Animations help students with emotional resilience
Wellbeing Practitioners at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) have created a series of animated videos for students to help them manage some of the typical difficulties, like anxiety...
View ArticleNew genes linked with bigger brains identified
A number of new links between families of genes and brain size have been identified by UK scientists, opening up a whole new avenue of research to better understand brain development and diseases like...
View ArticleResearchers create new method to classify dangerous sex offenders
UBC researchers have developed a new classification system that could help police solve sex crimes.Using classified anonymous police case files and court records, researchers at UBC's Okanagan campus...
View ArticleBig data shows people's collective behavior follows strong periodic patterns
New research has revealed that by using big data to analyse massive data sets of modern and historical news, social media and Wikipedia page views, periodic patterns in the collective behaviour of the...
View ArticleRefusing to be labelled as 'homeless' has positive impact
People experiencing homelessness who reject being defined 'homeless' not only reduce stigma associated with the label but are also more likely to increase their feeling of self-worth.
View ArticleYour dog remembers what you did
People have a remarkable ability to remember and recall events from the past, even when those events didn't hold any particular importance at the time they occurred. Now, researchers reporting in the...
View ArticleMentors improve Indigenous student mental health, academic success
Claire Crooks, director of the Faculty of Education's Centre for School Mental Health, led a team that implemented a mentorship program for Grade 7 and 8 Indigenous students in the Thames Valley...
View ArticleSystem is failing to prevent deaths following police custody and prison in...
Getting released from prison or police custody can be a huge shock to those who have been incarcerated. Our new research gives an indication of just how vulnerable these people can be. We found that...
View ArticleThe economics of grief
The loss of a child can cause intense grief for parents and for many, life is never the same again. Now researchers have built up a comprehensive picture of the devastating social and economic impact...
View ArticleCleveland submits new police crisis intervention policy
City police officers with specialized training will be able to refer anyone having a mental health or substance abuse crisis to a hospital or treatment facility rather than arrest them for minor...
View ArticleWhat are the minds of non-human creatures really like?
It is often talked about as the ultimate prize of artificial intelligence: a machine that can think like a human. But human minds are only one example of the kinds of minds on earth. So what are those...
View ArticleCabbies' health the focus of smartphone app trial
Stressed at work? Tired of sitting down? You could go for a run or a long walk, or maybe just lie in a park. But it's not so easy if you are a taxi driver and any time out means missing the chance of a...
View ArticleWatching birds near your home is good for your mental health
People living in neighbourhoods with more birds, shrubs and trees are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and stress, according to research by academics at the University of Exeter, the...
View ArticleMore social connection online tied to increasing feelings of isolation
The more time a young adult uses social media, the more likely they are to feel socially isolated, according to a national analysis led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists. In...
View ArticleGirls in care more likely to report lower well-being than boys
About a quarter of girls in care have low well-being and feel the stigma of care more deeply than do boys according to a new study, announced today [8 Mar], which set out to understand what well-being...
View ArticleOpinion: What resilience should mean to policymakers
Evidence, and perhaps the experience of seemingly perpetual rain on one's face, suggests that the weather is one thing that is increasingly variable and difficult to predict. The impact of this goes...
View ArticlePeople afraid of robots much more likely to fear losing their jobs, suffer...
"Technophobes"—people who fear robots, artificial intelligence and new technology that they don't understand—are much more likely to be afraid of losing their jobs to technology and to suffer...
View ArticleAnalysis of letters written by 'Mad' King George III supports psychiatric...
Researchers have concluded that King George III was probably suffering from a mental illness after computer analysis of hundreds of his letters.
View ArticleThe seven deadly sins of statistical misinterpretation, and how to avoid them
Statistics is a useful tool for understanding the patterns in the world around us. But our intuition often lets us down when it comes to interpreting those patterns. In this series we look at some of...
View ArticleTrump's entry ban on refugees will increase human vulnerability and...
In the wake of President Donald Trump's travel ban—which blocks refugees from entering the United States for 120 days and halts the issuance of new visas to people from Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and...
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