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Released: 9-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
NYU Tandon School of Engineering researchers test AI systems’ ability to solve The New York Times’ Connections puzzle
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

In a study that will be presented at the IEEE 2024 Conference on Games – taking place in Milan, Italy from August 5 - 8 – NYU Tandon researchers investigated whether modern natural language processing (NLP) systems could solve these language-based puzzles.

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Newswise: Teens Who View Their Homes as More Chaotic Than Their Siblings Have Poorer Mental Health in Adulthood
Released: 8-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Teens Who View Their Homes as More Chaotic Than Their Siblings Have Poorer Mental Health in Adulthood
Association for Psychological Science

Many parents ponder why one of their children seems more emotionally troubled than the others. A new study in the United Kingdom reveals a possible basis for those differences.

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Newswise: Psychedelic therapy and ecological medicine symposium to be held at UCLA
Released: 7-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Psychedelic therapy and ecological medicine symposium to be held at UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Health is set to host a unique symposium this week to explore the evolving research in psychedelic therapies and how combining it with reconnection to natural world could help to amplify their mental health benefits.

Newswise: More than half of Americans give to charity at checkout, survey shows
Released: 6-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT
More than half of Americans give to charity at checkout, survey shows
Binghamton University, State University of New York

53% of Americans give impulsively to charities at the checkout, and certain demographics tend to give more, according to a new survey conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Newswise: Cal State Fullerton Named One of Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity
Released: 6-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Cal State Fullerton Named One of Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity
California State University, Fullerton

Forbes ranks Cal State Fullerton as one of the Top 500 Best Employers for Diversity in the country in 2024 for its efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.

   
Released: 3-May-2024 2:05 AM EDT
Genetics, not lack of oxygen, causes cerebral palsy in quarter of cases
University of Adelaide

The world’s largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of oxygen at birth as previously thought.

     
Released: 2-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Coping in the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be one of the most stressful, pivotal moments in an individual’s life. With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Fred Hutch social psychologist and researcher Megan J. Shen, PhD, shares tips for coping with a cancer diagnosis and how patients and their caregivers can navigate appointments with their oncologists.

Newswise: Opioid epidemic reaches beyond health impacts  to influence politics
Released: 2-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Opioid epidemic reaches beyond health impacts to influence politics
University of Notre Dame

Vicky Barone, assistant professor of economics at the University Notre Dame, researched the origins and development of the opioid epidemic and found that the unregulated marketing of potent painkillers led to increased access to prescription opioids and subsequent overdose mortalities.

Newswise: Increasing doses of varenicline or nicotine replacement helps persistent smokers quit
1-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Increasing doses of varenicline or nicotine replacement helps persistent smokers quit
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For most smokers, quitting on the first attempt is likely to be unsuccessful, but a new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found patients were more likely to quit if their cessation regimen was altered and doses were increased. Researchers also found that varenicline, a cessation medication, was more effective than combined nicotine replacement therapy (CNRT), such as patches or lozenges.

   
Released: 1-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Placental hormone spike in late pregnancy linked to postpartum depressive symptoms
University of California, Irvine

A University of California, Irvine-led team has found evidence of a potential link between patterns of changes in a key pregnancy hormone – placental corticotropin-releasing hormone – and symptoms of postpartum depression.

   
Released: 1-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
What’s Behind the Potential Ban on TikTok?
Tufts University

Nick Seaver, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at Tufts University, talks about the potential TikTok ban and whether fears about the app’s addictiveness are warranted.

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Released: 1-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Study finds distinct patterns lead to domestic partner homicide
University of Portsmouth

Researchers have analysed more than 30 years of Canadian criminal records to shed light on intimate partner homicide indicators.

Newswise: Study Examines U.S. Public Opinion of ‘Would-be’ Mass Shooters
Released: 1-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Study Examines U.S. Public Opinion of ‘Would-be’ Mass Shooters
Florida Atlantic University

A first-of-its-kind study sheds light on public opinion about would-be mass shooters, particularly regarding their mental health status. Willingness to “see something” and “say something,” especially when loved ones or associates are involved, hinges on whether the informant believes the criminal justice system will handle the situation effectively and fairly.

Released: 30-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Protecting endangered monkeys from poachers, habitat loss
Ohio State University

Scientists have singled out red colobus species as a priority conservation target. Protection of these monkeys, they assert, can be expected to produce benefits throughout tropical African forests where hunting and climate change have led to dramatic wildlife and habitat loss.

