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Giving Children Digital Devices to Calm Tantrums May Increase Behavioral Issues
A new study finds children who are offered tablets and smartphones in an effort to stop a tantrum don’t learn how to regulate their emotions for themselves.
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Reading Beyond Headline Rare For Most on Social Media, Study Finds
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- November 22, 2024
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Three out of four times, your Facebook friends don't read past the headline when they share a link to political content.
Experts say that's somewhat surprising -- and downright scary.
People who share without clicking may be unwittingly aiding hostile a...
When Schools Give Kids Time in Nature, Anxiety and Behavior Issues Ease
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 18, 2024
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A dose of green may be just what school kids with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues need, new research shows.
Canadian investigators found that a school program that let 10- to 12-year-olds spend a little time each week in nature paid dividends in improv...
Dating Apps Linked to More Hookups That Risk College Students' Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 15, 2024
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College students who use dating apps are more likely to engage in risky sex, endangering their health, a new study shows.
Those using a dating app were 2.2 times to have had more than one sexual partner over the past year, and 1.4 times more likely to have had sex while ...
No Evidence Adults With Autism Are More Vulnerable to Criminals, Study Finds
- November 1, 2024
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Are people with autism less able to "read" the nefarious intent of criminals, leaving them more vulnerable to scams or coercion into criminal activity?
It's been a common notion among trial lawyers, the Australian researchers behind a new report say, but it's not grounde...
Staying In: Did Pandemic Shift Americans' Leisure-Time Habits Permanently?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 31, 2024
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The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have created a nation of homebodies in the United States, a new study finds.
People are spending nearly an hour less each day doing activities outsi...
Half of U.S. Teens Stare at Screens More Than 4 Hours Per Day
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 30, 2024
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Half of young Americans between the ages of 12 and 17 spend at least four hours each day on their smartphones, computers or televisions, a new survey shows.
"As technology has become more integrated into teenagers’ lives, the time spent in front of screens has cont...
Weed Use During Pregnancy May Harm Kids' Behavior, Thinking Skills
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 28, 2024
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Smoking marijuana during pregnancy may quell your morning sickness, but it could also harm your child’s development, a new study warns.
Cannabis exposure in the womb is associated in early childhood with poorer thinking skills, researchers reported Oct. 28 in the j...
Seniors Who Split: Rates of 'Gray Divorce' Have Tripled Since 1990
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 22, 2024
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Baby Boom seniors are divorcing at rates triple that of a few decades ago, a new study has found.
“Gray divorce” among folks 65 and older increased to 15% in 2022 from 5% in 1990, according to
Think Your Opinion Must Be Right? Science Reveals Why You May Be Wrong
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 10, 2024
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Attention all 'know-it-alls."
Folks who are sure they're right often believe they've got enough information to make up their minds, even if in reality they only have part of the picture, a new study finds.
It’s a concept called the “illusion of...
Diverting Low-Level Criminals to Drug-Treatment Programs Instead of Jail Reaps Rewards
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- October 7, 2024
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A Wisconsin program that sends suspects in minor drug-related crimes to treatment instead of jail is paying off, a new study shows.
Researchers who evaluated the Madison Area Recovery Initiative (MARI) found that non-violent offenders who were given a clinical assessment...
Are 'Bed Rotting' and Other TikTok Sleep Trends Good for You?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 23, 2024
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Many young adults are experimenting with “bed rotting” and other sleep trends that have gone viral on TikTok and other social media platforms, a new poll s...
Text Messaging Can Help Teens Kick the Vaping Habit
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2024
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An interactive text-message support program can help teenagers quit vaping, a groundbreaking new clinical trial finds.
Teens who subscribed to the anonymous program, called This Is Quitting, were 35% more likely to repo...
When Bills Become an Issue, Couples Stop Communicating
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 4, 2024
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If you and your partner fall silent when vexing money issues arise, new research suggests you are not alone.
A team from Cornell University found that the more stressed people were about their finances, the less likely they were to discuss those concerns with their roman...
Not 'Out of Your League': Folks Tend to Marry People as Attractive as They Are
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 1, 2024
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People largely date and marry people in their own "league,"as far as beauty is concerned, a new review finds.
Men and women are fairly accurate at rating their own physical attractiveness, and they tend to choose mates who have similar views of their own beauty, research...
Who Do You Look to as Your Health 'Role Model'?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2024
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Role models are important in health as well as in life, but such inspiration is more likely to come from your mom than a celebrity like Dwayne "The Rock"Johnson, a new study says.
People had...
Adults' Phobias Show Up as Differences in the Brain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 18, 2024
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Adults' phobias can be correlated with changes in the structure of their brains, a new study finds.
What's more, the neurological differences seen in adults with phobias are more extensive than those observed in people with other forms of
Failure's 'Benefits' Might Be Overrated
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 11, 2024
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Winston Churchill once said, "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
It's one of countless platitudes claiming that failure leads to success.
But there's strong evidence that such a notion is wrongheaded and can lead to terri...
Only About Half of Folks Would Tell New Sex Partner If They Had an STD
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 7, 2024
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Only about half of people with a sexually transmitted disease would tell a new partner about their infection before having sex, a new review finds.
Are You a 'Stress Bragger'? It's Probably Backfiring
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 27, 2024
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"Ugh, I'm so busy these days I can barely think straight. It's so crazy."
No doubt some friend or coworker (maybe even yourself) has moaned about how stresse...
Want to Feel Less Lonely? Spend Money on Experiences, not Things
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2024
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Materialism could be fueling America's epidemic of loneliness and isolation, a new study claims.
People who spend their money on experiences tend to have stronger feelings of social connection with others than those who purchase belongings, a series of psychological expe...
Brain's 'Food Smell' Circuitry Might Drive Overeating
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 17, 2024
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The smell of food is appetizing when you're hungry. At the same time, it can be a turnoff if you're full.
That's due to the interaction between two different parts of the brain involving sense of smell and behavior motivation, a new study finds.
And it could be why...
Sports Gambling, Binge Drinking a Dangerous Duo for Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2024
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People who gamble on sports are more likely to be binge drinkers as well, a new report finds.
Both women and men who bet on sports were at least twice as likely to binge drink compared to non-gamblers, results showed. Further, the odds of binge drinking increased with th...
In One Baltimore Neighborhood, Curbing Liquor Sales Hours Slashed Crime Rates
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2024
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Cutting back on late-night alcohol sales might help curb crime in violence-ridden neighborhoods, a new report claims.
Murders dropped by half (51%) within a month after one Baltimore neighborhood limited alcohol hours of sale for bars and taverns, researchers report Apr...
Total Solar Eclipse in 2017 Linked to Brief Rise in Traffic Accidents
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 25, 2024
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Ahead of a total solar eclipse arriving April 8, new research finds there was a temporary rise in U.S. traffic accidents around the time of a solar eclipse back in 2017.
The area in the United States covered by the total eclipse seven years ago was relatively small (abou...
Angry? Venting to Others Probably Won't Help You
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 19, 2024
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Grumbling and grousing to others isn't an effective way of reducing rage, a new review shows.
Folks who vent about a source of anger might feel better in the moment, but that won't diminish their ire, researchers found.
Instead, stress-reducing techniques like deep...
U.S. School Shootings Have Risen 12-fold Since 1970
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 8, 2024
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During the past half-century, the United States' annual number of school shootings has increased more than twelvefold, a new study finds.
What's more, children are now four times more likely to be a school shooting victim, and the death rate from school shootings has ris...
Is 'Selfie' Culture Driving Folks to Cosmetic Surgery?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 7, 2024
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The "selfie"culture on social media appears to be intensifying people's desires to undergo cosmetic procedures, a new study suggests.
Time spent on Snapchat or Instagram seems to heighten a person's interest in such procedures, researchers found. This was particularly tr...
Ozempic Eases Fatty Liver Disease in People Living With HIV
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 7, 2024
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There's more good news around the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic: It might help ease fatty liver disease in people living with HIV, new research shows.
Six months of weekly injections of Ozempic (semaglutide) result...
Anger Won't Help You Get Ahead in the Workplace
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 20, 2024
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Being an angry hard-charger won't win you any points in the workplace, new research has found.
Prior evidence had suggested that workers who express anger are judged to be competent and hold a higher status, the researchers noted.
But the new studies refute those e...
Folks Often Hide Infectious Illness at Work, Socializing
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 31, 2024
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A disturbing number of people sick with an infectious disease conceal their illness to avoid missing work, travel or social events, new research reveals.
About three in four people (75%) had either hidden an infectious illness from others at least once or might do so in ...
Saying 'No' to a Holiday Invite May Be Easier Than You Think
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 12, 2023
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Saying "no"to a holiday invite might feel unforgivably rude, but people often overestimate the social consequences of turning down an invitation, psychologists report.
More than three out of four people (77%) say they've accepted an invitation to an activity they didn't ...
Eye-to-Eye Contact in Conversation Is Rarer Than You Might Think
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 17, 2023
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Have a hard time looking others in the eye?
You aren't alone, Canadian researchers report.
Eye-to-eye contact rarely occurs when two people are talking, they found.
"We discovered that participants spent only about 12% of conversation time in interactive look...
Face-to-Face Wins: People Get Bigger Mental Boost From Socializing Than Social Media
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 14, 2023
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For a needed mood boost, skip social media and strike up an in-person conversation with someone instead.
Face-to-face socializing boosts mood more than screen time, a new study finds.
People often expect that will be the case, but they don't always follow tha...
'Night Owls' Are Often Less Healthy, Upping Diabetes Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 12, 2023
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Staying up late comes naturally to some folks, whether they're working or relaxing deep into the night.
