Tobacco related annual medical spend of US Minorities who smoke double that of White peers
The annual tobacco-related healthcare spend of US Minorities who smoke is double that of White adults who smoke, finds an ...
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Social media algorithms exploit how humans learn from their peers
In prehistoric societies, humans tended to learn from members of our ingroup or from more prestigious individuals, as this information ...
Banks still offer Black entrepreneurs inferior loans, service even when they are better qualified than peers
Nearly a decade ago, researchers from Brigham Young University, Utah State University and Rutgers published a disheartening study revealing how discrimination in ...
Comparing doctors to peers doesn’t make them hate their jobs and may improve quality of care, new USC Schaeffer study finds
June 8, 2023 — Showing people how their behavior compares to their peers is a commonly used method to improve ...
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope peers behind bars
A delicate tracery of dust and bright star clusters threads across this image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The ...
Infants born preterm reach similar BMI as their peers born term by adolescence, according to a meta-analysis of 253,810 individuals from 11 countries
Infants born preterm reach similar BMI as their peers born term by adolescence, according to a meta-analysis of 253,810 individuals from ...
IVF-conceived children show no developmental or educational disadvantage at primary school age compared to spontaneously conceived peers, as per data on over 400,000 Australian kids
In your coverage, please use this URL to provide access to the freely available paper in PLOS Medicine: Credit: Note ...
Employment of people with disabilities reached new levels in 2022, outperforming their peers without disabilities
East Hanover, NJ – January 23, 2023. The year 2022 was a remarkable and historic time for the employment of ...
Lonely heart-failure patients face worse outcomes than sociable peers
Older heart failure patients who feel that they have lost their social role amongst friends and family are more likely ...
Black women with breast cancer may have worse outcomes than peers despite similar genetic recurrence scores
SAN ANTONIO – Non-Hispanic Black women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative, lymph node-positive breast cancer had worse outcomes compared to non-Hispanic ...
LGB youth more than twice as likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual peers
New research from the University of Georgia suggests lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) youth experience disproportionately high rates of suicidal ...
Socially responsible companies laid off more workers than their peers during the COVID-19 pandemic
A good track record in corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not a guarantee that the company will continue to focus ...
Transgender women’s heart-lung capacity and strength exceed those of cisgender peers even after years of hormone therapy
The heart and lung capacity and strength of transgender women exceed those of their cisgender peers, even after years of ...
Comparing physicians’ performance to peers decreases job satisfaction and increases burnout
FINDINGS A commonly used behavioral intervention—informing primary care physicians about how their performance compares to that of their peers—has no ...
No peers, no beers: WVU research shows youth substance use declined during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to concerns for youth mental health and social well-being, including its potential to spur ...
Four-year college students drink more, use marijuana less than community college peers
Students at four-year colleges and universities drink nearly twice as much alcohol as their peers in two-year colleges, according to ...
UTSA biomedical engineer Rena Bizios elected by peers to join National Academy of Engineering
The University of Texas at San Antonio today announced that Rena Bizios, its Lutcher Brown Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering and ...
Among LGBTQA scientists, those who don’t disclose their identities at work author fewer peer-reviewed publications than their disclosing peers – indicating a possible productivity cost to non-disclosure
Among LGBTQA scientists, those who don't disclose their identities at work author fewer peer-reviewed publications than their disclosing peers - ...
Students of a “Science of Happiness” online course did not experience the increased anxiety and decreased wellbeing of their peers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Students of a "Science of Happiness" online course did not experience the increased anxiety and decreased wellbeing of their peers ...
Women ages 35 and younger are 44% more likely to have an ischemic stroke than male peers
Embargoed until 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 DALLAS, Jan. 24, 2022 — Women ages 35 years ...
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Meteorites likely source of nitrogen for early Earth
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‘Shocking’ discovery: Electricity from electric eels may transfer genetic material to nearby animals
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Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
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Elham Azizi vs. cancer: Fighting the disease with data, AI, and math
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New study identifies the greatest threat to wildlife across North America and Canada: people
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Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients needed for them and their babies – and situation could worsen with plant-based foods