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Improved scheduling approaches could improve life in nursing homes for patients and staffCredit: Ellen Ernst Kossek/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Placing a loved one in a nursing home can be a traumatic experience for the…

Kanazawa University study of Indonesian street vendors finds them continually grappling with aggressive urbanization, but resisting by forging relationships, engaging in local politics, and even using InstagramCredit: Kanazawa University…

New study reveals wide variations in how well or poorly people age; United States ranks 54th between Iran (53rd) and Antigua and Barbuda (55th) SEATTLE - At what age do you feel 65? A 30-year gap separates countries with the highest…

'The Last-Time Buyer: housing and finance for an ageing society' A CSFI report by Professor Les Mayhew Incentives to downsize would ease the housing crisis Housing policy is too concentrated on first-time buyers and should be…

Credit: © MSU AgBioResearch WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The vast majority of Americans are paying attention to reducing food waste with the oldest being the most cognizant, according to the latest Michigan State University (MSU) Food Literacy and…

Credit: Jennie Crawley Asian elephants are endangered, but remarkably, around one third of the remaining 45,000 Asian elephants in the world live in semi-captive conditions, cared for by handlers known as mahouts. Expert knowledge of…

A novel new way of determining the value of employee stock options has yielded some surprising insights A novel new way of determining the value of employee stock options has yielded some surprising insights: Options granted to woman and…

People make statistically-informed judgments about who is more likely to hold particular professions even though they criticize others for the same behavior, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the…

Older adults make the same financial decisions for themselves and others, while young adults take more risks when making financial decisions for othersCredit: National University of Singapore A recent study by researchers from the…

Workers in low-skilled, low paid employment aren't prone to band together and form a common bond, new research has shown. The belief that members of the "precariat" - the group of workers found in insecure, low-waged employment - are…