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Black men in same sex relationships seek church, internet, for support  PHYS.ORG · 2 hours
Black men who have sex with men, or BMSM, have been the subject of much research focused on health disparities in HIV occurrence, stigma and mental... more
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Study proves that brains of pairs of animals synchronize during social situations  NEWS MEDICAL · 6 hours
UCLA researchers have published a Cell study showing that the brains of pairs of animals synchronize during social situations. more
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Northern Lights’ Social Networking Reveals True Scale of Magnetic Storms  ASTRO WATCH · 14 hours
Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a 'social network'... more
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Northern lights' 'social networking' reveals true scale of magnetic storms  SCIENCE DAILY · 2 days
Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a 'social network' of ground-based instruments, according to a new study. more
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Why These Strange, Reclusive Arachnids Fled Underground in Evolutionary Waves  LIVE SCIENCE · 3 days
When Australia got too hot and dry, which killed off forests, these woodland creatures decided to live underground. more
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Northern lights' social networking reveals true scale of magnetic storms  PHYS.ORG · 3 days
Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a 'social network' of ground-based instruments, according to a new study from the University of... more
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The dark side of personality  PHYS.ORG · 3 days
Social life entails countless situations in which people have to trust each other. From mundane family matters to profane issues such as trade negotiations among world leaders in a conflicted globalized world—all require the trust and the trustworthiness... more
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Bats' brains sync when they socialize  PHYS.ORG · 4 days
The phrase "we're on the same wavelength" may be more than just a friendly saying: A new study by University of California, Berkeley, researchers shows that bats' brain activity is literally in sync when bats engage... more
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High school seniors losing trust in law enforcement, justice system  PHYS.ORG · 4 days
High school seniors' confidence in law enforcement and the justice system significantly declined from 2006 to 2017 while their faith in religious organizations and schools was comparatively higher... more
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New initiative to increase mothers' ability to provide milk for very low birth weight infants  NEWS MEDICAL · 4 days
Researchers at Boston Medical Center initiated a statewide quality improvement imitative to increase mothers' ability to produce and... more
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Ethnic group and gender influence patients' treatment decision-making  NEWS MEDICAL · 4 days
Ethnic group and gender both influence patients' experiences with treatment decision-making but in different ways, according to new research led by Henry S. Perkins, MD, of the University of Texas Health Science... more
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Study examines type of social interaction required for people to display physiological synchrony  NEWS MEDICAL · 4 days
A team of researchers led by a member of the Colorado School of Public Health faculty at the Anschutz Medical Campus examined... more
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There's More To Look Forward To After Peaking Professionally  NPR · 5 days
Social scientist Arthur Brooks set out to figure out how life after 50 can be more professionally fulfilling. His advice? "Stop being an innovator and start being an instructor." more
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Whites' racial prejudice can lessen over time, research shows  PHYS.ORG · 5 days
Prejudice among white people can lessen over time, according to new research from Rice University. more
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How arousal impacts physiological synchrony in relationships  SCIENCE DAILY · 5 days
A team of researchers has examined what type of social interaction is required for people to display physiological synchrony -- mutual changes in autonomic nervous system activity. The study also looked at whether the... more
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Does greater immersion in virtual reality lead to a better experience?  PHYS.ORG · 5 days
Contrary to current industry trends to develop more immersive virtual reality systems, a new study found that a more immersive environment or the presence of real-world... more
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Antidepressants can reduce empathy for those in pain  SCIENCE DAILY · 6 days
Depression is a disorder that often comes along with strong impairments of social functioning. Until recently, researchers assumed that acute episodes of depression also impair empathy, an essential skill for successful social... more
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Researcher explores the gendered social construction of exceptionalism in early adolescence  PHYS.ORG · 6 days
"Are boys better at school than girls?" Michela Musto, a postdoctoral fellow at the Clayman Institute, asked middle school students, after observing their classrooms. Musto recently... more
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Study explores how gossip spreads in social networks  PHYS.ORG · 6 days
How many different types of people—colleagues, friends, taxi drivers, etc.—should we hear a piece of information from before we start sharing it as a true fact? more
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Study found that social media has detrimental effect on mental health of people in Indonesia  NEWS MEDICAL · 6 days
Social media use is contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia, research presented in a paper by Sujarwoto... more
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Past climate change: A warning for the future?  SCIENCE DAILY · 7 days
