https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/racial_disparity/ Summaries of scientific research on racial disparity in today's society. en-us Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:19:54 EDT Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:19:54 EDT 60 https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/racial_disparity/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260302030642.htm As millions turn to ChatGPT and other AI chatbots for therapy-style advice, new research from Brown University raises a serious red flag: even when instructed to act like trained therapists, these systems routinely break core ethical standards of mental health care. In side-by-side evaluations with peer counselors and licensed psychologists, researchers uncovered 15 distinct ethical risks — from mishandling crisis situations and reinforcing harmful beliefs to showing biased responses and offering “deceptive empathy” that mimics care without real understanding. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:04:35 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260302030642.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260106001920.htm Dogs began diversifying thousands of years earlier than previously believed, with clear differences in size and shape appearing over 11,000 years ago. A massive global analysis of ancient skulls shows that early dogs were already adapting to different roles in human societies. This challenges the idea that dog diversity is mainly a product of recent breeding. Instead, it points to a long process of coevolution between humans and their earliest canine companions. Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:43:56 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260106001920.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251126095041.htm Researchers studying Classic Maya cities discovered that urban growth was driven by a blend of climate downturns, conflict, and powerful economies of scale in agriculture. These forces made crowded, costly city life worthwhile for rural farmers. But when conditions improved in the countryside, people abandoned cities for more autonomy and better living environments. The story turns out to be far more complex than drought alone. Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:49:20 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251126095041.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250914205853.htm On remote islands of Papua New Guinea, people carry a story that ties us all back to our deepest roots. Although their striking appearance once puzzled scientists, new genetic evidence shows they share a common ancestry with other Asians, shaped by isolation, adaptation, and even interbreeding with mysterious Denisovans. Yet, their unique history — marked by survival bottlenecks and separation from farming-driven booms — leaves open questions about the earliest migrations out of Africa and whether their lineage holds traces of a forgotten branch of humanity. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:38:14 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250914205853.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250813083608.htm UC Berkeley scientists found oxytocin is key for quickly forming strong friendships, but less critical for mate bonds. In prairie voles, a lack of oxytocin receptors delayed bonding and reduced partner selectivity, changing how the brain releases oxytocin and affecting social behavior. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 23:01:14 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250813083608.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250803233104.htm New research led by Mass General Brigham reveals that people facing social challenges—like food insecurity, financial strain, and limited healthcare access—are two to three times more likely to develop long COVID. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 07:33:05 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250803233104.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250702214151.htm Anger isn’t just a fleeting emotion—it plays a deeper role in women’s mental and physical health during midlife. A groundbreaking study tracking over 500 women aged 35 to 55 reveals that anger traits like outbursts and hostility tend to diminish with age and menopause progression. This shift could signal enhanced emotional regulation during and after the reproductive transition. Surprisingly, the only form of anger that remained steady was suppressed anger. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:42:18 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250702214151.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250629033429.htm India’s complex ancestry—intertwined with Iranian farmers, Steppe herders, and local hunter-gatherers—has now been decoded through genomic data from 2,762 people. The study uncovers surprising levels of Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA, and how ancient migrations and community traditions have shaped today’s genetic diversity and disease risks. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 07:43:16 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250629033429.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250614034233.htm Study suggests that appetite for bushmeat -- rather than black market for scales to use in traditional Chinese medicine -- is driving West Africa's illegal hunting of one of the world's most threatened mammals. Interviews with hundreds of hunters show pangolins overwhelmingly caught for food, with majority of scales thrown away. Survey work shows pangolin is considered the most palatable meat in the region. Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:42:33 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250614034233.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528131636.htm Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new research points to an important underlying process: children's sense of social safety. Wed, 28 May 2025 13:16:36 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528131636.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250515141549.htm A groundbreaking international study has revealed that early Asians undertook humanity s longest known prehistoric migration walking more than 20,000 kilometers over thousands of years from North Asia to the tip of South America. By analyzing the genomes of over 1,500 people across 139 ethnic groups, researchers mapped ancient routes and genetic divergences, uncovering how these early humans adapted to vastly different environments and left behind genetic footprints that still shape populations today. Thu, 15 May 2025 14:15:49 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250515141549.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250515131830.htm Natural ecosystems comprise groups of species capable of living in the specific conditions of a biological system. However, if we visit a specific natural area, we will not find all the species capable of living in it. The proportion of species that could live in a specific location but do not do so is known as dark diversity, a concept coined in 2011. Research has now discovered that this dark diversity increases in regions with greater human activity. Thu, 15 May 2025 13:18:30 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250515131830.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507200752.htm Redesigning social media to suit different needs of users could make their time online more focused, according to new research. Wed, 07 May 2025 20:07:52 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507200752.