319 words As a four-day work week is trialed in countries across the globe, health researchers say they’re ‘all in’ when it comes to a long weekend, research shows that the extra time off is good for our health.
165 words Findings from a study of more than 46,000 people from 68 different countries reveal those who share more left-wing political views are more generous and altruistic than those who follow right-wing ideologies.
1,020 words Obesity might adversely affect social and emotional development of children, study finds
131 words Decline in daily step count persists after pandemic for U.S. adults. Based on new findings, people had not yet bounced back as of December 2021: U.S. adults were still taking around 700 fewer steps per day, compared to their pre-pandemic norm.
300 words Review of 1,039 studies indicates exercise can be more effective than counselling or medication for depression
277 words Researchers are calling for exercise to be a mainstay approach for managing depression as a new study shows that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or the leading medications
184 words One theory of attractiveness suggests beautiful people are seen positively and these views become internalized, motivating altruistic behavior. New research, however, finds support for the view that beautiful people behave selfishly and feel entitled due to their bargaining power in relationships.
127 words Extremely rich people are not extremely smart. Study in Sweden finds income is related to intelligence up to about the 90th percentile in income. Above that level, differences in income are not related to cognitive ability.
472 words ACPeds Calls on Organizations to Scrap Current Transgender Protocols Based on Newly Published Critique
110 words Most Americans aren’t getting enough exercise. People living in rural areas were even less likely to get enough exercise: Only 16% of people outside cities met benchmarks for aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, compared with 28% in large metropolitan cities areas.
222 words Magnetic solution removes toxic "forever chemicals" from water in seconds
162 words Neighborhoods with predominantly White residents have more greenery, fewer dilapidated buildings and fewer multi-family homes — compared to neighborhoods with residents of multiple races and ethnicities, predominantly Black residents
269 words Routine vaccinations drop among U.S. kindergartners for the third year in a row according to the CDC. While vaccinations remain high, coverage has dropped from 95% in the 2019-2020 school year to 94% in 2020-2021 to 93% in 2021-2022, leaving at least 250,000 potentially unprotected against measles.
179 words Clitoral knowledge and gendered sexual scripts appear to play a key role in women's orgasm experience
149 words Clitoral knowledge and gendered sexual scripts appear to play a key role in women's orgasm experience
196 words Self diagnoses of diverse conditions including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, autism, and gender identity-related conditions has been linked to social media platforms.
167 words Dog behavior is a product of their genes: By analyzing DNA samples from over 200 dog breeds along with nearly 50,000 pet-owner surveys, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have pinpointed many of the genes associated with the behaviors of specific dog breeds.
132 words Health care is increasingly unaffordable for people with employer-sponsored health insurance—especially women
225 words Gender differences in brain response to infant emotional faces: New research shows brains of women and men reacted differently to infants’ faces, and these differential areas are in facial processing, attention, and empathetic networks.
297 words Climate impact labels on food sold in fast food restaurants can change buying habits. Research found consumers would be more willing to choose more environmentally friendly food options if they were given the information they needed to make a well-informed choice.