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Social & Behavior

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 26-Oct-2025 06:11 ET (26-Oct-2025 10:11 GMT/UTC)

29-Apr-2025

Majority of Americans experience some form of gun violence in person

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nearly two-thirds of adults in the U.S. have experienced some form of in-person exposure to gun violence, according to a national study by Rutgers researchers tracking racial disparities in direct and media-based experiences.

Journal: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
Funder: NJ Office of the Secretary of Higher Education

29-Apr-2025

Parents take a year to ‘tune in’ to their child’s feelings about starting school, research suggests

University of Cambridge
Book Announcement

Findings from major UK study have led psychologists to co-produce a picture book that helps parents develop a deeper understanding of how their child is coping with the first year of school.

29-Apr-2025

Higher cigarette taxes may improve childhood survival

Karolinska Institutet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A higher tax on cigarettes in low and middle-income countries can help to reduce child mortality, especially amongst the poorest children, a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and published in The Lancet Public Health suggests.

Journal: The Lancet Public Health

29-Apr-2025

Focal brain damage leaves people more open to being influenced by impulsive others

University of Birmingham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People who have damage to a specific part of their brains are more likely to be impulsive, and new research has found that damage also makes them more likely to be influenced by other people, in a new study published in PLOS Biology.

Journal: PLOS Biology

29-Apr-2025

Uptake of and disparities in semaglutide and tirzepatide prescribing for obesity in the US

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Semaglutide and tirzepatide prescriptions within Epic-affiliated health care systems increased slightly between 2021 and 2024, but their uptake remained limited, with only 3% of eligible patients having ever received a prescription during that period. Furthermore, there were disparities in prescribing of varying magnitude based on race and ethnicity, social vulnerability, and urbanicity, although the absolute differences were small compared with the overall underutilization.

Journal: JAMA

29-Apr-2025

Study suggests dance and lullabies aren’t universal human behaviors

University of California - Davis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Social singing and dance are often assumed to be hard-wired into the human condition; studies have supported the conclusion that these are common across cultures. But new research from a University of California, Davis, anthropologist challenges the idea that dance and lullabies are universal among humans. The study, published April 29 in Current Biology, draws on 43 years of research with the Northern Aché, an Indigenous population in Paraguay.

Journal: Current Biology

29-Apr-2025

Do dogs understand words from AIC buttons?

Eötvös Loránd University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published in Scientific Reports questions the functionality of using the Augmentative Interspecies Communication (AIC) button with dogs. This tool has captivated social media and fueled a global citizen science movement. Researchers from the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary, reveal that audio quality significantly influences a dog's ability to recognize and respond to recorded words.

Journal: Scientific Reports