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There seems to be a pill for just about everything these days. Pills can help you lose weight, lower your cholesterol, treat depression, and even prevent HIV transmission. But just because there’s a pill for everything that ails us, that doesn’t mean…
Today, the White House announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation—our Nation’s highest honors for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology. The…
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein) was one of nine medical schools to originally receive funding from the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) to integrate behavioral and social sciences into its curriculum. As a…
Are young women who are exposed to web-based anti-tanning interventions more or less likely to expose themselves to the harmful UVA rays found in tanning beds?
Can video game play help transform millennial couch potatoes into active young adults? According to a recent study, researchers were able to get young players cavorting within a mystical, fantasy role-playing scenario—with no magic otherwise involved…
An international team of researchers has identified 74 areas of the human genome associated with educational attainment. It is well known that social and other environmental factors influence education, but these findings, reported by the Social Scie…
How does a mere text messaging application sent to unemployed, isolated, non-adhering HIV substance users get them to comply with healthcare visits and drug prescriptions?
Cognitive function is driven by dynamic interactions between large-scale neural circuits or networks, enabling behavior. Fundamental principles constraining these dynamic network processes have remained elusive. I will discuss a recent application of…
This talk presents two research projects that demonstrate that cultural context shapes schizophrenia. The first is an ethnographic study of the lives of homeless psychotic women on the streets of Chicago. Why do so many women refuse offers of help? I…
