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People persuaded by message in social media post, not view numbers: Study

Ohio [US], May 16 (ANI): The findings of a new study conducted on 819 demographically diverse American adults aged 18-35, suggest that people are more persuaded by the actual messages contained in social media posts than they are by how many others viewed the posts.

2021-05-16T13:28:28.402673+00:00 IST

Researchers reveal where memories of familiar places are stored in brain

Washington [US], May 16 (ANI): A new study from Dartmouth College reveals that three regions of the brain in the posterior cerebral cortex, which the researchers call 'place-memory areas', form a link between the brain's perceptual and memory systems, which helps the brain to store in memories of familiar places.

2021-05-15T18:42:14.795579+00:00 IST

Traffic noise causes song learning deficits in birds: Study

Berlin [Germany], May 15 (ANI): A new study by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and colleagues shows that young zebra finches, just like children, are particularly vulnerable to the effects of noise because of its potential to interfere with learning at a critical developmental stage.

2021-05-15T17:28:38.888943+00:00 IST

Lockdown led to positive lifestyle changes in older people

Edinburgh [Scotland], May 14 (ANI): The COVID-19 lockdown was a catalyst for many older people to embrace technology, reconnect with friends and build new relationships with neighbours, according to University of Stirling research.

2021-05-14T17:32:44.647957+00:00 IST

Adolescents, older adults lack attention in social situations: Study

Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): New research led by the University of Kent has found that adolescents and older adults pay less attention to social cues in real-world interactions than young adults.

2021-05-14T13:02:01.936242+00:00 IST

Study reveals short gratitude intervention can increase academic motivation

Kyoto [Japan], May 13 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers from Ritsumeikan University and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan, have explored a simple strategy to increase motivation in college students by nurturing a positive emotion: gratitude.

2021-05-13T13:16:13.741194+00:00 IST

Study finds intoxication brings strangers physically closer

Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): Gulping down a few drinks with a stranger may make you get closer to them, as per the findings of a study with pandemic-related implications. Researchers report that strangers who consume alcohol together may keep their distance initially -- but draw physically closer as they become intoxicated.

2021-05-12T17:22:45.187568+00:00 IST

Parks not only safe, but essential during pandemic: Drexel study

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) [US], May 12 (ANI): Parks played an important role for people seeking respite from the toll of social isolation during the pandemic, and they did so without increasing the spread of COVID-19, according to new research from Drexel University.

2021-05-12T15:58:27.790112+00:00 IST

Petting therapy dogs can reduce anxiety, enhance thinking skills in stressed students

Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): Pet your stress away! For college students under pressure, spending time petting a therapy dog can work as the best stress buster.

2021-05-12T10:17:00.565917+00:00 IST

Study reveals smartphone breathalyzer alcohol testing devices vary widely in accuracy

Pennsylvania [US], May 9 (ANI): The latest generation of personal alcohol breath testing devices pair with smartphones. While some of these devices were found to be relatively accurate, others may mislead users into thinking that they are fit to drive, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

2021-05-09T16:52:44.374947+00:00 IST

Study finds how bullying, obesity can affect girls' and boys' mental health

Stockholm [Sweden], May 9 (ANI): Depressive symptoms are more common in teenage girls than in their male peers. However, boys' mental health appears to be affected more if they suffer from obesity. Irrespective of gender, bullying is a considerably greater risk factor than overweight for developing depressive symptoms. These conclusions are drawn by researchers at Uppsala University who monitored adolescents for six years in a questionnaire study.

2021-05-09T09:51:32.484356+00:00 IST

New study examines social network's relation to binge drinking among adults

Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): For some people, social gatherings can be a time to imbibe. And for some, that can turn into a time to overindulge. But how do your neighbourhood and your social network affect binge drinking?

2021-05-08T03:20:02.397210+00:00 IST

Study of Chinese parents: Losing an only child is more devastating than losing a spouse

New York [US], May 7 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Fudan University suggests that Chinese parents find the loss of an only child to be approximately 1.3 times as psychologically distressing than the loss of a spouse.

2021-05-07T16:50:52.647626+00:00 IST

Study finds hand dermatitis in two thirds of public due to stringent hand hygiene during COVID

Geneva [Switzerland], May 7 (ANI): The dermatological impact of COVID-19 is a burning topic at EADV's 2021 Spring Symposium. New research presented today highlights the effect that stringent hand hygiene during the pandemic has had on hand skin health.

2021-05-07T10:13:35.565494+00:00 IST

US survey finds fear of losing health insurance keeps 1 in 6 workers in their jobs

Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): One out of every six adult workers (16 per cent) in the United States are staying in jobs they might otherwise leave out of fear of losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a new West Health-Gallup survey of more than 3,800 U.S. adults.

2021-05-06T10:33:41.521578+00:00 IST

Being around children makes adults more generous, says study

Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): Adults are more compassionate and are up to twice as likely to donate to charity when children are present, according to a multi-institutional study from psychologists.

2021-05-05T06:52:32.143639+00:00 IST

Researchers reveal how brain flexibly processes complex information

Berlin [Germany], April 29 (ANI): Human decision-making depends on the flexible processing of complex information, but how the brain may adapt processing to momentary task demands has remained unclear.

2021-04-29T17:13:27.207857+00:00 IST

Report highlights nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change

London [UK], April 29 (ANI): A new report highlights planting urban trees, increasing community green spaces, utilising brownfield sites and building sustainable drainage systems as effective nature-based solutions in cities to improve wellbeing, bring economic benefit, increase biodiversity and fight climate change.

2021-04-29T02:24:46.148545+00:00 IST

Alcohol, sexist attitudes combine to increase male violence towards women, finds study

Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): In a study of men in low- and middle-income countries, heavy drinking males were more likely to commit violence against their wives and girlfriends (intimate partner violence, or IPV) if they held sexist rather than egalitarian attitudes about women.

2021-04-29T01:58:08.764570+00:00 IST

Study: Youngsters who experience bullying more likely to fantasise about committing acts of violence

New York [US], April 28 (ANI): According to the findings of a new study, experiencing bullying and forms of aggression in late adolescence and early adulthood is linked to a marked increase in the likelihood of having daydreams or fantasies about hurting or killing people.

2021-04-28T04:33:23.178754+00:00 IST

Study: Gossip creates social connections, allowing learning about world indirectly

Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): Gossip is often considered socially taboo and dismissed for its negative tone, but a quirky study from Dartmouth College illustrates some of its merits. Gossip facilitates social connection and enables learning about the world indirectly through other people's experiences.

2021-04-27T04:55:54.876754+00:00 IST