Do Cannabis Users Think Package Warnings Are Needed?
Legalization of cannabis for medical or leisure use is increasing in the U.S., and many experts and cannabis users alike agree that package warnings stating the health risks are needed. The warnings...
View ArticleLaw enforcement officers urged to wear body armor to decrease mortality rates
New research published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH) found that law enforcement officers who wear body armor when shot by a firearm in the torso were 77 percent less...
View ArticleGood mothers don't protest
They demonstrated in order to secure their children’s future in Norway, but the protest was used against them as mothers. “Who is allowed to be politically active and how is a much more gendered issue...
View ArticleWorking Out the Genetic Risk for ADHD
Genetics play a strong part in the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but the path from a gene to risk for the disorder has remained a black box to researchers.. A new...
View ArticleWhy research has a crucial role in improving education for disadvantaged pupils
""Mike Kane MP to launch new booklet on research that has influenced education policy and practice
View ArticleEuropean scientists in search for the secrets of well-being of the elderly in...
Ongoing studies about new welfare models that protect different generations from inequalities, favor the interchange of resources between groups of citizens of various ages and backgrounds and find the...
View ArticleHow to overcome end-point bias in the media to make smarter decisions
“End-point bias” is a well-known psychological tendency to interpret a recent short-term fluctuation as a reversal of a long-term trend. A study published in Environment Communication has concluded...
View ArticleSocial work professor’s domestic violence project wins major national award
Professor Adele Jones’s project, entitled None in Three, derives its name from the finding that one-in-three women and girls experience violence in their lives.
View ArticleDespite revelations about Jimmy Savile, fear, embarrassment or both prevail...
• Even lawmakers and the media find it difficult to confront, according to new criminology book • Necrophilia became a criminal offence in the Sexual Offences Act of 2003, but no one has ever been...
View ArticleHalf of people believe fake facts
Many people are prone to ‘remembering’ events that never happened, according to new research by the University of Warwick.
View ArticleHalf of us would believe fake facts
Many people are prone to ‘remembering’ events that never happened, according to new research by the University of Warwick published in Memory.
View ArticleNew biomarker is higher in suicide attempters and associated with stress...
Researchers at Lund and Malmö universities in Sweden have measured a biomarker in cell-free blood plasma which can be linked to an overactive stress system in suicidal individuals. This biomarker can...
View ArticleGPs not dissatisfied with performance related pay, study finds
Linking GPs’ pay to their performance has no discernible effect on their job satisfaction, a University of Manchester study of almost 2,000 UK doctors over a four-year period has found. Based on a...
View ArticleResearch suggests stigma could inhibit access to HIV prevention drug
In light of the recent news that the NHS will fund a large scale clinical trial of PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis), this new research looks at perceptions of PrEP among men who have sex with men (MSM)...
View ArticlePsychoanalysts need a better understanding of human sexuality to help their...
“Psychoanalysts were once thought to be experts on sexual issues, but that is less true today. The rift between psychoanalysis and scientific sexology that occurred in the mid-20th century may be...
View ArticleRussian military capability is strengthened and increasing
In the eighth issue of Russian Military Capability in a Ten-Year Perspective, Russian fighting power, military expenditure, defence industry and security policy is analysed.
View ArticleHigher BMI in adolescence may affect cognitive function in midlife
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found that higher Body Mass Index (BMI), if it begins in adolescence, can affect cognitive function in midlife. However, the effect appears to be...
View ArticleYou cannot lead Indians as you would lead Finns – say Finnish business leaders
India is huge, lucrative, but also a very complex and challenging market. Finnish businesses are increasingly interested in operating in India, due to the large customer base and the high professional...
View ArticleHeterogeneous news flow on volatility
According to a new study from the University of Vaasa, it is possible to apply different statistical methods and information content of time series observations to estimate volatility. The results have...
View ArticleLack of tolerance undermines diversity-training effectiveness
Many organisations today employ diversity training as a way to effectively manage an increasingly diverse workforce. Despite its noble objectives, however, such training is often ineffective and can...
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