Posts Tagged ‘social networks’
Teens breathe easier with texts about asthma
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Sending children with asthma a daily text message asking about their symptoms and offering information about their condition can lead to improved health and fewer doctor visits. Continue…
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Top Stories - Apr 22, 2013 10:58 - 0 Comments
In big high schools, race marks social divide
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Students who attend large high schools are less likely to form interracial friendships, new research finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2013 11:21 - 0 Comments
Tweets against flu shots go ‘viral’
PENN STATE (US) — Negative tweets about H1N1 vaccinations spread more readily than positive tweets do, and if positive tweets add up, they may backfire and go negative, as well. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 26, 2013 11:21 - 0 Comments
Pottery shards show ancient social networks
U. ARIZONA (US) — Thousands of ceramic and obsidian artifacts from A.D. 1200-1450 show the growth and collapse of long-distant relationships in the US Southwest. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2013 17:47 - 0 Comments
Gen Xers as likely to get social online as face-to-face
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Young adults in Generation X are as likely to connect with friends, family, and co-workers online as they are in person, but not more so, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 25, 2013 10:32 - 0 Comments
Bat dad devotion depends on the roost
U. LEEDS (UK) — Male bats range from devoted fathers to independent bachelors along a 50 km stretch of the River Wharfe in Yorkshire, England. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 24, 2013 12:47 - 1 Comment
It’s easy for lonely rats to get addicted
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Rats kept alone during their “teen” years are more likely to become addicted to amphetamines and alcohol—even after they reunite with peers. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 24, 2013 11:30 - 1 Comment
Giraffes pick and choose their social circles
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — Female giraffes won’t hang out with just anybody—like humans, they have what’s called a “fision-fusion” social system. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 14, 2013 13:06 - 2 Comments
Boost from Facebook may cut self-control
U. PITTSBURGH / COLUMBIA U. (US) — Facebook, particularly “likes” and close friends’ positive comments, can reduce a person’s self-control online and in real life, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 10, 2013 11:28 - 1 Comment
Monkey ‘dorks’ lack friends of friends
DUKE (US) — For rhesus macaque monkeys, being “popular” seems to run in the family. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 3, 2013 11:10 - 0 Comments
Bonobos prefer to share food with strangers
DUKE (US) — For bonobos, building a social network and making new friends are as valuable as food, say researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 21, 2012 15:22 - 1 Comment
Mini tags track crow ‘social networks’
U. WASHINGTON (US) — New electronic tags are the first to detect when birds meet in the wild, even when no humans are nearby, and are helping scientists study crows’ “social networks.” (more…)
