Psychology & Psychiatry
Research examines how loneliness affects the social human brain
Loneliness is as close to universal as experiences come. Almost everyone has felt isolated, even rejected.
Feb 4, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Shining a stochastic spotlight on Ebola
The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease, the worst since the disease first appeared in 1976, has claimed more than 11,000 lives in the West African nations of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and a handful more in nearby ...
Jun 23, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
We all want high social status: study
Not everyone may care about having an impressive job title or a big, fancy house but all human beings desire a high level of social status, according to a newly published study.
May 6, 2015
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Medications
New system for detecting adverse effects of medications using social media
Researchers at Carlos III Universidad de Madrid have developed a system for detecting adverse effects of pharmaceutical drugs by tracking information generated by patients on specialized blogs or social networks such as Twitter ...
Mar 16, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Students use new lab to study how sounds influence human health
The Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at Penn State has established the Social Science Acoustics Lab in Keller Building at the University Park campus. The lab is used in a variety of ways to investigate ...
Feb 26, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
UCLA neuroscientist's book explains why social connection is as important as food and shelter
Facebook and gossip might seem like a waste of time, but they actually serve a basic human need. A growing body of research shows that the need to connect socially with others is as basic as our need for food, water and shelter, ...
Oct 10, 2013
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Cardiology
Emotional stress may trigger heart attack
(Medical Xpress)—Heart attack survivors who live alone and people exposed to extreme stress from events such as natural disasters or sporting events are at greater risk of heart attack, according to a Heart Foundation study ...
Aug 7, 2013
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Neuroscience
Competing pathways affect early differentiation of higher brain structures
Sand-dwelling and rock-dwelling cichlids living in East Africa's Lake Malawi share a nearly identical genome, but have very different personalities. The territorial rock-dwellers live in communities where social interactions ...
Apr 26, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
In rich and poor nations, giving makes people feel better than getting, research finds
Feeling good about spending money on someone else rather than for personal benefit may be a universal response among people in both impoverished countries and rich nations, according to new research published by the American ...
Feb 21, 2013
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Neuroscience
Socially isolated rats are more vulnerable to addiction, report researchers
Rats that are socially isolated during a critical period of adolescence are more vulnerable to addiction to amphetamine and alcohol, found researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. Amphetamine addiction is also harder ...
Jan 23, 2013
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