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The Brain Responds To Others Based On Their Socioeconomic Status Relative To Its Own Perceived ‘Rank’

Our own social status influences the way our brains respond to others of higher or lower rank, according to a new study reported online on April 28 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. People of higher subjective socioeconomic status show greater brain activity in response to other high-ranked individuals, while those with lower status […]

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Family, Friends, And Social Ties Influence Weight Status In Young Adults

Does obesity tend to “cluster” among young adults? And if so, what impact does it have on both their weight and weight-related behaviors? That is what researchers from The Miriam Hospital’s Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center set out to answer to better understand how social influences affect both weight status and weight loss intentions […]

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Youth Victims Of School Cyber Bullying Are At Greater Risk For Depression

Unlike traditional forms of bullying, youth who are the targets of cyber bullying at school are at greater risk for depression than are the youth who bully them, according to a survey conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Traditional forms of bullying involve physical violence, verbal taunts, or social exclusion. Cyber bullying, […]

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MIT Researcher Finds That Social Networks Influence Health Behaviors

Scientists have long thought that social networks, which features many distant connections, or “long ties,” produces large-scale changes most quickly. But in a new study, Damon Centola, an assistant professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, has reached a different conclusion: Individuals are more likely to acquire new health practices while living in networks […]

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