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Family Symposium 2016

Symposium explores the role of sleep in health and well-being

11/9/16

Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute and the Population Research Institute recently hosted the symposium, “Sleep across the Lifespan: Family Influences and Impact,” to promote new research directions on sleep and how it affects human health and well-being.

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Mothers' parenting stress impacts both parents' sexual satisfaction

5/26/16

First-time parents are only somewhat satisfied with their sex lives according to Penn State health researchers who checked in with parents regularly after their baby was born. And one factor that appears to be reducing their sexual satisfaction is mothers' stress as a new parent.

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Anti-smoking messages can backfire, research suggests

11/2/15

Public health policies targeted at smokers may actually have the opposite effect for some people trying to quit, according to new evidence released Nov. 2. Research indicates that stigmatizing smoking can, in some cases, make it harder for people to quit because they become angry and defensive and the negative messages lead to a drop in self-esteem.

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Yoshikawa to present 2015 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science

10/6/15

Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, will be the 2015 Bennett Lecturer in Prevention Science. The lecture will be held Oct. 29, in the Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building.