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Meet Cocoon, the private Facebook for your family

The new social network had been under development with select families and is now open to everyone on Apple iOS.

26 Nov 2019 7:50 AM

Alibaba Cloud launches Tech for Change Initiative for Social Good

One of the first partnerships of the Tech for Change initiative is aimed at supporting female education across the world.

28 Feb 2019 9:35 AM

Parenting affects social behaviours in children, says study

Less parental warmth and harsher environment at home tend to determine how aggressive children become.

12 Oct 2018 9:34 AM

People don't always love the do-gooders!

The study was published recently in Psychological Science.

21 Jul 2018 7:02 PM

People who keep phones away enjoy dinner more: study

The researchers asked more than 300 people to go to dinner with friends and family at a restaurant.

28 Feb 2018 3:48 PM

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Depression ups risk of work-related injuries in women: study

The study found that these health factors significantly affected women's risk of injury but not men's risk.

18 Feb 2018 4:47 PM

Socially active older women benefit from flu vaccine

Effectiveness of the influenza vaccine varies by season because circulating strains vary and are gradually evolving.

07 Feb 2018 3:31 PM

'Love hormone' helps us understand social cues

Understanding oxytocin and molecules like it may shed light on a number of brain disorders.

22 Jan 2018 12:29 PM

Girls social camouflage skills may delay autism diagnosis

This study is one of the first to eliminate many of the variables that obscure how sex impacts presentation of autism traits and symptoms.

05 Jan 2018 4:03 PM

How Facebook could stop a disease outbreak

Assuming there is an outbreak, and not enough vaccines for every person in the world.

03 Jan 2018 11:06 AM

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Twitter user live tweets couple fighting, it goes viral

The argument ended when the brave woman threw her boarding pass at the man.

25 Dec 2017 3:07 PM

Socialising may lower diabetes risk: study

The researchers also found that in men, living alone was associated with 94 per cent higher odds of type 2 diabetes.

19 Dec 2017 6:06 PM

Net giants 'must pay for news' from which they make billions

News agencies join the forces together to get a share of ad revenue on the basis of copyright.

14 Dec 2017 9:31 AM

Pokemon Go may help people who struggle socially: study

As modern video games become more popular, it's important to understand how individual personality traits influence behaviour.

13 Dec 2017 5:53 PM

Night owls have larger social networks than morning people

Privacy and information security of all study participants and particularly patients are crucial.

10 Dec 2017 2:47 PM

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Pumas more social than previously thought: study

The research shows that food sharing among this group of mountain lions is a social activity.

12 Oct 2017 6:04 PM

Anxious people may be better at making quick decisions: Study

Anxiety is known to affect performance in a number of tasks, like even saying hello to someone.

09 Oct 2017 12:36 PM

Oxytocin may actually enhance fear rather than love, says study

Study, conducted by University of California Davis, shows that oxytocin simply exaggerates whatever given interaction makes a person feel.

27 Sep 2017 10:28 AM

WhatsApp’s Payment feature spotted in beta

Several popular messaging services including WeChat and Hike Messenger already support payment services.

10 Aug 2017 8:29 AM

AI to help Twitter detect sarcasm in tweets

New AI system can detect sarcasm in tweets better than humans.

09 Aug 2017 8:26 AM

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