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Research 2 May 2017

Study Finds Linkage Between Social Network Structure and Brain Activity

People who are surrounded by different types of social networks use their brains differently.

Research 5 Apr 2017

A new study suggests showing a corrective message that describes the severity and scope of smoking risks.

Research 30 Mar 2017

Pearl uses a study of face transplants to explore why faces are so important to us.

Research 27 Feb 2017

Why do some articles spread and others don’t? How does your brain decide what to read and share?

Research 6 Feb 2017

Those holding anti-immigrant sentiment were more likely to support increased surveillance, restricting immigration, and deportation.

Research 30 Jan 2017

New study shows mindful people are more receptive to health messaging and more likely to change.

Research 11 Jan 2017

Portrayals of gun violence in PG-13 movies more than doubled from 1985-2015.

Research 19 Dec 2016

The paper is entitled, "On the Maintenance of Humanity: Learning from Refugee Mobile Practices."

Research 15 Dec 2016

FactCheck.org is among several fact-checking organizations that will help to identify and label viral fake news stories.

Research 9 Dec 2016

Warning labels featuring photos of real smokers who were harmed by their habit were more effective than text-only labels.