138 words Atheists are more likely to sleep better than Catholics and Baptists
123 words Black and female politicians still win the support of many people with racist and sexist views – as long as the politicians are conservative, a new study of 44,836 Americans finds.
160 words Older adults with existing depression show resilience during the pandemic: A multi-site study finds that seniors are more concerned with being infected with COVID-19 than the effects of social isolation
153 words Widespread electric vehicle adoption would save billions of dollars, thousands of lives. If EVs replaced 25% of combustion-engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution.
152 words Four months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden’s prized herd immunity is nowhere in sight
277 words New research based on four decades of longitudinal data indicates that it is rare for a person to receive and keep a single mental disorder diagnosis. Rather, experiencing different successive mental disorders appears to be the norm.
246 words GPS location data shows that Republican areas engaged in less social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic (controlling for all relevant factors). This is consistent with survey data which show that Dems believe the pandemic is more severe and report a greater reduction in contact with others.
114 words World seafood species in decline . 82 % were below levels that can produce maximum sustainable yields. 87 populations were in the “very bad” category, with biomass levels at less than 20 % of what is needed to maximize sustainable fishery catches
120 words States with medical marijuana laws saw 20% drop in some opioid prescriptions: Drug overdoses remain a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 68% of those deaths involve illicit or prescription opioids.
129 words Some Blind People Can Still See, And Their Brains Could Help Explain Consciousness
126 words Aphantasia – being blind in the mind’s eye – may be linked to more cognitive functions than previously thought. People with aphantasia reported a reduced ability to remember the past, imagine the future, and even dream
131 words Flawed COVID-19 antibody tests shipped without FDA review. A 60 Minutes investigation has found that federal officials knew many COVID-19 antibody testing kits had flaws, but allowed them to enter the U.S. market.
146 words Less than half of the population would need to be immune to COVID-19 to develop "herd immunity" to the virus. Lifting social restrictions gradually, rather than simultaneously, across populations could help prevent a resurgence of infections
133 words The desires of 90% of Americans have no statistical bearing on the laws passed by US government.
155 words As Millennials Near 40, They’re Approaching Family Life Differently Than Previous Generations
242 words Right-to-work laws lead to increases in economic inequality by reducing the power of labor unions. (Right-to-work laws are prohibitions on mandatory labor union fees for employees).
414 words 35 of the 92 people (38%) who attended services at a rural Arkansas church March 6–11 tested positive for the coronavirus, ultimately killing three
152 words Study finds Vaping may damage the heart just as smoking does.Both vapers and smokers show signs of blood vessel damage, compared with people who do neither.
109 words Climate change and warming seas are transforming tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems
142 words Climate change and warming seas are transforming tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems