Studies highlight impact of social media use on college student mental health

Time spent online takes away from personal interactions, as well as from personal care basics like sleep and exercise. Read More

Contraceptive content shared on social media largely not from health experts, study finds

So how can we, as physicians, use social media to lead to better health encounters and ultimately better health outcomes?" Following up on a previous study in which the team analyzed tweets from ... Read More

Daily social media use makes teens more likely to start smoking

Teens who use social media every day face a 67% higher risk of starting smoking compared to those who use these platforms less often. Read More

Frequent social media use linked to increased risk of youth tobacco use

The tobacco industry has long appealed to youth through targeted marketing that glamorizes smoking with imagery of candy-flavored products, celebrity endorsements, social settings, and other enticing ... Read More

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22, 2024 — Primary health care, conditional cash transfers and social ... Study Finds Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers studied six cities, finding that nighttime gunshots were particularly prevalent ... Read More

Exposure to common environmental carcinogens decreases lifespan happiness, study finds

Given the clear decrease in emotional happiness lifespan associated with carcinogens, the findings from this study suggest that ... this understanding to public health policies could help people ... Read More

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Mar. 15, 2024 — Scientists tested several hypotheses on the drivers of social aging in free-living Assamese macaques in Thailand. The researchers collected data on the social behavior of females ... Read More

Sugar cravings could be caused by loneliness, study finds

a new study found. Published in JAMA Network Open, researchers linked brain chemistry from those who socially isolate to poor mental health, weight gain, cognitive decline and chronic diseases ... Read More

Studies highlight impact of social media use on college student mental health

When Kyle Palmberg set out to design a research study as the capstone ... impact on mental health. “As a person builds a high tolerance for the use of social media it causes internal and ... Read More

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Tiffany Henriques spoke to Newsweek about how changing her diet improved her gut health, left her with glowing skin and boosted her cognitive function. Read More