RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A UC Riverside-led study of mental health stigma in Japan has found a striking gap between the need for treatment and people’s willingness to seek it, with high levels of social distancing toward…
CSI may have spawned innumerable spinoffs, but it turns out you can’t trust TV — or sniffer dogs: new research is questioning the scientific basis for the dogs’ use by police, as well as aspects…
The school bell may signal the end of lessons, but for more than half a million Australian children each week, it doesn’t mean the end of opportunities to be active. A major Adelaide University study…
Tsukuba, Japan—Evaluating the difficulty of English texts used in educational materials and language assessments is a central concern in English language education. Traditionally, researchers have relied on objective measures of text difficulty based on linguistic…
ITASCA, IL–Unpasteurized milk, cheese and other “raw” dairy products are unsafe to drink or eat, especially for young children and those who are pregnant or breastfeeding, according to updated guidance from the American Academy of…
Several Canadian jurisdictions are moving toward ending the twice-yearly clock change, but a new analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.261089 argues that eliminating the clock change is only half the decision: governments…
Black people in Canada have an increased risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) — serious complications that can occur during pregnancy, labour or delivery, and postpartum — compared with White people, according to new research published in…
Researchers from Oxford Population Health analysed clinic blood pressure measurements collected by Our Future Health, the UK’s largest health research programme, from participants who enrolled between 2022 and 2025. The findings paint a stark picture…
The human longevity field is rapidly expanding, with companies developing interventions intended to slow or reverse cellular aging, prolong life, and extend healthspan. However, there are growing concerns that longevity interventions fall in a gray…
English expats avoided ‘travel money’ hassle, thanks to special treatment from the Pope in the early Middle Ages, new research suggests. The discovery of 20 coins alongside evidence of craftwork in Rome’s English quarter, provides…