Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media stress can lead to social media addiction
Social network users risk becoming more and more addicted to social media platforms even as they experience stress from their use.
Aug 27, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How stress leads to Facebook addiction
Friends on social media such as Facebook can be a great source of comfort during periods of stress. However, if they don't receive any support offline, stressed users are at risk of developing a pathological dependence on ...
May 28, 2019
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Health
Limiting screen use is not the way to tackle teenage sleep problems
Both in Europe and the US, more than 90% of adolescents have their faces buried in screens before bed. Often, this comes at a cost to sleep. Frequent screen users are much more likely to report falling asleep later, sleeping ...
May 28, 2019
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Pediatrics
New guidelines produced to help parents ensure safe use of social media among children
Children are avid social media users—despite site age restrictions—with 15 per cent having accessed content online that made them feel uncomfortable, new research has shown.
Mar 28, 2019
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Medications
Drug microdosing effects may not measure up to big expectations
Taking very small amounts of psychedelic substances on a regular basis – called 'microdosing' – may improve psychological and cognitive functioning, but the effects do not exactly match users' expectations, a new study ...
Feb 7, 2019
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Medications
Opioid addiction is a public health crisis—the way we're talking about it isn't helping.
The misuse of and addiction to opioids is a public health crisis in the United States. Part of solving that crisis, say two Northeastern researchers, is changing how we talk about addiction.
Jan 18, 2019
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Health
E-scooter companies should consider safety on social media, study finds
Are electric scooters promoted on social media with safety in mind? A USC study of one company's Instagram feed suggests not.
Dec 11, 2018
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Health
Alcohol ads with pro-drinking comments on Facebook boost desire to drink
Alcohol advertisements on social media sites such as Facebook can increase young adults' desire to drink if the ads contain pro-drinking comments from users. That's according to new research in the current issue of the Journal ...
Nov 14, 2018
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Pediatrics
Kids' sleeping habits disrupted by sneaky media use
Preschoolers who spend more time watching television, playing video games or using computers—especially if they're sneaky at bedtime—get less sleep, say University of Michigan researchers.
Jan 12, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
You're less apt to fact-check 'fake news' when it's on social media: study
(HealthDay)—Talk of "fake news" is everywhere this year. Now a new study suggests that people may be less apt to fact-check reports they see on social media, compared to other settings.
May 23, 2017
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