Day August 25, 2024

The relationship between ambition and leadership ratings for three measures of ambition and five rater roles. We ran mixed-effects models predicting effectiveness ratings from ambition as well as random intercepts for leaders and effectiveness items and obtained the coefficient estimates…

Aging is a biological process that no one can avoid. Ideally, growing old should be a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Aging also has a darker side, however, often linked to disease. Every second, your…

Many young adults are experimenting with “bed rotting” and other sleep trends that have gone viral on TikTok and other social media platforms, a new poll shows. Sleep experts say these trends likely won’t do any immediate harm, but they…

Spend your youth glued to your phone, computer and TV and you cut your odds of making it to 60, a new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine warns. Data from a study tracking the health of more…

A SlateSafety armband is worn by Wyatt Fischer, a furnace mason employee at Cardinal Glass, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Menomonie, Wis. Credit: AP Photo/Abbie Parr On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes,…

Kendra King sits on her sofa in her home in Philadelphia on July 26, 2024. Credit: Deenah J. Leh via AP Now that she’s working from home, Kendra King takes an early afternoon nap on most days, typically for about…

New research shows that the relationship with the manager can be even more important than the relationship with colleagues in terms of job satisfaction and engagement. But why is this the case? Having friends at work can make the workday…

A team of mental health, human behavior and economic specialists affiliated with several institutions in Japan has found that under the right conditions, playing video games may be good for mental health. In their study, published in the journal Nature…

High-profile and popular influencers on TikTok should rethink their approach to brand-sponsored campaigns since followers better engage and trust the authenticity of smaller creators over super influencers when it comes to paid content. The study published in Psychology & Marketing…

It’s been called “an ancient art and a modern miracle” for good reason. Feeding a newborn with mother’s milk has been around for a long, long time. And the more scientists learn about this traditional way of feeding babies, the…

Credit: Karolina Kaboompics/Pexels You might remember cottage cheese from your childhood. Back then, it was considered “diet food.” You ate it out of the tub, with celery or spread it on crackers for a low-calorie snack. Then cottage cheese went…

As the use of Facial Recognition Payment Technology (FRPT) grows, taken up by retailers, governments, hotels and others, some consumers do not completely trust its use say QUT researchers. Dr. Shasha Wang, Professor Gary Mortimer and Professor Byron Keating from…

Credit: Kindelmedia/Pexels More than 80% of Australians with children encourage them to read. Children whose parents enjoy reading are 20% more likely to enjoy it too. My research has found parents aren’t the only family members who play an important…

Credit: Karolina Kaboompics from Pexels Developing an understanding of how to manage personal finances can be even more crucial in the early stages of your career when your salary may be relatively low. But traditional financial advice often falls short…

Credit: Pixabay from Pexels A sweeping study of U.S. youth sports participation over the past 60 years has found that there has been a significant increase over time in kids playing organized sports—but particularly among more privileged, educated families. A…

A new law giving Australian workers the “right to disconnect“—to refuse contact from their employers outside their working hours (unless that refusal is unreasonable)—comes into effect this month. The legislation is a response to growing awareness of the health and…

Socio-cultural dynamics and individuals’ expectations drive CSA participation, guiding CSA promoters to increase engagement with individuals, families, peers, and the community. Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology As industrialized food markets harm the environment, sustainable food systems emerge as an effective…

In an era when people trust news less than ever, how can journalists break through and attract the attention of average people to provide information about their communities, the nation and the world? By not complicating things. Our research, published…

Since the start of this school year, we have been surveying teachers in South Australia about sexist views among students. This is part of our research into how online worlds are shaping Australian schooling. In May, we reported the first…

Through the book club with Ohio prisoner Keith LaMar, then-high school teacher Rachel McMillian strove to teach her students that those who are imprisoned have valuable life lessons to share. LaMar and McMillian also published a scholarly paper about prison…

ChatGPT, the generative artificial intelligence technology developed by OpenAI, could help humans with daily, creative tasks—even those typically thought to require the human ability to “read between the lines,” according to new research by the University of Houston and Rice…

For Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, the 2024 Paris Olympics were marred by an outpouring of online trolling. Gunn’s performance was met with a savage backlash on social media. Viral videos and memes mocking Gunn’s unconventional style quickly spread, along…

Michelle Tyhuis, Healing Her Beautiful Mind, 2023. Credit: Health Expectations (2024). DOI: 10.1111 (Please be advised this article contains details of family violence.) Domestic violence causes disability for women through lasting impacts on their brains. Traumatic brain injury refers to…

Net migration patterns. Credit: Environmental and Resource Economics (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s10640-024-00893-8 Pollution levels factor in households’ decision to relocate within the United States, but only richer households can afford areas with improved air quality, a new study finds. Research led…

Study flow. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50294-0 What makes someone seem wise? People view wisdom through the lens of applying knowledge and thinking logically as well as considering others’ feelings and perceptions, finds a new study led by University…

The treatment of asylum seekers is an important issue for many countries as they grapple with polarized public views on the issue. Some policymakers focus on the need for border security to keep asylum-seekers out and “protect” their nations, while…

Credit: University of Sheffield A new report published August 23, 2024 has called for a “digital vaccination” for all children, to tackle the tsunami of fake news and disinformation, and close the digital divide. The report, from the University of…

Many college students don’t have enough time for their studies. This “time poverty,” as we call it, is often due to inadequate child care access or the need to work to pay for college and living expenses. In an effort…

Canada saw a record 2,330 product recalls in 2023—more than six per day and the highest since the federal government started releasing the data in 2011. A product recall occurs when a manufacturer takes action to remove consumer goods with…

Credit: Diego Cambiaso, CC BY-SA 2.0 The income and education levels of a child’s environment determine their relationship to nature, not whether they live in a city or the countryside. This is the finding of a new study published in…

Olaribigbe Akeem, wearing protective gear, uses a sledgehammer to break a television set to vent his anger inside the Shadow Rage Room in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, July 28, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba How do you deal with stress? In…

Visitors stand near a 1921 statue of the Wampanoag leader Massasoit, center, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, on Cole’s Hill, in Plymouth, Mass. The town of Plymouth announced Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, that it’s closing public outdoor recreation facilities from dusk…

Western Australia and Victoria both issued health alerts this week over cases of mpox. WA has seen two cases, while Victoria has recorded 125 cases so far this year. New South Wales, which has had 135 cases, also published a…

Sequence of minimally invasive large-area brain surface electrode insertion using a biodegradable electronic tent. Credit: Jae-Young Bae, Seoul National University. Sensors that can be easily and safely introduced in the brain could have important medical applications and could also contribute…

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An illustration showing a researcher analyzing breath samples in the lab. Credit: NIST With cannabis now outpacing alcohol as Americans’ daily drug of choice, there is a critical need for a scientifically validated breath test to detect the recent use…

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a metabolic switch in the immune system’s T cells that is essential to the generation of memory T cells—which confer lasting immunity to previously encountered pathogens—and a T cell subtype found in tumors…

Televisit-delivered outpatient care for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not associated with a higher risk for IBD-related hospitalization, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg, M.D., from the VA Center…

This year’s newly formulated COVID vaccines are expected to start shipping in the next few days after the FDA on August 22 officially approved and authorized the new shots. “Vaccination continues to be the cornerstone of COVID-19 prevention,” Dr. Peter…

An array of 64 electrodes that embed into brain tissue records neural signals. Credit: UC Davis Health Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions they’ve lost, like moving a hand. These devices record signals…