When temperatures spike, emergency physicians expect to see more cases of dehydration and heat stroke. But a new Northwestern University study suggests that extreme heat also is linked to a much wider range of health problems seen in emergency departments and urgent care clinics, including skin conditions, multiple sclerosis and even injuries from traffic accidents. 

 

The findings could help emergency departments and health care systems better prepare for heat waves, which are becoming more prevalent with climate change. 

Although posting reviews online can benefit others, it can also put us all at risk, according to new research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. It can inadvertently expose our personal connections and make us and our online friends more vulnerable to cyberattacks.

New research led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) has analysed survey data from more than 800 Australian supermarket retail customers to better understand what influences customer engagement with loyalty programs.

Unmanned vehicles are becoming a huge industry. One common challenge across applications is plotting a course for a vehicle. It might begin with general parameters for the location it needs to search, but parameters will change as it gains more information.Rohan Ghuge, assistant professor of information, risk, and operations management at McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, wondered how much information was enough: “How much data do you need to get to say, ‘OK, now I need to stop. I need to change my mind. I need to change the path I’ve been going on.’”

In rural India, having a son is a strong social expectation that puts pressure on women to bear male children. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines how a firstborn son affects the well-being of childbearing women and their mothers-in-law, as well as the broader implications for household dynamics and economic outcomes.

About the Study: The results of this systematic review and meta-analysis show an association between alcohol marketing exposure and drinking outcomes across a variety of exposure types. Additional research is needed using single exposure measures that capture multiple marketing channels, to better address risk of bias, and to include studies from low- to middle-income countries, where alcohol marketing is expanding.

Researchers at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, spent time with New Roots, a program in Kansas City that works with resettled refugees, immigrants and English language learners. They found that the program that teaches sustainable agriculture in an urban setting provides an alternative to "company jobs," while improving physical and mental health of participants while teaching lessons on farming and American business practices, including sales, taxes, insurance and more.