Newswise: COVID-19-induced financial hardships reveal mental health struggles
Released: 29-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
COVID-19-induced financial hardships reveal mental health struggles
University of South Australia

Economic researchers at the University of South Australia have examined the mental health effects on people who experienced financial setbacks during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newswise: Rensselaer Researcher Publishes Groundbreaking Study on Labor Market Discrimination Against Transgender People
Released: 29-Apr-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Rensselaer Researcher Publishes Groundbreaking Study on Labor Market Discrimination Against Transgender People
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

In 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Bostock vs. Clayton County that transgender people are legally protected from employment discrimination. This came at a time of increased visibility, but also of legal and social challenges to the rights of transgender individuals. Meanwhile, there has been very little study of labor market discrimination against them.

Released: 29-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Eight Sociologists Recognized by Premier Science Associations
American Sociological Association (ASA)

The American Sociological Association congratulates the eight sociologists who were recently recognizes by premier science associations for their outstanding achievements in the discipline.

Newswise: Cancer screening rates are significantly lower in U.S. Federally Qualified Health Centers
26-Apr-2024 4:00 PM EDT
Cancer screening rates are significantly lower in U.S. Federally Qualified Health Centers
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

A national study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of New Mexico (UNM) Comprehensive Cancer Center found major gaps in breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening use in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the U.S., relative to overall screening rates in the country.

Newswise:Video Embedded researchers-develop-a-new-way-to-instruct-dance-in-virtual-reality
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Released: 29-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Researchers develop a new way to instruct dance in Virtual Reality
Aalto University

Virtual reality dance made easier with crowd wave technique. Open source code can be downloaded for Quest 2 and 3

   
Released: 29-Apr-2024 5:00 AM EDT
Study Reveals Hiring Bias Against Former Business Owners
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Nearly 50% of new businesses fail within the first five years. Many former entrepreneurs apply for 9-to-5 jobs to get back on their feet, but new research reveals an unexpected obstacle: hiring discrimination.

   
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Released: 26-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Stress? It matters what you think
University of Miami

University of Miami specialists in health psychology and in mindfulness practices offer tips to help reframe how we perceive stress and shift our response to build resilience and support well-being.

Newswise: “Developing Thai Family Stability to Fight Human Crisis” Workshop
Released: 26-Apr-2024 8:55 AM EDT
“Developing Thai Family Stability to Fight Human Crisis” Workshop
Chulalongkorn University

Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, in collaboration with Chulalongkorn University’s College of Population Studies and Institute of Asian Studies, Chula Ari, and World Bank, organized a workshop on “Developing Thai Family Stability to Fight Human Crisis” on March 7, 2024, at Plenary Hall 1, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. Minister of Social Development and Human Security, Mr. Varawut Silpa-archa, gave the opening speech and offered his insights on the policies on the human crisis situation.

Released: 25-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Job losses help explain increase in drug deaths among Black Americans
Ohio State University

New research points to an economic factor that might be overlooked when considering why drug-related deaths among Black Americans increased significantly after 2010 in U.S. regions reporting heightened fentanyl activity: job losses that followed the Great Recession.

Released: 25-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New MSU research finds paid family leave helps prevent child abuse
Michigan State University

Child maltreatment is a serious public health issue in the United States, particularly affecting young children who are most vulnerable due to their dependence on caregivers. But new research from Michigan State University may have found a way to prevent this abuse: state-paid family leave.

Released: 24-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Roxane Cohen Silver elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
University of California, Irvine

Acclaimed psychologist Roxane Cohen Silver of the University of California, Irvine – whose groundbreaking studies on stress and coping have advanced understanding of how traumatic incidents like terror attacks, infectious disease outbreaks and natural disasters affect people – has been elected a member by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Newswise: FAU Receives Grant to Examine Role of Pet Dogs on Military Adolescents
Released: 24-Apr-2024 8:30 AM EDT
FAU Receives Grant to Examine Role of Pet Dogs on Military Adolescents
Florida Atlantic University

The study will provide insight into how pet dogs support well-being and resilience in adolescents while a parent or guardian is in the National Guard, Reserve, is a veteran or on active duty. Adolescents in military families face ubiquitous teen stressors and unique military challenges such as parental deployment and frequent relocations.

Newswise: Alzheimer’s Consortium set to bring experts and families together at ASU
Released: 23-Apr-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Alzheimer’s Consortium set to bring experts and families together at ASU
Arizona State University (ASU)

The gathering brings together industry experts and leading researchers to bring the latest science to the people in an interactive forum where they can exchange current information and ongoing advances.

