Study reveals social bonds in monkeys buffer against stress

Male Barbary macaques form social bonds similar to human friendships to protect against disease and death, an international study has revealed. Researchers studying wild Barbary macaque males living in their natural habitat in the Middle Atlas Mountains in Morocco discovered that keeping a few close male associates buffered against day-to-day stressors, decreasing the levels of…

onlinePROTECT workshop a great success

On November 20th, 2014, onlinePROTECT hosted a full-day workshop entitled Internet-based Sex Offending: Case Formulation and Intervention Planning at Hamilton House, London. onlinePROTECT is an international research collaboration led by Dr Hannah Merdian (University of Lincoln) and Prof Derek Perkins (Surrey University & West London Mental Health NHS Trust). onlinePROTECT address the safety of children…

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