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ISU psychologists produce first study on violence desensitization from video games
Research led by a pair of Iowa State University psychologists has proven for the first time that exposure to violent video games can desensitize individuals to real-life violence. view more (2006-07-31)
New Book: "Food in Society: Economy, Culture, Geography" by Ian Bowler and Peter Atkins
Contemporary ‘mad cow’ and foot and mouth diseases have instigated a reappraisal of how food is produced and consumed in the United Kingdom. Now a new and timely book, Food in Society: Economy, Culture, Geography, brings together a range of social science perspectives for such an appraisal, covering economic, cultural and geographical... view more... (2001-05-10)
Plastic surgery to restore facial defects
Reconstructing severe facial deformities in children with mental disabilities can be a hard decision for parents. view more (2005-08-04)
Why men are more aggressive: What a mother should know
Aggression in men may be due to variations in one of two genes involved in the activity of the neurotransmitter serotonin. view more (2006-06-21)
Evolutionary forces explain why women live longer than men
Despite research efforts to find modern factors that would explain the different life expectancies of men and women, the gap is actually ancient and universal. view more (2006-05-10)
Early severe deprivation impairs social development of infants
These were the findings of a study published today, Thursday, 9 September 1999, in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology , by Jana Kreppner and colleagues at the Institute of Psychiatry, London. view more (1999-09-02)
Males with elevated levels of testosterone lead shorter lives but have more success siring offspring
Comparative studies have studied testosterone levels and related them to mating systems and aggression, but very few studies have attempted to relate testosterone to fitness, that is, the combination of lifetime reproductive success and survival, in the wild or experimentally. view more (2006-04-13)
Scientists discuss evolutionary roots of social behavior
Researchers have long reflected on that most intriguing of evolutionary questions: what led to the emergence of social behavior? view more (2006-02-21)
Children who sleep less more likely to be overweight
Research indicates that getting inadequate sleep has negative effects on children's social and emotional well-being and school performance. Now a Northwestern University study finds it also increases their risk of being overweight. view more (2007-02-07)
Anthropologists escape into the wider world
In the UK, around 100 social anthropology Ph.D.s are completed annually — a number that has more than doubled in the last 15 years — but only 10 or 20 permanent academic posts are advertised in this discipline every year. The others, though, are mostly doing very nicely outside anthropology departments. view more (2006-06-16)
Scientists' cell discovery unearths evolutionary clues
The full family tree of the species known as social amoebas has been plotted for the first time - a breakthrough which will provide important clues to the evolution of life on earth. view more (2006-10-30)
Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy proven to be an effective treatment for bipolar disorder
A treatment program that stresses maintaining a regular schedule of daily activities and stability in personal relationships is an effective therapy for bipolar disorder. view more (2005-09-06)
Good parenting in kindergarten increases chances of good kids in fourth grade
How you interact with your children when they're just starting kindergarten helps determine their behavior by the time they finish fourth grade. view more (2005-09-14)
Risk factors for childhood obesity
Although there is an epidemic of childhood obesity in western societies we know very little about the broader social causes. view more (2005-09-13)
Alcoholics with a borderline personality disorder are at greatest risk for suicidal behavior
Compared to the general population, individuals with alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) have a significantly greater risk of suicide attempts. Up to 40 percent of treatment-seeking patients with AUDs report having attempted suicide, which is six to 10 times greater than suicide attempts among the general population. view more (2006-04-24)
Full-day vs. half-day kindergarten
In an important new longitudinal study forthcoming in the Feb. 2006 issue of the American Journal of Education, researchers draw on a nationally representative sample of more than 8,000 kindergarteners and 500 U.S. public schools to explore the role of full-day vs. half-day kindergarten in early academic achievement. view more (2006-01-16)
UCR researchers show how the brain turns on innate behavior
UCR researchers have made a major leap forward in understanding how the brain programs innate behavior. view more (2006-07-28)
Larry Young on animals and autism clues, environmental impact on hormone brain function
As animal models go, the vole isn't near the top of the list. In fact, it wasn't even on the list until relatively recently. Not to be confused with the mole, a much smaller and scientifically less-interesting rodent, voles are about the size of hamsters, but more squat. view more (2005-07-20)
Animal models show that anabolic steroids flip the adolescent brain's switch for aggression
Anabolic steroids not only make teens more aggressive, but may keep them that way into young adulthood. view more (2006-02-27)
Teenagers know about condoms ... so why don't they use them?
The review of qualitative studies, published today in The Lancet, looked at 268 studies of the sexual behaviour of under-25-year-olds from South Africa to Sweden. It reveals how, in all countries, social expectations of how men and women should behave frustrate campaigners' efforts to encourage safer sex. view more (2006-11-03)
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