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Psychology & Psychiatry

Behavioral therapy: Taming the black dog with Dungeons and Dragons

You're cornered in a dark alley, a robotic werewolf comes at you snapping its jaws. What do you do?

Aug 12, 2021

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Childhood exposure to gun violence increases risk of violent behavior as adults

Witnessing gun violence in real life or in fiction can have a mental toll on children. The effects, including using guns themselves, sometimes are seen many years later, according to a new University of Michigan study that ...

Jul 21, 2021

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Smartphone gaming can be harmful for some seeking relief from boredom

Smartphone gaming can be harmful to players who game to escape their negative mood and feelings of boredom, a new study has found.

Jul 21, 2021

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Neuroscience

What does the sleeping brain think about?

We sleep, on average, one third of our time. But what does the brain do during these long hours? Using an artificial intelligence approach capable of decoding brain activity during sleep, scientists at the University of Geneva ...

Jul 15, 2021

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Health

Why do kids hate going to sleep, while adults usually love it?

The school holidays are here, and parents struggling to get their children to bed will no doubt be thinking: what is wrong with you? I would do anything to get more sleep!

Jul 7, 2021

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Overweight & Obesity

Excessive screen time linked to obesity in US preteen

A new national study finds that children in the United States with greater screen time usage at ages 9-10 are more likely to gain weight one year later.

Jun 28, 2021

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Commercial video games could help treat mental illness

Popular video games have the potential to provide low-cost, easy access, effective and stigma-free support for some mental health issues, researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, have ...

Jun 17, 2021

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Young teens should only use recreational internet and video games one hour daily

Middle-school aged children who use the internet, social media or video games recreationally for more than an hour each day during the school week have significantly lower grades and test scores, according to a study from ...

May 24, 2021

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Overweight & Obesity

Weight-loss maintainers sit less than weight-stable people with obesity

People who are successful at weight-loss maintenance spend less time sitting during the week and weekends compared to weight-stable individuals with obesity, according to a paper published online in Obesity. This is the first ...

May 24, 2021

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