A new study of climate changes and their effects on past societies offers a sobering glimpse of social upheavals that might happen in the future. The prehistoric groups studied lived in the... more
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Social media use contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia  SCIENCE DAILY · 7 days
Social media use is contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia, new research suggests. more
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Race, ethnicity and exclusionary discipline practices  SCIENCE DAILY · 7 days
Discipline and how it is administered in schools across the US continues to be a hotly debated topic. A new project analyzed how ethnicity and race are associated with school exclusionary discipline practices, which refer to... more
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Inducing an osteoarthritic (OA) phenotype in a cartilage-on-a-chip (COC) model  PHYS.ORG · 7 days
In an aging population, the social impact of osteoarthritis (OA) can dramatically increase to become the most common musculoskeletal disease. However, at present, therapies are limited to palliative... more
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Expert discusses observing cognitive triggers for extremist violence through brain scans  PHYS.ORG · 1 week
In a new journal article, a team of scientists led by Scott Atran, an adjunct research professor at the University of Michigan's Ford School and Institute... more
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Medical News Today: How the online world is affecting the human brain  MNT · 1 week
An international report examines how online behavior is affecting brain function. Scientists looked at concentration, memory, and social cognition. more
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How the online world is affecting the human brain  MNT · 1 week
An international report examines how online behavior is affecting brain function. Scientists looked at concentration, memory, and social cognition. more
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How Sweden went from 'least democratic' to welfare state  PHYS.ORG · 1 week
In a new study, Lund University economic historian Erik Bengtsson debunks the myth that Sweden was destined to become a social democratic country. Instead, he argues that it was actually... more
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Understanding social structure is important to rewilding  PHYS.ORG · 1 week
Increasing the success of wildlife translocations is critical, given the escalating global threats to wildlife. A study published in May 2019 in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation highlights the influence of a species'... more
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Racial abuse is rife in junior sports—and little is being done to address it  PHYS.ORG · 1 week
The AFL and its clubs have finally issued an apology to two-time Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes for their handling of... more
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Despite dire predictions, levels of social support remain steady in the U.S.  PHYS.ORG · 1 week
Although Americans have faced waves of social, technological and economic disruption over the last few decades, a new study indicates that their perceptions of... more
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Amid privacy firestorm, Facebook curbs research tool  PHYS.ORG · 1 week
Facebook has curbed access to a controversial feature allowing searches of the vast content within the social network—a tool which raised privacy concerns but was also used for research and investigative journalism. more
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New York ends religious exemption to vaccine mandates  ABC NEWS · 2 weeks
New York has eliminated a religious exemption to vaccine requirements for schoolchildren more
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The Latest: NY ends religious exemptions to vaccine mandates  ABC NEWS · 2 weeks
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation eliminating a religious exemption to vaccine mandates for schoolchildren in the face of the nation's worst measles outbreak in decades more
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The Latest: NY moves to end religious vaccine exemption  ABC NEWS · 2 weeks
The New York state Assembly has voted to eliminate a religious exemption to vaccine mandates for schoolchildren in the face of its worst measles outbreak in decades more
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New York set to cut religious exemption to vaccine mandates  ABC NEWS · 2 weeks
New York state would eliminate a religious exemption to vaccine mandates under a bill expected to pass the state Legislature more
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Living and breathing while Black: Racial profiling and other acts of violence  PHYS.ORG · 2 weeks
Recently, Shelby McPhee, a young Black male graduate student presenting at the largest Canadian academic gathering, the 88th annual Congress of the Humanities and... more
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Social worker's new book challenges resilience misconceptions  PHYS.ORG · 2 weeks
With his new book Change Your World: The Science of Resilience and the True Path to Success, Michael Ungar is challenging misconceptions around the worlds of self-help and resilience. more
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Bullying in children with ASD gets worse with age  NEWS MEDICAL · 2 weeks
Children with autism spectrum disorder are more likely to experience bullying than children without ASD and this bullying gets worse with age, according to new research from Binghamton University, State... more
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Ants maintain essential interactions despite environmental flux  SCIENCE DAILY · 2 weeks
Ants adjust their social interactions to accommodate changes in population density, according to researchers. The findings suggest that ant colonies are capable of maintaining their sophisticated social organization despite potentially drastic changes in their... more
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Dolphins form friendships through shared interests just like us, study finds  SCIENCE DAILY · 2 weeks
