Health
Delving deeper into social health of methamphetamine users
Methamphetamine is an illicit substance used in communities across Australia and worldwide.
Aug 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anyone can be a cyberbully, not just people who are unhinged
People who have high premeditated or impulsive aggressive tendencies online are likely to cyberbully others, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Apr 26, 2022
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Health
10 percent of U.S. adults meet vegetable intake recommendations
(HealthDay)—Only 12.3 and 10.0 percent of U.S. adults met the fruit and vegetable intake recommendations, respectively, in 2019, according to research published in the Jan. 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Jan 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Belief in social Darwinism linked to dysfunctional psychological characteristics
A new survey study links belief in the concept of social Darwinism with certain dysfunctional psychological characteristics, such as exploitative attitudes towards others, hostility, and low self-esteem. Piotr Radkiewicz ...
Aug 11, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
4 ways to fill the need to socialize during the COVID-19 pandemic
The pandemic has fundamentally reorganized our relationships with family, friends and colleagues. Socializing during lockdown has been discussed at length since the crisis began over one year ago.
May 10, 2021
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Individuals in lower-income US counties or high support for Trump continue to be less likely to socially distance
Using nearly a year of anonymous geolocation data from 15-17 million cell phone users in 3,037 United States counties, investigators have found that individuals with lower income per capita or greater Republican orientation ...
Apr 22, 2021
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Neuroscience
Children with autism have less activity in brain region that processes movement
A brain region responsible for processing visual observations of others' movements then mapping those movements upon one's own body schema is significantly less activated in children with autism spectrum disorder, compared ...
Jan 29, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Workplace wellness programs could improve if more personalized, study shows
A new study found that personal and psychological characteristics are strongly tied to people's progress—or lack thereof—when they participate in programs designed to nudge them toward increased physical activity. The ...
Oct 14, 2020
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Neuroscience
Us vs. them: Understanding the neurobiology of stereotypes
Recent studies into how human beings think about members of other social groups reveal that biases sometimes operate beyond our conscious control. Called implicit bias, the tendency to be suspicious of people we perceive ...
Oct 16, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Objectification of women results in lack of empathy
Sexualized representations, especially the emphasis of secondary sexual characteristics, can change the way we perceive an individual. An international team of researchers led by Giorgia Silani from the Faculty of Psychology ...
Jan 11, 2018
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