Psychology & Psychiatry
Long social isolation can lead to poor health
For many people around the world, it's been at least a month since mandatory stay-at-home orders were issued because of a novel coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 27, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teens are wired to resent being stuck with parents and cut off from friends during coronavirus lockdown
"Can't I just go see one friend?"
Apr 22, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID-19 be damned! From prehistory to daily behavior, why we break physical distancing rules
Why do people continue to ignore physical distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite caution from experts that doing so endangers the health of others?
Apr 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Infants prefer individuals who achieve their goals efficiently
From birth, we acquire information and learn through interacting with others; that is why it is so important to be able to identify the most suitable individuals to interact with. To interact with others, it is important ...
Mar 31, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parents' social isolation linked to their children's health
Parents' social isolation was linked to self-reported poorer health not only for themselves but also for their adolescent children, finds a study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Mar 5, 2020
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Health
Social skills begin to decline in late 30s and early 40s, study finds
Training programmes to improve people's social and cognitive skills should target people in their late 30s and early 40s as these abilities start to decline earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who are ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When chronic pain leads to depression in children
When chronic pain keeps children from being active and social, it's no surprise that anxiety and depression can become unwelcome playmates.
Feb 27, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Widowhood accelerates cognitive decline among those at risk for Alzheimer's disease
The death of a spouse often means the loss of intimacy, companionship and everyday support for older adults. A new study finds that widowhood can have another profound effect: It may accelerate cognitive decline. Investigators ...
Feb 27, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation
When you think of visual misinformation, maybe you think of deepfakes—videos that appear real but have actually been created using powerful video editing algorithms. The creators edit celebrities into pornographic movies, ...
Feb 17, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brain networks come online during adolescence to prepare teenagers for adult life
New brain networks come 'online' during adolescence, allowing teenagers to develop more complex adult social skills, but potentially putting them at increased risk of mental illness, according to new research published in ...
Jan 29, 2020
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