Psychology & Psychiatry
Four reasons teens take part in social media challenges
Social media challenges are wide-ranging—both in the stunts they involve and the reasons why people do them.
Sep 22, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teenage brain development study helps predict drinking behavior
Mapping out brain networks in teens can help predict current and future risky drinking behavior, according to Sarah Yip, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and in the Yale Child Study Center.
Sep 21, 2023
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Addiction
US drug overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020, study finds
The United States is experiencing its highest overall death rates in more than a century, fueled in part by drug overdose mortality. The origins of the current epidemic are due, at least in part, to a 1986 World Health Organization ...
Sep 12, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
College athletes found to experience high rates of mental health stigma
College athletes playing this fall have spent months practicing and preparing for the season.
Sep 8, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study reveals new insights into behavioral inhibitory control through functional neuroimaging
In a recent article published in the journal Psychoradiology, researchers from Sichuan Normal University introduced an innovative Three-Choice BIC paradigm that merges the GNG and two-choice oddball (TCO) tasks.
Sep 6, 2023
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Vaccination
Study finds COVID vaccine mandates significantly reduce infection rates on college campuses
New research from The Ohio State University College of Medicine finds COVID-19 vaccine mandates are highly effective at reducing the spread of the virus and increasing immunity in a university setting.
Sep 6, 2023
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Pediatrics
Q&A: Back-to-school physicals essential for all ages
I always have a million things to do before my three children return to school. How important are back-to-school physicals, and is it critical to schedule one for my college-bound child and my younger kids?
Sep 1, 2023
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Health
'Pregaming' linked to risky substance use among college students
New research from Texas A&M University School of Public Health suggests that college students who "pregame," or participate in tailgating and similar activities before athletic events, are also more likely to take part in ...
Aug 25, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What we get wrong about self-esteem: It's built through actions, not words
Self-esteem is the sense of value we have for ourselves. It's how we perceive ourselves: whether we think we are worthy and competent, whether we think we belong, whether we like ourselves.
Aug 16, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The orgasm gap and why women climax less than men
Imagine a steamy sex scene involving a woman and a man from your favorite television show or movie. It's likely that both parties orgasm. But this doesn't reflect reality.
Aug 15, 2023
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