When it comes to making friends, it appears dolphins are just like us and form close friendships with other dolphins that have a common interest. The... more
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San Francisco prosecutors turn to AI to reduce racial bias  PHYS.ORG · 2 weeks
In a first-of-its kind experiment, San Francisco prosecutors are turning to artificial intelligence to reduce racial bias in the courts, adopting a system that strips certain identifying details... more
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Bullying gets worse as children with autism get older  SCIENCE DAILY · 2 weeks
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to experience bullying than children without ASD and this bullying gets worse with age, according to new research. more
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Ants maintain essential interactions despite environmental flux  PHYS.ORG · 2 weeks
Ants adjust their social interactions to accommodate changes in population density, according to researchers at Penn State and Georgetown University. The findings suggest that ant colonies are capable of maintaining their sophisticated social organization... more
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Dolphins form friendships through shared interests just like us, study finds  PHYS.ORG · 2 weeks
When it comes to making friends, it appears dolphins are just like us and form close friendships with other dolphins that have a common interest. The... more
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Science from the Space Station  ESA · 2 weeks
In the age of social media, no new experience goes undocumented. On Earth, we fill our camera rolls with weekends away, social events and time spent... more
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Social media use linked to poor mental health in Indonesia  NEWS MEDICAL · 2 weeks
Social media use is contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia, research by Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Gindo Tampubolon and Adi Cilik Pierewanhas found. more
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How cryptocurrency discussions spread  PHYS.ORG · 2 weeks
A rapidly increasing percentage of the world's population is connected to the global information environment. At the same time, the information environment is enabling social interactions that are radically changing how and at what rate information spreads. As part of... more
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Dramatic change in ancient nomad diets coincides with expansion of networks across Eurasia  PHYS.ORG · 2 weeks
A meta-analysis of dietary information recorded in the bones of ancient animals and humans recovered from sites scattered across the Eurasian steppe,... more
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Study counters narrative that street homeless are 'service resistant'  PHYS.ORG · 2 weeks
A team of researchers from the NYU Silver School of Social Work has found that bureaucratic barriers rather than personal intransigence lead many street homeless people in New York City... more
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Talking about climate change could reduce global warming, says new study  NEWS MEDICAL · 2 weeks
Social learning matters in arresting climate change, just as much as geophysical factors like plant respiration or solar reflectivity of the earth’s surface, says a surprising... more
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Social interactions impact climate change predictions, study reveals  PHYS.ORG · 3 weeks
Something as simple as chatting with your neighbours about their new energy-efficient home renovations can affect wider climate change predictions, a new University of Guelph study reveals. more
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Human impact on the activities and social behaviour of urban capuchin monkeys  SCIENCE DAILY · 3 weeks
To better understand how primates adapt to the increasing presence of humans, researchers monitored a group of 17 capuchin monkeys for a year and... more
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How the Internet may be changing the brain  SCIENCE DAILY · 3 weeks
An international team of researchers has found the Internet can produce both acute and sustained alterations in specific areas of cognition, which may reflect changes in the brain, affecting our attentional capacities,... more
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Human impact on the activities and social behaviour of urban capuchin monkeys  PHYS.ORG · 3 weeks
To better understand how primates modify their behaviour to adapt to the increasing presence of humans, a research team monitored 17 robust capuchin monkeys... more
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Not all teens turn to social media when they're lonely  PHYS.ORG · 3 weeks
Technology is so pervasive it may seem as if teens spend more time on social networking sites than in real conversations with friends. New research challenges that assumption... more
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The racist roots of American policing: From slave patrols to traffic stops  PHYS.ORG · 3 weeks
Outrage over racial profiling and the killing of African Americans by police officers and vigilantes in recent years helped give rise to the Black... more
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Neolithic pottery sherds from China reveal alcoholic beverage production techniques  PHYS.ORG · 3 weeks
A team of researchers from Stanford University, Zhengzhou University, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology has learned more about the ways Neolithic... more
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Angkor Wat archaeological digs yield new clues to its civilization's decline  PHYS.ORG · 3 weeks
Cambodia's famous temple of Angkor Wat is one of the world's largest religious monuments, visited by over 2 million tourists each year. more
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In the aftermath of company scandals, auditors charge higher fees or leave  PHYS.ORG · 3 weeks
When thousands of fake Wells Fargo accounts came to light in 2016, the media scrutinized everyone behind the scandal, with the bank's external auditor,... more
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More blacks got timely cancer care after 'Obamacare': Study  ABC NEWS · 3 weeks
