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CAMH research suggests potential targets for prevention and early identification of psychotic disorders
A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), entitled Mental Health Service Use Before First Diagnosis...
Empowering older adults: Wearable tech made easier with personalized support
(Toronto, June 20, 2024) A new review in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, published by JMIR Publications, found that...
Study challenges popular idea that Easter islanders committed ‘ecocide’
Some 1,000 years ago, a small band of Polynesians sailed thousands of miles across the Pacific to settle one of...
Restoring the Great Salt Lake would have environmental justice as well as ecological benefits
Inland seas around the world are drying up due to increasing human water use and accelerating climate change, and their...
Scientists document self-propelling oxygen decline in the oceans
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen have made significant strides in understanding ancient ocean anoxia, with potential insights for today's...
Changing climate will make home feel like somewhere else
FROSTBURG, MD (June 20, 2024)—The impacts of climate change are being felt all over the world, but how will it...
Unpopular political proposals affect electoral outcomes even if not implemented
Political proposals to close schools can negatively affect voter support. A study from the University of Gothenburg shows that the...
Odors are encoded in rings in the brain of migratory locusts
The migratory locust Locusta migratoria is an economically important crop pest that is said to have come to Egypt in...
State cannabis legalization and trends in cannabis-related disorders in older adults
About The Study: Rates of cannabis-related disorder encounters increased from 2017 through 2022 among Medicare-insured older adults. This study observed the...
USPSTF Recommendation Statement on interventions for high BMI in children and adolescents
Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians provide or refer children and adolescents 6 years or...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies