Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The percentage of Americans who can afford and access prescription drugs and quality health care stands at a new low of 55%, a six-point decline since…
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Strongest benefits seen for cyclists
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Commuters who cycle or walk to and from work or study may have lower risks of mental and physical ill health than those who don’t rely…
Overestimation of Opponents’ Immorality Fuels Political Divide
Summary: A study reveals that Democrats and Republicans overestimate how much the opposing party approves of clearly immoral acts like theft or animal abuse. This “basic morality bias” is evident…
Lost crusader altar discovered in holiest site of Christendom
Archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), working in collaboration with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), have discovered a lost crusader altar in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.…
Study shows AI tool successfully responds to patient questions in electronic health record
Credit: CC0 Public Domain As part of a nationwide trend, many more of NYU Langone Health’s patients during the pandemic started using electronic health record tools to ask their doctors…
Nutrition Facts labels have a complicated legacy – a historian explains the science and politics of translating food into information
The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency.…
New research suggests estrogen and progesterone could play role in opioid addiction and relapse
As opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. rose dramatically from 2014 to today, both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey, cemented reputations as hotspots of the crisis. In Philadelphia, over…
Reflective Thinking Boosts Teen Brain Resilience to Violence
Summary: Teens who engage in “transcendent thinking” can counteract the negative effects of violence exposure on brain development. This type of thinking involves considering broader ethical and societal implications of…
Children living in deprived areas are three times more likely to need dental extractions in hospital, finds study
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that children living in areas with high levels of deprivation are three times more likely to have…
Friends of at-risk youth may need extra support for their mental well-being
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Friends of young people who self-harm or have suicidal thoughts may need additional support to prevent negative outcomes to their own mental well-being, in addition to…
