News tagged with behaviour change

Beating heart problems: How a combined group therapy helps depressed cardiac patients

Researchers from the Heart Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia, have demonstrated the benefits of the 8-week 'Beating Heart Problems' group programme in a randomised controlled trial. According to Principal Research Fellow ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer drugs may help treatment of schizophrenia

Researchers have revealed the molecular pathway that is affected during the onset of schizophrenia and successfully alleviated symptoms of the illness in mice, using a commonly used cancer drug.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Energy use in the media cloud

The increased availability and access of broadband around the world has meant a rise in global demand for online media services and this could have implications for a society that is living within environmental ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover key to Christmas Island's red crab migration

One of the most spectacular migrations on Earth is that of the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis).  Acknowledged as one of the wonders of the natural world, every year millions of the crabs simultaneously ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 27, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Caucasian teenagers more damaged by family change than African-American peers

A new study from the Journal of Marriage and Family reveals that teenagers who have experienced several family changes are more likely to engage in delinquent behaviour, become sexually active early, or become parents outsid ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Half of Britons deny climate change man-made: poll

Almost half of Britons do not believe human behaviour is the main cause of global warming, a new poll showed Sunday, a day before world leaders begin crunch climate talks in Copenhagen.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 76

Few people changed their behaviour in the early stages of the swine flu outbreak

Few people changed their behaviour in the early stages of the swine flu outbreak, finds a study published on bmj.com today. But the results do support efforts to inform the public about specific actions that can reduce the ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cultural games change attitudes

Persuasive technologies such as educational video games are more effective at changing people's attitudes or behaviours when they are adapted to a specific cultural audience.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0