Tag: social media

Social media pressure may lead to anxiety, depression in teens

The research team – including Dr. Heather Cleland Woods and Holly Scott from the University of Glasgow in the UK – recently presented their findings at The British Psychological Society (BPS) Developmental and Social Psychology Section Annual Conference in Manchester, UK. To reach their findings, the team asked 467 teenagers ages 11-17 from a single […]

Hundreds of parents using Facebook to raise concerns over dangerous side effects of children’s Ibuprofen

The world’s biggest social media platform is being used as a gigantic virtual megaphone by hundreds of concerned parents who are reporting serious side effects from giving their child a medicine, after one mother’s Facebook safety warning. As reported by the UK’s Daily Mail, Alison Smith took to the social media site to voice concerns […]

Food photos on social media ‘may ruin your appetite’

You are in a restaurant. The waiter brings your food to the table and it looks so amazing, you upload a picture on Instagram to show your friends. No harm done, right? Well according to a new study, you may have just put your friends off their food. Researchers from Brigham Young University (BYU) and […]

FaceTime might help toddlers learn new skills and social interactions

In a world of ever-changing technological innovation, channels of communication are constantly increasing and developing. The role of media in the lives of adolescents and children has been transformed from TV, movies, and books to the vast world of digital media. Ways to communicate through the Internet are continually expanding. Current guidelines by the American […]

Migraines: unique data collected from sufferers sharing pain on Twitter

Though seeing a social media newsfeed full of misery is not exactly uplifting for the reader, for the writer, venting about pain can be cathartic. Now, the first study of its kind shows the impact of migraines on patients by analyzing individuals’ Twitter posts related to migraine attacks. The study – led by Alexandre DaSilva, […]

Are Essential Oils Just Big Business?

Are Essential Oils Just Big Business? In a world where natural medicine is making a huge comeback, essential oils are in the limelight. The creation of essential oils stemmed from the use of plants for fragrance, perfume and medicine. Extracting the essential oil from a plant was a natural step in attaining its most potent […]