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7:35am, 30th April, 2019

Only some people get one health benefit from social support

(Ohio State University) Scientists have long known that the support of friends and family plays a key role in protecting people's physical health.But a new study suggests that the benefits don't go to people who may really need it -- those...

Study: Playing video games generally not harmful to boys' social development

1:44am, 23rd April, 2019

Tech

Study: Playing video games generally not harmful to boys' social development

(Society for Research in Child Development) A new longitudinal study conducted in Norway looked at how playing video games affects the social skills of 6- to 12-year-olds. It found that playing the games affected youth differently by age and gender,...

Online virtual world training, interactions empowers kids with social learning deficits

2:56pm, 10th April, 2019

Tech

Online virtual world training, interactions empowers kids with social learning deficits

(Center for BrainHealth ) After five years of proven success with Charisma(TM) for Youth -- an evidence-based virtual training program to learn and practice social skills in real time with trained clinicians -- the Brain Performance Institute at the...

EU funds research on synthetic drugs, cookies in the Internet, and social inequality

9:32am, 1st April, 2019

Tech

EU funds research on synthetic drugs, cookies in the Internet, and social inequality

(Goethe University Frankfurt) Three ERC Advanced Investigator Grants from the European Research Council, amounting to 7.7 million in total, will go to researchers at Goethe University in Frankfurt. The sociologist Professor Markus Gangl examines wh...

Highlighting social identity and peer group norms can increase water conservation

9:14pm, 21st March, 2019

Nature

Highlighting social identity and peer group norms can increase water conservation

(University of East Anglia) New research suggests that targeted use of behavioural 'nudges' can encourage people to conserve water.Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) found that rather than giving people general information a...

4:38pm, 15th March, 2019

Humans

Physicians and Social Media

Platforms like Twitter and Instagram can blur the boundaries between doctors and patients -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Older Adults Are Especially Prone to Social Media Bubbles

11:10pm, 21st February, 2019

Tech

Older Adults Are Especially Prone to Social Media Bubbles

Research suggests fake news will become an even bigger problem as the population ages-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Only some people get one health benefit from social support

Study: Playing video games generally not harmful to boys' social development

Online virtual world training, interactions empowers kids with social learning deficits

EU funds research on synthetic drugs, cookies in the Internet, and social inequality

Highlighting social identity and peer group norms can increase water conservation

Physicians and Social Media

Older Adults Are Especially Prone to Social Media Bubbles

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