'Surveillance Use' of Facebook can Lead to Depression
Use of the social media sites like Facebook can lead to symptoms of depression if it triggers feelings of envy among its users, according University of Missouri researchers.
Use of the social media sites like Facebook can lead to symptoms of depression if it triggers feelings of envy among its users, according University of Missouri researchers.
The scientists will screen the volunteers' DNA to try to discover new links between certain genetic variants, health and disease. To rigorously establish these links, the researchers will need to enlist tens of thousands of volunteers from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Gonalo Abecasis, project leader, said that ‘Genes for Good’ could go viral if it taps into the public's philanthropic vein as did Facebook's organ donation status field, get out to vote campaigns and the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Facebook App Will Help Scientists Recruit People for Ambitious DNA Research
Researchers hope that Facebook users will send their DNA sample and use the app to fill out periodic surveys about their health, habits and moods.
Researchers hope that Facebook users will send their DNA sample and use the app to fill out periodic surveys about their health, habits and moods.
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Facebook and Twitter can Indicate Personality, Health Risks and Cultural Differences
A new research has provided a deeper understanding into how social media can help study personality, potential health risk and cultural differences.
A new research has provided a deeper understanding into how social media can help study personality, potential health risk and cultural differences.
Brain Neuron Networks Process Info by Interacting Like Friends on Facebook
Nerve cells in the brain interact with each other like friends in Facebook, reveals a new research. The nerve cells form a meshwork of connections called synapses up to several thousand per cell.
Nerve cells in the brain interact with each other like friends in Facebook, reveals a new research. The nerve cells form a meshwork of connections called synapses up to several thousand per cell.
