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The research shows that food sharing among this group of mountain lions is a social activity. (Photo: Pixabay)

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 IST

Anxiety is known to affect performance in a number of tasks, like even saying hello to someone. (Photo: Pixabay)

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.

9 Oct 2017 12:36 PM IST

Oxytocin is released by the brain when a person is in a social setting. (Photo: Pixabay)

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...

27 Sept 2017 10:28 AM IST

The work is the latest in a series of studies from Waller and colleagues using observation to assess a variety of aspects of parenting. (Photo: Pixabay)

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 IST

Oxytocin acts like a modulator in the brain, turning up the volume of certain stimuli while turning others down. (Photo: Pixabay)

'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 IST

Camouflaging is a social coping strategy for adults with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). (Photo: Pixabay)

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...

5 Jan 2018 4:03 PM IST

Facebook accounts and telephone records can be used to pinpoint the best individuals to vaccinate to stop a disease outbreak. (Photo: Pixabay)

How Facebook could stop a disease outbreak

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

3 Jan 2018 11:06 AM IST

Participants reported they enjoyed their in-person social interactions less if they had been using their phones.(Photo: Pixabay)

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 IST

There a number of social and cultural factors that may explain why women reported having more behavioral health concerns than men did. (Photo: Pixabay)

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 IST

Vaccines may help reduce the spread of infection among social groups. (Photo: Pixabay)

Socially active older women benefit from flu vaccine

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

7 Feb 2018 3:31 PM IST

Picture of a happy couple used for representational purposes only.

People don't always love the do-gooders!

The study was published recently in Psychological Science.

21 July 2018 7:02 PM IST

Each person using the platform can pick up to a dozen people to join their group or cocoon, including parents or even college roommates.

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 IST