New research suggests that states that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act eliminated racial differences in being able to quickly start on treatment after a diagnosis of advanced... more
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Understanding identity in online worlds  PHYS.ORG · 3 weeks
For Rosa Mikeal Martey, professor in Journalism and Media Communication, the relationship between identity in the offline world and identity construction in a virtual world has always been of research interest. For her dissertation, Martey studied gender identity... more
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Using geography to explore land policy and management  PHYS.ORG · 3 weeks
One of the challenges for researchers is collaborating and communicating with communities to solve social and environmental problems. However, that challenge is what inspires and motivates scientists to keep investigating important questions. more
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Asia's glaciers provide buffer against drought  SCIENCE DAILY · 4 weeks
A new study assesses the contribution that Asia's high mountain glaciers make to relieving water stress in the region. The study has important economic and social implications for a region that is vulnerable to drought. Climate... more
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Gut bacteria may contribute to autism symptoms, mouse study finds  Science Magazine · 4 weeks
Fecal transplants from children with autism reduce social behavior in mice more
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Half of transgender and non-binary people hide their identity at work in fear of discrimination  PHYS.ORG · 4 weeks
For people who identify as LGBT+, the workplace can be a difficult environment to manage. One in five... more
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The role religion plays in workplace behavior  PHYS.ORG · 4 weeks
Understanding the relationship between religion and ethical decision-making is important for organizations with diverse workforces. While there is considerable research from a Christian perspective, the same is not true for Islamic traditions, says Massey... more
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From viruses to social bots, researchers unearth the structure of attacked networks  SCIENCE DAILY · 4 weeks
Researchers have developed a machine learning model of the invisible networks around us including, how viruses interact with proteins and genes in the body.... more
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Extroverts enjoy four key advantages according to science; here they are  SCIENCE DAILY · 4 weeks
Researchers have determined that extroverts enjoy four key advantages over their more introverted peers. more
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Asia's glaciers provide buffer against drought  PHYS.ORG · 4 weeks
A new study to assess the contribution that Asia's high mountain glaciers make to relieving water stress in the region is published this week (29 May 2019) in the journal Nature. The study has important economic... more
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When drug treatment for social anxiety is insufficient  SCIENCE DAILY · 4 weeks
A study group clarified that cognitive therapy maintained its effects more than a year after the end of therapy for patients with a social anxiety disorder even for those who did not... more
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Extroverts enjoy four key advantages according to science; here they are  PHYS.ORG · 4 weeks
A new U of T study has for the first time outlined a few key advantages that extroverts enjoy in the workplace. more
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Better social skills in pigs found to result in reduced length of rank fights  PHYS.ORG · 4 weeks
A small team of researchers from Scotland's Rural College, the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna and Queens University in the... more
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Altered brain activity in antisocial teenagers  SCIENCE DAILY · 4 weeks
Teenage girls with problematic social behavior display reduced brain activity and weaker connectivity between the brain regions implicated in emotion regulation. The findings now offer a neurobiological explanation for the difficulties some girls have in controlling... more
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New cable-free brain imaging method may take social neuroscience to the next level  SCIENCE DAILY · 4 weeks
Researchers developed a cable-free recording method that can measure brain activity associated with social behavior in mice. The method was based on... more
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UCSF Medical Center backs off plan to deepen ties with Dignity Health  NEWS MEDICAL · 4 weeks
UCSF Medical Center officials said Tuesday they no longer would pursue a formal affiliation with Dignity Health, a large Catholic health care system that... more
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Researcher discusses social implications and responsibilities of computing  PHYS.ORG · 4 weeks
Since February, five working groups have been generating ideas about the form and content of the new MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. That includes the Working Group on Social Implications... more
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Thousands of US kindergartners unvaccinated without waivers  ABC NEWS · 4 weeks
As states debate making it tougher for students to avoid vaccinations for religious or philosophical reasons, federal data shows children using such waivers are outnumbered in many states by those with no excuse for... more
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Facebook use eroding in US as social media under pressure  PHYS.ORG · 4 weeks
Facebook's efforts to crack down on misinformation and sensational content have reduced the time spent at the leading social network eroding, researchers said Tuesday. more
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Study offers neural explanation for social deficits in teenage girls  NEWS MEDICAL · 4 weeks
Teenage girls with problematic social behavior display reduced brain activity and weaker connectivity between the brain regions implicated in emotion regulation. more
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