Surprising research about teenage dating violence

New research on violence associated with teenage dating has produced some surprising results. Today in The Conversation Canada, Catherine Shaffer of Simon Fraser University and Elizabeth Saewyc of the University of British Columbia tell us that boys - not girls - are more often to be purposefully hit, slapped or physically hurt by someone they're dating.

Many police departments in Canada make regular use of Twitter to communicate with the public. Patrick Parnaby and Daniel Kudla of the University of Guelph have analyzed the tweets of Toronto’s police force and found the Twitter feed to be a one-way conversation. Twitter users who raise politically or socially sensitive issues are generally ignored.

And finally…if you’ve ever broken an arm, you know how atrophied your limb becomes while wearing a cast. New research by Jonathan Farthing and Justin Andrushko of the University of Saskatchewan shows that building up the strength of your non-broken arm can preserve the muscles in your broken arm.

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Physical violence in dating relationships has decreased over the past decade among youth, but boys are still reporting higher rates of dating violence, according to a recent study. (Shutterstock)

More boys hurt by dating violence than girls

Catherine Shaffer, Simon Fraser University; Elizabeth Saewyc, University of British Columbia

Surprisingly, a study of more than 35,000 Canadian adolescents shows that boys report higher rates of dating victimization than girls.

Research into how the Toronto police force uses Twitter shows that they use the social media platform mostly to talk among themselves, not engage with the community. (Shutterstock)

Police on Twitter: Talking to the community, or just to themselves?

Patrick Parnaby, University of Guelph; Daniel Kudla, University of Guelph

Police forces say they use Twitter to engage with the community. But new research suggests they're usually tweeting to one another.

In a research study, students with an immobilized left arm who trained their opposite wrist completely preserved both the strength and muscle volume in the left arm. (Shutterstock)

Broke your arm? Exercise the other one to strengthen it…

Jonathan Farthing, University of Saskatchewan; Justin Andrushko, University of Saskatchewan

A research study shows that training the other limb can actually help preserve muscle in a broken and immobilized one.

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