New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science looks at the influence online platforms have on the rising illegal drug epidemic. This study shows drug abuse treatment admissions and overdose deaths have increased ...
Nov 18, 2019
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A critical shortage of a chemotherapy used to treat most childhood cancers has galvanized oncologists and parents of sick children.
Oct 18, 2019
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An estimated 46.6 million U.S. adults struggle with mental illnesses, such as anxiety disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. About half of millennials and 75% of Gen-Zers report having quit jobs for ...
Oct 15, 2019
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Patients recovering from life-threatening coronary heart disease who received rehabilitation through WeChat experienced a better recovery than those having standard care, new Curtin University-led research has found.
Oct 11, 2019
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Weight stigma is an issue for queer men using dating apps, says a new University of Waterloo study.
Oct 8, 2019
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UT Dallas doctoral student Kaitlyn Burnell and postdoctoral research associate Justin Vollet studied Instagram and three other social platforms as they traced the pathway from passive social media use to depressive symptoms.
Sep 26, 2019
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As e-cigarette brand JUUL continues to climb in popularity among users of all ages, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers took a unique approach to analyzing its impact by using Twitter to investigate any ...
Sep 9, 2019
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—the accumulation of liver fat in people who drink little or no alcohol—is increasingly common around the world, and in the United States, it affects between 30 and 40 percent ...
Aug 29, 2019
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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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As concerns are being raised about how social media influences young people's perceptions of their body image, sports scientists at Bangor University as asking whether and how social media affects our participation in physical ...
Aug 20, 2019
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