Research Spotlights

Our research spotlights focus on behavioral and social sciences funded by the National Institutes of Health. These articles are for informational purposes only. They do not signify endorsement of specific studies or offer medical or treatment advice.

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Father loss impacts children’s DNA

Physical activity levels impact lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease but not cancer

Food environments displayed on social media are associated with state-level health outcomes

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Loneliness but not isolation can make people feel worse when sick

Smartphone data reveals global variation in physical activity equality

HIV/AIDS-related behavioral and social sciences research associated with geographical proximity to the epidemic

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Increasing physical activity in children could save billions in medical costs

Children do not see negative consequences of digital tracking by strangers

Opioid overdose education increases knowledge and can reduce behavioral risk factors for opioid overdose

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High-fat, diet-induced cognitive deficits reversible by low-fat diet in Alzheimer’s mouse model

Social support as a protective factor for HIV viral load suppression

Preference for oral fluid rapid HIV self-testing among social media-using high risk males

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Biobehavioral Processes of Appetite Control

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Building Learners and Scholars: Process Evaluation of the NIH Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences

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New Publication Accounts for Dynamic Relations Among Social Cognitive Theory Components

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By Louise Wideroff, Ph.D. The benefits of breast milk for the developing immune system are widely incorporated into health messages to encourage breast feeding, but is there more to the story? ...
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By Sarah Damaske, Ph.D. While there have been sizable gains in women’s paid employment over the last 30 years, women’s employment rates remain uneven and some research suggests that employment rates have stalled ...
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Social inequalities in infant health are a highly prioritized population health issue in our country. Rates of adverse birth outcomes, such as low birthweight (<2,500g), are consistently higher among poor and unmarried w ...