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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New research led by Flinders University Ph.D. candidate Jasmine Petersen examining commercial physical activity apps has found that the social components of these apps hold great potential to increase physical activity engagement.
Aug 18, 2020
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Fathers' prepartum social media posts can predict their risk of postpartum depression. A predictive model based on machine learning is described in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. ...
Jul 7, 2020
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Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth and young adults, behind unintentional injury, with suicide attempts much higher among LGBTQ youth (23% to 45%) than their heterosexual and cisgender peers (5%).
Jun 1, 2020
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An increasing number of medical schools and other health care organizations are starting to incorporate implicit bias training in their curriculums to help health care professionals recognize any unconscious prejudice and ...
May 20, 2020
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Tailored exercise programs led by accredited exercise physiologists don't just provide physical benefits for residents living in aged care—they improve mental wellbeing and social engagement, according to new Edith Cowan ...
May 5, 2020
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Health practitioners are constantly developing new ways to help those with drug and alcohol addictions wean themselves from their substance of choice. Most such programs have limited success, however. A new study finds that ...
Apr 24, 2020
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Less than one in four adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) ever get tested for HIV, research funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, ...
Feb 12, 2020
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Teenage boys who witness their peers abusing women and girls are much more likely to bully and fight with others, as well as behave abusively toward their dates, compared to teenage boys who don't witness such behaviors, ...
Dec 27, 2019
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Vegan school lunches contain triple the amount of heart-healthy fiber found in standard entrées, according to a new case study published in The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management. Fiber is an important nutrient that ...
Nov 4, 2019
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