to their male partners less often as they grow older and turn their attention to a younger generation, according to an unusual study Thursday that tracked nearly two billion phone calls and text ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Obesity a concern? Don't use sweets to reward children's behaviour, reduce screen time

Cutting screen time and not rewarding children's good behaviour with sweets are among the steps parents could take to reduce overweight and obesity in children before they start school, according to research by the University ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beliefs about genes, God, can change health communication strategies

Beliefs about nature and nurture can affect how patients and their families respond to news about their diagnosis, according to Penn State health communication researchers.

Health created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New book examines impact of US tobacco industry

Most research that focuses on tobacco examines health risks associated with smoking, says Peter Benson, PhD, a sociocultural anthropologist at Washington University in St. Louis.

Health created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Homesickness and adjustment in university students

Sure, many young adults are ecstatic at that first taste of freedom that comes with "going away to college." But for some, the intense transition can also trigger intense homesickness. In new research published in the Journal of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stigma among HIV-positive women complex and overlapping

In this week's PLoS Medicine, Mona Loutfy of the University of Toronto, Canada and colleagues report their study examining experiences of stigma and coping strategies among HIV-positive women in Ontario, Canada.

HIV & AIDS created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0