Frequently located on hillsides and in canyons surrounded by wildlands, rich neighborhoods are more likely to catch fire. However, a UC Riverside study shows they are also likely to recover faster than lower-income areas. Unlike…
Air pollution leads to different risk of bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, depending on the subtype of bacteria a person has, new research suggests. The new study comes from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases…
From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release: A new study from researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 18- to 24-year-olds who use…
From the University of East Anglia press release: Having hope for the future could protect people from risky behaviours such as drinking and gambling — according to new research from the University of East Anglia.…
From the University of British Columbia press release: People with gambling problems are less likely to consider important information that could prevent them from losing, according to new research published today from the UBC’s Centre…
From the Virginia Tech press release: Your high school friends may have had a bigger influence on your behavior than you once thought. Prior studies about peer pressure have focused on why adolescents are likely…
From the American Psychological Association press release: A worldwide survey conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic found that people with certain common personality traits were less likely to shelter at home when…
From the Ohio State University press release: While acetaminophen is helping you deal with your headache, it may also be making you more willing to take risks, a new study suggests. People who took acetaminophen…
From the University of Konstanz press release: New psychology research from the University of Konstanz reveals that stress changes the way we deal with risky information — results that shed light on how stressful events,…
From the New York University press release: We believe we are less likely than others are to fall for phishing scams, thereby underestimating our own exposure to risk, a new cybersecurity study has found. The…