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Survey of Canadians’ condom use reveals demographic, social trends in protective practices

February 20, 2020 Canadians', condom, demographic, in, of, Practices, protective, reveals, social, survey, trends, Use

Researchers at McMaster University have peered into the most intimate moments of sexually active women and men across Canada to

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Social media could be a force for good in tackling depression but for privacy concerns

December 3, 2019 'force', A, be, but, Concerns, Could, Depression, for, good, in, media, privacy, social, tackling

Social media has been identified by a number of studies as being a significant factor in mental health problems, especially

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Survey: Most teenagers in legalized states see marijuana marketing on social media

November 22, 2019 in, legalized, marijuana, marketing, media, Most, on, see, social, States, survey, Teenagers

Despite restrictions on paid advertising cannabis on social media, most teenagers reported seeing marijuana marketing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram,

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Older adults find greater well-being in smaller social networks, study finds

November 8, 2019 adults, Find, finds, greater, in, networks, Older, smaller, social, study, well-being

Are younger adults who cultivate numerous connections with friends, families and acquaintances through online social networks any happier than older

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Researchers explore neuromarkers for poor social outcomes after traumatic brain injury

November 7, 2019 after, brain, explore, for, injury, neuromarkers, outcomes, poor, Researchers, social, traumatic

A recent study of individuals with moderate to severe brain injury yielded new information linking brain connectivity patterns and deficits

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Report outlines social determinants’ role in cancer and public health

October 29, 2019 and, cancer, Determinants, health, in, outlines, public, report, role, social

A new report outlines the critical role social determinants play in shaping population health, highlighting that health disparities are systemic,

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Social isolation derails brain development in mice

September 16, 2019 brain, derails, development, in, Isolation, mice, social

Female mice housed alone during adolescence show atypical development of the prefrontal cortex and resort to habitual behavior in adulthood,

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Those with autism make good social psychologists

September 10, 2019 Autism, good, Make, psychologists, social, those, with

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by the inability of individuals to gauge the emotions and mental states of other

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These Ads Have Been Banned From Social Media for Promoting Sex—but Do You Even See Anything Wrong With Them?

August 12, 2019 Ads, Anything, Banned, Been, do, even, for, From, Have, media, Promoting, see, Sex—but, social, them, These, with, Wrong, you.

Because I work in social media, you’d think I'd have Facebook figured out by now. I pride myself on my ability

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Neuroscience research suggests support-dependent modulation of responses to social exclusion

June 13, 2019 exclusion, modulation, Neuroscience, of, research, responses, social, suggests, support-dependent, to

Social support can change the way we perceive an unpleasant situation, but some types of support seem more effective than