I apologise for my behaviour: when shyness becomes a problem
UvA NewsJan 19, 2021
Extreme shyness likely emerges in very early childhood. Developmental psychologist Milica Nikolić is conducting research to determine how parents can prevent their children from becoming overly shy in later life. Extreme shyness can have a negative impact on both mental[…]
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How are Dutch families mentally coping with COVID 19?
UvA NewsJan 18, 2021
Till at least 9 February parents in the Netherlands are in lockdown with their children. How did Dutch families mentally cope with the first wave of the corona pandemic? Preventive Youth Care researchers share first results of a longitudinal study.[…]
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Biologists plead in Science: Include the protection of soil in international biodiversity strategies
UvA NewsJan 15, 2021
A quarter of all known species live in the soil. Life above ground depends on the soil and its countless inhabitants. Yet, global strategies to protect biodiversity have so far paid little attention to this habitat. In the journal Science,[…]
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The AI healthcare revolution
UvA NewsJan 15, 2021
Artificial intelligence that can faultlessly read medical scans and ensure nothing gets missed. That is the ambitious goal of UvA university professor Ivana Išgum. Išgum is an expert in the field of development of AI methods for analysing medical images.[…]
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How did the Dutch lockdown influence cannabis use and addiction?
UvA NewsJan 15, 2021
Covid-19 lockdown measures introduced substantial psychosocial stressors in everyday life. Did changes in mental wellbeing lead to more cannabis use and more severe cannabis disorders? A study among near daily cannabis users concludes that while cannabis use increased at the[…]
Alison Cassidy, University of British Columbia; Ashley Rudy, Queen's University and Bethany Deshpande from Université Laval representing ADAPT at the young researchers workshop. (Photo: Magdalena Tomasik, Arctic Portal)