But being a night owl might come at a cost to one's health.
People who are night owls have a higher risk than early birds of becoming diabetic, a new study has f...
Opposites May Not Attract After All, Study of Millions of Couples Finds
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 8, 2023
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There's an adage that in romantic relationships, opposites attract. Now, a large, new study confirms that just like many old sayings, it's wrong.
In an analysis of about 200 studies involving millions of couples, researchers came to the conclusion that there is little be...
Common Plastics Chemical Could Harm Boys' Development
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 4, 2023
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Phthalates are commonly used in plastics, and researchers have now tied them to developmental issues in toddler boys who were exposed to the chemical in the womb.
Homesickness Is Common for College Freshmen. A Psychologist Offers Tips to Cope
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 2, 2023
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It can be hard for new college students, or those returning after summer break, to be away from home.
Homesickness is a normal reaction. About 30% of all students and 70% of first-year students experience it. Though it can happen at any time, it's most common in the firs...
Better Sleep, Less Stress-Linked 'Acting Out' in Kids
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 1, 2023
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If your child is acting out and you're looking for solutions, researchers at the University of Georgia's Youth Development Institute suggest better sleep might be the answer.
Getting more hours of slumber could reduce impulsive behavior in kids, their new study showed.
No 'Beer Goggles': Drinking Doesn't Make Others Seem More Attractive, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 30, 2023
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Many a person has blamed "beer goggles" following a regrettable one-night stand, but a new study suggests that there's no such thing.
Rather, alcohol acts more like "liquid courage," according to findings published in the
To Keep Depression at Bay, Fighting Negative Thoughts Is Key
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 23, 2023
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Millions of Americans who experience major depression will suffer a relapse, but a new study suggests that learning to focus on the positive, rather than the negatives in everyday life, might help reduce those odds.
"What we started to realize is it's not just about...
Poll Shows Who Americans Trust (and Don't Trust) for Health News
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 22, 2023
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Misinformation about health and medicine is rampant in the United States, with far too many Americans being presented false claims and left wondering what to believe, a new survey reports.
At least 4 in 10 people say they've heard 10 specific false claims about COVID-19,...
'Do Your Own Research': Was It Dangerous Advice During the Pandemic?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 17, 2023
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The idea of "doing your own research"didn't begin with the pandemic, but new research suggests that those who follow that ideology have been more likely to believe COVID misinformation.
"We had heard the phrase a lot before,"prior to the pandemic, said researcher
Is Science Getting Closer to the Brain Center for Male Libido?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 11, 2023
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A single hardwired brain circuit might be responsible for male sexual drive, a new mouse study reports.
Researchers have singled out in lab mice a brain region that controls sexual interest, libido, mating behavior and pleasure, said senior researcher
More Typos: Workers' Mistakes Rise on Fridays, Study Shows
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 4, 2023
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Workers may sense it intuitively but their mouse clicks prove it: Friday afternoon is the least productive time of the work week.
It's also when workers make the most typos.
A Texas A&M University team studied this using the computer usage metrics of 789 in-office ...
One Personality Type Is More Prone to Be an Anti-Vaxxer
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 4, 2023
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When studying which personality types were more likely to resist getting vaccines, researchers got a surprise.
It was the extroverts who were more vaccine resistant. Compared to other personality styles, extroverts were 18% more likely to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, th...
Could Exposure to Lead Early in Life Raise Odds for Criminality Later?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2023
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Being exposed to lead while in the womb or during early childhood may increase a person's chance of engaging in criminal behavior as an adult, a new review claims.
To arrive at this conclusion, the review authors evaluated 17 previous studies that used varying methods to...
Researchers Identify Genes That Influence What You Eat
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 24, 2023
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You've likely heard that "you are what you eat,"but a new study suggests what you eat also has something to do with who you are -- genetically speaking.
Researchers have identified nearly 500 genes that appear to directly influence what someone eats. These insights ...
Bite Your Nails or Pick at Your Skin? A New Study Has a Solution for That
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 20, 2023
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If you just can't stop biting your nails, picking at your skin or pulling out a hank of hair, especially when you're stressed out, here's something to try that just might work.
Instead of nibbling, picking or pulling, simply touch your skin gently, such as by lightly rub...
Home Delivery of Alcohol Expanded During Pandemic, With Permanent Effects on Health
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- June 28, 2023
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During the COVID-19 pandemic home liquor delivery soared in the United States, as did binge drinking along with it, a new study finds.
"'Home delivery' refers to when restaurants, bars or retailers use their own employees or a third-party delivery system such as DoorDash...
Binge Drinking in Middle Age: Has 'Wine Mom' Culture Gone Too Far?
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 23, 2023
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It's an image you see everywhere on social media and television: Groups of 30-something women, glistening glasses of chardonnay or cabernet in their hands as they let loose with their friends.
But a new study digs into the downside of "booze bonding" -- these women are ...