From the UC Denver press release via EurekAlert!: Unfriending someone on Facebook may be as easy as clicking a button, but a new study from the University of Colorado Denver shows the repercussions often reach…
From the UT Austin press release via MedicalXpress: Rats that are socially isolated during a critical period of adolescence are more vulnerable to addiction to amphetamine and alcohol, found researchers at The University of Texas…
From the UCLA press release via ScienceDaily: Bullying, whether it’s physical aggression or spreading rumors, boosts the social status and popularity of middle school students, according to a new UCLA psychology study that has implications…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: We all know how casual flirtation can lift one’s mood, which can be important at this time of year when the winter blues are at their…
From the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: What are you doing to keep your relationship alive? A University of Illinois study highlights the importance of five…
From the CNRS (Délégation Paris Michel-Ange) press release via ScienceDaily: One of the mechanisms involved in the onset of stress-induced depression has been highlighted in mice by researchers from CNRS, Inserm and UPMC (1). They…
From the Ohio State University press release via EurekAlert!: New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health. Researchers found that people…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via Physorg: Feeling socially isolated causes consumers to pursue riskier but potentially more profitable financial opportunities, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: Living in a caring community may help curb teenage alcohol use, while hanging out with antisocial peers can have the opposite effect, according to Penn State…
From the Duke University press release via ScienceDaily: Two years of painstaking observation on the social interactions of a troop of free-ranging monkeys and an analysis of their family trees has found signs of natural…