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New study measures the happiness effects of city parks in 25 U.S. cities

Feeling unhappy? Go find a city park - the bigger the better - and try taking a walk outdoors.

30 Mar 2022

Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and decision-making during pregnancy

In a new study, researchers used a web-based survey to analyze COVID-19 vaccine-related awareness and hesitance in pregnant Californians.

30 Mar 2022

Social media's influence on young people's wellbeing varies across adolescence

Girls and boys might be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, say an international team of scientists.

29 Mar 2022

Passive and active screen time can adversely affect teens' mental health

Whether it is watching television or playing electronic games, teenagers are experiencing serious physical and mental health consequences after just two hours of screen use, according to University of Queensland-led research.

29 Mar 2022

Study examines how facts and fake news on social media influence COVID-19 vaccine uptake

Vaccine uptake constitutes a key barometer as governments lead the communities out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Facts and fake news have apparently influenced vaccination willingness. But how valid is this proposition?

25 Mar 2022

Sharing of children's photos on social media is linked with permissive, confident parenting styles

A new study finds that parents who frequently share photos of their children on social media tend to have more permissive and confident parenting styles and engage their children with social media at younger ages.

23 Mar 2022

Study shows lack of scientific evidence in popular hypertension-related videos

Popular videos offering guidance for living with high blood pressure shared on TikTok frequently focus on alternative medicine and make claims that aren't backed by scientific evidence, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

23 Mar 2022

The relationship between numerous pandemic-related stressors and psychological distress facets in Israel

A team of researchers from Israel conducted a longitudinal study to assess the plausible risk and protective factors responsible for COVID-19-related mental health outcomes in the adult population of Israel.

23 Mar 2022

Survey: UK doctors may overrate the gender equality progress in medical specialties

Doctors tend to overestimate the progress made towards gender equality in UK medicine, suggest the results of a snapshot survey published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

22 Mar 2022

Flo; Much more than a period tracker

In this interview, we speak to Sonia Ponzo, the Director of Science at Flo Health, about their app and how it's revolutionizing the field of women's health.

From Flo Health 22 Mar 2022

Study investigates risk exposure models for negative COVID-19 impact in youths

Researchers performed a cross-sectional study to investigate the effect of risk exposure on the negative COVID-19 impact and its consequent association with youth well-being, life satisfaction, and internalizing symptoms.

22 Mar 2022

Researchers explore experiences with compulsive exercise across social media

Compulsive exercise (CE) gets little attention, despite being a fairly common and serious condition. There is no universally recognized definition of compulsive exercise, though it involves being obsessed and all-consumed by exercising, and those who suffer from it often describe themselves as being miserable, in pain, or depressed all the time.

18 Mar 2022

Digital media can promote safer behavior in authoritarian communities during the pandemic, experts say

Ultra-Orthodox communities in Israel have been more affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than other segments of the Israeli population.

18 Mar 2022

Study uses social media posts to gauge the emotional impacts of pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has been depressing, demoralizing, and stressful for people around the world. But is there any way to measure exactly how bad it has made everyone feel?

17 Mar 2022

Study finds extensive harassment of public health officials during first 11 months of the pandemic

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health identified 1,499 unique reports of harassment across local health departments in the U.S. during the first 11 months of the pandemic, from March 2020 to January 2021.

17 Mar 2022

It was already hard to find Evusheld, a covid prevention therapy. Now it’s even harder.

As immunocompromised people across the country work to get Evusheld, a potentially lifesaving covid therapy, several hundred providers of the injections were removed from a federal dataset on Wednesday night, making the therapy even harder to locate.

17 Mar 2022

Study clarifies sex-based burdens during the pandemic, raises awareness for menstrual equity

Income loss was a strong predictor of menstrual product insecurity across the U.S. during COVID-19, and populations with lower incomes and the lowest educational attainment were most vulnerable, according to a new study conducted by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in partnership with the CUNY School of Public Health.

16 Mar 2022

How capable are children to self-swab for SARS-CoV-2?

Researchers gather data that supports the evidence-based recommendations for children to successfully perform nasal swabs on themselves.

15 Mar 2022

Brain scans show differences in gray matter density in young children with binge eating disorder

Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers, according to a USC-led study.

15 Mar 2022

UNC researchers offer solution to detect, issue warnings about tainted street drugs

With new grant funding, Nabarun Dasgupta '13 (Ph.D.), Gillings Innovation Fellow at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health and senior scientist at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, will work with colleagues across Carolina to develop systems to detect and issue public warnings about dangerous adulterants in street drugs.

14 Mar 2022

Social Media News and Research

Latest Social Media News and Research

New study measures the happiness effects of city parks in 25 U.S. cities

Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and decision-making during pregnancy

Social media's influence on young people's wellbeing varies across adolescence

Passive and active screen time can adversely affect teens' mental health

Study examines how facts and fake news on social media influence COVID-19 vaccine uptake

Sharing of children's photos on social media is linked with permissive, confident parenting styles

Study shows lack of scientific evidence in popular hypertension-related videos

The relationship between numerous pandemic-related stressors and psychological distress facets in Israel

Survey: UK doctors may overrate the gender equality progress in medical specialties

Flo; Much more than a period tracker

Study investigates risk exposure models for negative COVID-19 impact in youths

Researchers explore experiences with compulsive exercise across social media

Digital media can promote safer behavior in authoritarian communities during the pandemic, experts say

Study uses social media posts to gauge the emotional impacts of pandemic

Study finds extensive harassment of public health officials during first 11 months of the pandemic

It was already hard to find Evusheld, a covid prevention therapy. Now it’s even harder.

Study clarifies sex-based burdens during the pandemic, raises awareness for menstrual equity

How capable are children to self-swab for SARS-CoV-2?

Brain scans show differences in gray matter density in young children with binge eating disorder

UNC researchers offer solution to detect, issue warnings about tainted street drugs

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