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Released: 21-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
The bilingual brain may be better at ignoring irrelevant information
University of Florida

Results showed that bilinguals seem to be more efficient at ignoring information that's irrelevant, rather than suppressing — or inhibiting information

Released: 21-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Crowdsourced fact-checking fights misinformation in Taiwan
Cornell University

New Cornell University research finds while journalists and professional fact-checkers struggle to keep up with the deluge of misinformation online, sites that rely on loosely coordinated contributions from volunteers, such as Wikipedia, can help fill the gaps.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Why do some people get headaches from drinking red wine?
University of California, Davis

Not everyone feels fine after red wine, and a flavanol may be the culprit

   
Newswise: Navigating political discussions at holiday gatherings
Released: 20-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Navigating political discussions at holiday gatherings
Washington University in St. Louis

Rather than avoid political discussions altogether, Taylor Carlson, associate professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis, says we should take a step back to critically evaluate the information our peers share with us, similar to how we should evaluate information we read in the news.

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Released: 20-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
Planning a holiday shopping budget is the best way to navigate the season, says Virginia Tech experts
Virginia Tech

As the holiday season approaches, it is important to begin budgeting for your gift shopping ahead of time. Taking proactive steps now will help you manage expenses wisely and make the most of the festive season.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Policies to Reduce Child Poverty and Child Maltreatment
School of Social Work, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have conducted a scoping review of previous studies to explore the effects of policy changes on child poverty rates.

Newswise: National Poll: Parents of young children increasingly turn to social media for parenting advice
15-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
National Poll: Parents of young children increasingly turn to social media for parenting advice
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Most mothers and over two-thirds of fathers of young children look to social media for parenting advice or to share their experiences – a significant increase since a previous Mott poll explored similar questions in 2015.

17-Nov-2023 12:05 AM EST
More than £215 extra-a-month to raise a child with autism
Loughborough University

The first study into raising a child on the autism spectrum using the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) approach, has found that families and carers face costs of more than £2,650 each year – to cover everyday essentials that meet their children’s needs.

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Released: 17-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
Cybercrime expert offers safety tips for online holiday shopping
Virginia Tech

The holiday shopping season is ramping up and unfortunately, so are criminals looking to take advantage of your urge to get discounted prices.

Released: 17-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
Terrorism rather than pandemics more concerning for those with those with authoritarian views, analysis shows
University of Exeter

Those with authoritarian political views are more likely to be concerned about terrorism and border control than a future new health pandemic, new research shows.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Gender Wage Gap vs. Family Wage Gap: Its Complicated, New Study Shows
American Sociological Association (ASA)

New sociological research investigates the relationship between family and gender wage gaps--looking at the full labor market, and also separately looking at Black, Hispanic, and White workers.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Op-ed: The Case for Enterprise Risk Management in Higher Education
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Colleges and universities are not immune to major risk events. The complexity of institutions of higher education and the diversity of risks they face requires academic administrations to develop enterprise risk management (ERM) functions and frameworks.

   
Released: 16-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Standard inflation measures failing to fully capture cost-of-living pressures for people on lower incomes
Loughborough University

New research published today provides new evidence that households with lower incomes are facing greater financial pressures than existing inflation measures are capturing.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
New Study Finds Schools Call Moms More Than Dads
Tufts University

Laura Gee, an associate professor of economics at Tufts, and her colleagues recently completed a study that looked at how calls and messages from children's schools are split along gender lines. One of their findings surprised exactly no one: Mothers get the lion’s share of the interruptions.

13-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Risk Factors Contributing to Alcohol Use Vary Based on Drinking Consequences Experienced
Research Society on Alcoholism

The process contributing to an individual’s alcohol consumption may be linked to the consequences that person experiences from drinking, a new study suggests.

     
13-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
High levels of maternal stress during pregnancy linked to children’s behavior problems
American Psychological Association (APA)

Children whose mothers are highly stressed, anxious or depressed during pregnancy may be at higher risk for mental health and behavior issues during their childhood and teen years, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
Released: 16-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Op-ed: Why the ‘Way Forward’ on AI is Much Clearer
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

The Biden Administration’s recent Executive Order on AI meets a perceivable growing consensus in both the tech industry and academia for a need for clear federal guidance in AI, especially with the looming 2024 elections.

   
14-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
New research finds young disabled people experience institutional discrimination and stigmatisation in mainstream schools in England.
University of Warwick

Disabled young people in England face discrimination in schools and are less likely to achieve level 2 qualifications.

 
Released: 15-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Infant brain activity predicts social flexibility, stress recovery in 1st year
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Through the Infant Development Project, researchers from the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology in the Interdisciplinary Lab for Social Development explored how early brain activity relates to the flexibility of infants’ social interactions and their ability to recover from stress.

   
Released: 15-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Eye-to-eye contact is rare but shapes our social behavior
McGill University

Scientists have found that while eye-to-eye contact is rare, it plays a vital role in conveying important social messages and predicting subsequent social behavior.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Building Flint's trust in its drinking water
University of Michigan

Flint residents have learned to question everything in the decade since the city's drinking water first began showing signs of lead contamination. Even now, after seven straight years with water meeting federal safety guidelines, the lack of trust remains for many.

Released: 14-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Scientific study shows we are not addicted to mobile phones but to the social interaction they facilitate
University of Granada

Study finds we're not addicted to phones, but to the social interaction they provide.