   
Released: 23-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Q&A: UW research shows neural connection between learning a second language and learning to code
University of Washington

New research from the University of Washington shows the brain’s response to viewing errors in both the syntax (form) and semantics (meaning) of code appeared identical to those that occur when fluent readers process sentences on a word-by-word basis, supporting a resemblance between how people learn computer and natural languages.

Newswise: There’s no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to addressing men’s health issues globally
Released: 23-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
There’s no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to addressing men’s health issues globally
University of Notre Dame

At a time when health resources are at a premium and need to be wisely allocated, health professionals must find points within men’s lives when it makes the most sense to intervene and advocate for preventive care for promoting better health outcomes.

20-Apr-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Stress Activates Brain Regions Linked to Alcohol Use Disorder, Differently for Women Than Men
Research Society on Alcoholism

When exposed to stress, people with alcohol use disorder engage parts of the brain associated with both stress and addiction, which may cause them to drink or crave alcohol after a stressful experience, suggest the authors of a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.

     
Released: 23-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Social media affects people’s views on mental illness
Ohio State University

Even subtle differences in the wording of social media messages may be enough to sway young people’s beliefs about depression and anxiety and their treatment. Researchers found that college students were more optimistic about the possibility of successfully treating mental health problems after they read social media messages conveying a “growth mindset.”

17-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
People think 'old age' starts later than it used to, study finds
American Psychological Association (APA)

Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 22-Apr-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Speech Accessibility Project now sharing recordings, data
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project, which aims to make automatic speech recognition technology more accessible to people with speech differences and disabilities, is now sharing some of its voice recordings and related data with universities, nonprofits and companies.

     
18-Apr-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Low Levels of Alcohol May Not Be Good for Us After All, According to New Analytical Approaches
Research Society on Alcoholism

Low-to-moderate drinking may not be protective against certain health conditions, and “safe” alcohol use guidelines may be substantially off base. These are among the implications of a review of studies that use a novel research method.

     
17-Apr-2024 7:00 AM EDT
How Young Adults Perceive the Risk of a Single Drink—Versus Whether They See Risk in Binge Drinking—May Drive Heavy Alcohol Use
Research Society on Alcoholism

When drinking choices are perceived as “just one drink,” with each single drink representing relatively slight risk, it may ironically lead to heavier drinking and alcohol-related harms.

     
Released: 19-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Older adults in Ohio are among the most vulnerable to extreme weather
Ohio State University

Nearly 1 in 5 older adults in central Ohio report not being prepared for emergencies, such as extreme weather events, or not knowing if they are ready. That is concerning because research shows older adults are at greater risk of harm during disasters such as extreme weather events.

16-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Alcohol-Induced Blackouts May Be Linked to How a Person Drinks, Not Just How Much
Research Society on Alcoholism

Certain drinking behaviors beyond just the quantity of alcohol consumed may predict the likelihood a person will experience an alcohol-induced blackout, a condition where someone is conscious and engaging with their surroundings but will be unable to remember some or any of what occurred.

     
Newswise: New York State, City and Bronx Borough Officials Celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Bronx Zoo
Released: 18-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
New York State, City and Bronx Borough Officials Celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Bronx Zoo
Wildlife Conservation Society

“It all starts at the Bronx Zoo!” said Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson

Newswise: MSU expert to attend oral arguments in SCOTUS case that could turn homelessness into a crime
Released: 18-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
MSU expert to attend oral arguments in SCOTUS case that could turn homelessness into a crime
Michigan State University

On April 22, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in, a landmark case that could drastically affect the rights people have when experiencing homelessness.

 
Newswise: Women kicking goals on the field but still tackling entrenched sexism
Released: 17-Apr-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Women kicking goals on the field but still tackling entrenched sexism
University of South Australia

New research shows that despite Matildas soccer mania gripping the nation during the 2023 World Cup, women footballers in general face an uphill battle gaining widespread acceptance in Australia and overcoming entrenched sexism.

Released: 16-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
MSU receives $1M to create center for cybersecurity training
Michigan State University

Michigan State University’s School of Criminal Justice is taking the lead on addressing the state’s cybercrime investigation policy. The school will be working with law enforcement partners across the state to create a full-service training hub to ensure law enforcement agencies are prepared to respond to the increasing threat of cybercrimes.

Newswise: Study Investigates Mental Health Stigma in College Students
Released: 16-Apr-2024 9:15 AM EDT
Study Investigates Mental Health Stigma in College Students
New York Institute of Technology, New York Tech

Research findings could help college counseling and wellness professionals better understand the barriers students face when seeking mental health treatment.

   


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