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507125838.htm Climate scientists reveal that millions of today's young people will live through unprecedented lifetime exposure to heatwaves, crop failures, river floods, droughts, wildfires and tropical storms under current climate policies. If global temperatures rise by 3.5 C by 2100, 92% of children born in 2020 will experience unprecedented heatwave exposure over their lifetime, affecting 111 million children. Meeting the Paris Agreement's 1.5 C target could protect 49 million children from this risk. This is only for one birth year; when instead taking into account all children who are between 5 and 18 years old today, this adds up to 1.5 billion children affected under a 3.5 C scenario, and with 654 million children that can be protected by remaining under the 1.5 C threshold. Wed, 07 May 2025 12:58:38 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507125838.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250505170816.htm Friendship comes with complex pros and cons -- possibly explaining why some individuals are less sociable, according to a new study of gorillas. Mon, 05 May 2025 17:08:16 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250505170816.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250501122226.htm Many people around the world believe in karma -- that idea that divine justice will punish people who do bad deeds and reward those who good. But that belief plays out differently for oneself versus others, according to new research. Thu, 01 May 2025 12:22:26 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250501122226.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250428220929.htm A new study offers fresh insight into trends in maternal mortality in the United States. For the first time, the study disentangles genuine changes in health outcomes from shifts caused by how deaths are recorded. Nevertheless, the study confirms the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal death rates for women of all racial and ethnic groups. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:09:29 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250428220929.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409154623.htm Over the last two decades, ischemic stroke mortality rates in the U.S. have grown, with almost 3 in 10 deaths occurring at home, and increases particularly among racial minorities and rural residents. These growing disparities were among the findings of a new study. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:46:23 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409154623.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408121706.htm Research shows that the biological parents' genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate blood sugar levels and blood lipids in different ways. Such knowledge may be used to to develop preventive treatments that reduce the child's risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:17:06 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408121706.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408121433.htm A researcher spent a year living in a jjokbang-chon, an extremely impoverished neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea. While there, he calculated residents' carbon footprints, finding they contribute much less to climate change than their fellow citizens, and detailed how they suffer the effects of extreme heat and other climate issues. He advocates for social work to take a role in addressing such climate injustice in a way that does not remove already limited resources from such populations. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:14:33 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408121433.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250328173532.htm A new study found that over half of US adults experienced some form of discrimination, and individuals with high exposure to discrimination have more than five times the chances of screening positive for depression, and five times the chances of screening positive for anxiety. Compared to adults who do not experience discrimination, adults who do experience this mistreatment have nearly nine times the odds of screening positive for both depression and anxiety. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:35:32 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250328173532.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326221522.htm People living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods may be more likely to develop dementia than people living in neighborhoods with fewer disadvantages, according to a new study. The study does not prove that neighborhood factors cause dementia; it only shows an association. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:15:22 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326221522.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250325141719.htm Researchers explored how the characteristics of communication networks in groups (i.e., density and centralization) affected the development of shared social identity and, as a result, group performance. The study's findings can help managers and other business leaders develop strategies to enhance the performance of their teams. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:17:19 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250325141719.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250320144819.htm Americans have long believed that sports are one area in society that offers kids from all backgrounds the chance to succeed to the best of their abilities. But new research suggests that this belief is largely a myth, and that success in high school and college athletics often is influenced by race and gender, as well as socioeconomic status, including family wealth and education. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:48:19 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250320144819.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250318175014.htm The EPA's network consistently failed to capture air quality in communities of color across six major pollutants. The monitors are the key data source driving decisions about pollution reduction, urban planning and public health initiatives. The data may misrepresent pollution concentrations, leaving marginalized groups at risk. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:50:14 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250318175014.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250312124618.htm New Delhi's air pollution is more severe than previously estimated with particles absorbing atmospheric water vapor leading to particulate matter levels across the city being underestimated by up to 20%. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:46:18 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250312124618.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250312123852.htm Large, undisturbed forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to recent research. Ecologists agree that habitat loss and the fragmentation of forests reduces biodiversity in the remaining fragments. But ecologists don't agree whether it's better to focus on preserving many smaller, fragmented tracts of land or larger, continuous landscapes. The study comes to a clear conclusion. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:38:52 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250312123852.