Released: 14-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Boosting profits for technology holders and licensees through game theory
Chiba University

A new study shows that licensing schemes that maximize profits for technology holders and boost licensees’ own surplus can be determined via game theory

   
Newswise: Inflammation and loss of protective mechanisms in the brain linked to suicide risk
Released: 14-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Inflammation and loss of protective mechanisms in the brain linked to suicide risk
Van Andel Institute

A first-of-its-kind study has identified overactive inflammation and loss of critical protection mechanisms in the brain as potential contributors to suicide risk.

   
11-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Online Alcohol Recovery Forums Offer Multiple Types of Support, Including and Beyond Emotional Encouragement
Research Society on Alcoholism

Emotional support was the simplest and most common means of helping others in an online forum related to recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), according to a new study.

     
Newswise: Study Reduces ‘Vivid Imagery’ That Fuels Addiction Cravings
Released: 14-Nov-2023 8:30 AM EST
Study Reduces ‘Vivid Imagery’ That Fuels Addiction Cravings
Florida Atlantic University

New research shows promise in treating addiction cravings by combining eye movements and guided instructions to process memories. Researchers transformed dysfunctional memories stored in the brain through processing and integration.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
The COVID-19 pandemic imposed new burdens on already disadvantaged groups and left pre-existing social inequalities in place
Stockholm University

COVID-19 exacerbated social inequalities in Sweden, but the structure of inequality remained the same.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Millennials aren’t all worse off than Baby Boomers, but the rich-poor gap is widening
University of Cambridge

A study of over 12,000 people in the US, comparing Baby Boomers and Millennials, raises concerns about Millennials’ diverging financial gains.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
"Zoom fatigue": Exhaustion caused by video conferencing proven on a neurophysiological level for the first time
Graz University of Technology

Using EEG and ECG data, researchers at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria and Graz University of Technology were able to prove that video conferences and online education formats lead to greater fatigue than face-to-face alternatives

     
Released: 13-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Self-deception may seed ‘hubris balancing,’ leading to Putin’s war against Ukraine
Hiroshima University

New theory explains international leaders' irrational acts of war as self-deception leading to overbalancing.

 
Released: 13-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
It takes a village: Hunter-gatherer approach to childcare suggests that the key to mother and child wellbeing may be many caregivers
University of Cambridge

Infants may need more physical contact and care than Western childcare systems provide, the study found.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
AI faces look more real than actual human face
Australian National University

AI-generated white faces are now perceived as more real than human faces, but not AI-generated faces of people of color. This is because AI algorithms are trained on disproportionately white faces.

   
Newswise: Migrant couples have better relationships when they can balance old and new cultures
Released: 13-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Migrant couples have better relationships when they can balance old and new cultures
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Migrant couples who can effectively balance the culture of their homeland while adapting to the dominant culture of their new home are more likely to have a better relationship, according to newly published research from psychologists at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
How Employees Can Help Cut 'Quiet Cutting' Out of Their Careers
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Expert Gerald Suarez, gives career insights on navigating quiet cutting via “identifying the ‘why,’” “reading the tea leaves,” “finding the ‘off-ramp’” and “starting a new chapter.”

   
10-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Alcohol Treatment Costs Offset by Long-Term Health Care, Societal Savings
Research Society on Alcoholism

Treating people for alcohol use disorder, even multiple times, results in long-term cost savings. When accounting for societal benefits of treatment, such as reduced crime and increased productivity, cost savings are realized in both the short- and long-term.

     
8-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
When keeping secrets could brighten your day
American Psychological Association (APA)

Though people often want to share good news as soon as they learn it, a study published by the American Psychological Association has found that keeping good news a secret before telling someone else could make people feel more energized and alive.

Released: 12-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Do pets make you happier? MSU study shows they didn’t during the pandemic
Michigan State University

There is a general understanding that pets have a positive impact on one’s well-being. A new study by Michigan State University found that although pet owners reported pets improving their lives, there was not a reliable association between pet ownership and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

9-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Video Therapy May Be as Effective as In-Person Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
Research Society on Alcoholism

Therapy by videoconference may be as effective, and in some cases more effective, than in-person treatment for alcohol use disorder. Rates of stopping drinking are similar for those who receive treatment for their alcohol use disorder via videoconference and those who receive in-person treatment.

     
Released: 11-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Almost half of people who use drugs in rural areas were recently incarcerated
Oregon Health & Science University

New research finds that almost half of people who use illicit drugs in rural areas have been recently incarcerated.

   
Released: 11-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Social-behavioral findings can be highly replicable, six-year study by four labs suggests
University of California, Santa Barbara

Roughly two decades ago, a community-wide reckoning emerged concerning the credibility of published literature in the social-behavioral sciences, especially psychology.

Released: 10-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Health: Lack of friend or family visits is associated with increased risk of dying
BioMed Central

Never being visited by friends or family is associated with a 39% increased risk of death, study finds.

   
Released: 10-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Physical fitness since childhood predicts cerebellar volume in adolescence
University of Eastern Finland

Childhood physical fitness boosts adolescent cerebellum size, study finds.

   
Released: 10-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Do pets make you happier? MSU study shows they didn’t during the pandemic
Michigan State University

There is a general understanding that pets have a positive impact on one’s well-being. A new study by Michigan State University found that although pet owners reported pets improving their lives, there was not a reliable association between pet ownership and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.



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