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250310152915.htm Research has shown that adults instinctively think of men when asked to think of a person -- they describe the most 'typical' person they can imagine as male and assume storybook characters without a specified gender are men. A new study by psychology researchers shows that the way parents talk to their children may contribute to these perceptions. Their findings show that parents across the US are more likely to use gender-neutral labels -- for instance, 'kid' -- more often for boys than for girls and to use gender-specific labels, such as 'girl,' more often for girls than for boys. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:29:15 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250310152915.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250305134939.htm People who have a minority viewpoint on a controversial topic are more likely to 'self-silence' themselves in conversation -- and that may lead them to behave against their own beliefs, a new study found. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:49:39 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250305134939.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125524.htm First study of its kind reveals epigenetic signatures of violence passesd to grandchildren. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:55:24 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125524.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250220122625.htm Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to researchers. This may stem not only from being shunned due to their personalities but from a tendency to misinterpret ambiguous social signals as exclusion. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:26:25 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250220122625.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250210132356.htm In our digital times as we are inundated with YouTube videos, memes and social media, satire is everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people's reputations than direct criticism, according to new research. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:23:56 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250210132356.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250129115231.htm In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that the genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that conservation efforts are helping to safeguard species. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:52:31 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250129115231.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128124315.htm A UVA study uses satellite data to show that air pollution from industrial swine farms in Eastern North Carolina disproportionately affects marginalized communities. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:43:15 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128124315.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128123636.htm Strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts that are directly related to a hospitality company's core business operations and competencies can help companies create both social and business value, according to researchers. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:36:36 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128123636.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250127124504.htm The world's botanic gardens must pull together to protect global plant biodiversity in the face of the extinction crisis, amid restrictions on wild-collecting, say researchers. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:45:04 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250127124504.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250124151017.htm Researchers use genomic data to study the decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, particularly in Brazil Nut trees. The research uses genomic data to understand this keystone species' genetic health and adaptability, help reconstruct its demographic history, and assess the long-term impacts of human interaction on forest ecosystems. The findings emphasize the need for conservation strategies to consider both ecological and anthropogenic factors. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:10:17 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250124151017.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115165252.htm Research has established a clear link between racial and ethnic disparities in maternal heart health and higher risks of preterm birth, preeclampsia and cardiovascular issues for Black and Hispanic mothers and their babies. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:52:52 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115165252.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115125413.htm An international research team concludes that gentle touch is not only good for mental health, but also for the evolution of cooperation. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:54:13 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115125413.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250106195658.htm When children have a place to play outside, programs aimed at reducing their screen time use are more successful. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:56:58 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250106195658.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250102162642.htm A balanced diet is important for reducing hunger and malnutrition. Researchers thus advocate that small farmers in low- and middle-income countries should try to produce as many different foods as possible for their own consumption. However, a study is now questioning this recommendation to some extent. It suggests that good access to regional markets is more important than farmers growing a large diversity of crops on their own smallholding. Better-functioning markets increase the variety of foods available locally, which benefits the population as a whole. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:26:42 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250102162642.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250102162632.htm Recognizing that news coverage may have influence in forming attitudes and in driving action, a team of psychology researchers examined whether reframing this gender gap in terms of 'men's overrepresentation' -- rather than as 'women's underrepresentation' -- would have an impact on perceptions of the issue and on motivations to address it. Its findings showed that framing the gap as 'men's overrepresentation' -- as opposed to 'women's underrepresentation' -- in political leadership elicited more anger at the disparity among women and increased perceptions that the gap is unjust. Moreover, the results showed that anger at the disparity leads women to take action to address it. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:26:32 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250102162632.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250102162327.htm A special report outlines opportunities to enhance justice in genomics, toward a world in which genomic medicine promotes health equity, protects privacy, and respects the rights and values of individuals and communities. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:23:27 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250102162327.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241226153850.htm A research group has analyzed the digital ecosystem of 11- to 12-year-old children across the Basque Autonomous Community, and concluded that two out of three own a smartphone. They use smartphones mainly to talk to family and friends. The researchers also point out that, at that age, access to social media mainly focuses on watching videos and not on generating content. Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:38:50 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241226153850.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218174943.htm In a new study, participants tended to assign greater blame to artificial intelligences (AIs) involved in real-world moral transgressions when they perceived the AIs as having more human-like minds. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:49:43 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218174943.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218132137.htm Artificial intelligence (AI) systems tend to take on human biases and amplify them, causing people who use that AI to become more biased themselves, a new study finds. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:21:37 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218132137.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241217130822.htm A new study shows that when clinicians hear a patient described with negatively biased language, they develop less empathy towards the patient and, in some cases, become less accurate in recalling the patient's critical health details. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:08:22 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241217130822.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241212150312.htm Researchers developed an AI debiasing technique that improves the fairness of a machine-learning model by boosting its performance for subgroups that are underrepresented in its training data, while maintaining its overall accuracy. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:03:12 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241212150312.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241212120219.htm Diverse and inclusive teams are not merely a moral imperative but also a catalyst for scientific excellence in robotics, scientists point out in a study. The team has outlined how a scientific community can benefit if its leadership fosters an environment of diversity and inclusion, and propose a leadership guide for roboticists to help reap these benefits. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:02:19 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241212120219.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241212120120.htm A study by a team of scientists finds that AI systems are also prone to social identity biases, revealing fundamental group prejudices that reach beyond those tied to gender, race, or religion. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:01:20 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241212120120.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241210115609.htm A study by a team of psychology researchers shows that young children in the United States are less likely than adults to see discrimination as harmful, indicating these beliefs begin at an early age. Moreover, the findings show that children see discriminatory acts -- negative actions motivated by the victim's group membership -- as less serious than identical harmful acts motivated by other reasons, unrelated to the victim's social identities. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:56:09 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241210115609.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241204114018.htm A new study finds that owning a home in early adult life adds approximately four months to the lives of male Americans born in the early twentieth century. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:40:18 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241204114018.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241203154332.htm A nationwide U.S. assessment of estimated cancer risk from airborne toxics shows that risk is concentrated in urban communities, those with lower incomes, and those with higher proportions of racial minorities. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:43:32 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241203154332.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241125124823.htm Spending too much time social networking appears to be a key driver in loneliness, but a new article suggests motivated uses of social networking sites for connecting with people and feeling companionship can also play a role in alleviating it. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:48:23 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241125124823.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241125124731.htm Researchers showed online reviews of health facilities took a negative turn after COVID and remain that way. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:47:31 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241125124731.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241121115653.htm In a polarized nation, there is one thing that nearly all Americans agree on, according to a recent study: sports are good for us. Researchers found that more than 9 out of 10 Americans agreed that sports build character and improved one's health, while 84% agreed playing sports makes one popular in school and 85% said it makes one more well-known in the community. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:56:53 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241121115653.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241118125511.htm Alcohol-related deaths in the U.S. nearly doubled from 1999 to 2020. The sharpest spike occurred among 25- to 34-year-olds (nearly fourfold), while individuals aged 55 to 64 had the highest rates. Men consistently had higher rates but women saw the largest proportional rise, with deaths increasing 2.5 times. Asian and Pacific Islander communities experienced the steepest ethnic increase, while the Midwest saw the greatest regional rise (2.5 times), followed by the Northeast, West, and South. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:55:11 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241118125511.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241118125049.htm A new study has found that 34 percent of mothers said stay-at-home orders facilitated easier breastfeeding at home, stronger mother-child bonding, and extended breastfeeding duration for many women. However, the pandemic also presented significant barriers, including limited access to lactation support and heightened maternal stress. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:50:49 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241118125049.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241113123839.htm New findings uncover an alarming rise in depression rates among all higher education students in the United States, but especially among sexual and gender minorities. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:38:39 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241113123839.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241113123038.htm Young people's mental health may depend on how they use social media, rather than how much time they spend using it. Psychology researchers tried an experiment with three groups. They asked one group to stay off social media. They taught another group how to use it more constructively. The third group stuck with their usual routine. The group that stayed away, AND the group that used it differently, both reported improvements in their mental health. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:30:38 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241113123038.htm