Researchers at the University of Bath and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) suggest that the celebrated Dunning-Kruger effect, often taken to mean the least competent people are the most overconfident, may actually be the wrong way round. 

SKKU research team led by Professor Travers B. Child of the SKK Graduate School of Business (SKK GSB) has become the first in the world to use micro-level data to demonstrate that "Aid Fragmentation"—the phenomenon in which numerous international aid agencies operate simultaneously in a single region—can deepen administrative corruption in developing countries. 

JMIR Publications released three feature News and Perspectives articles, covering industry trends and innovations transforming the future of health care.

About the study: How many venture capital-backed maternal health startups exist in the US and what are their characteristics and purpose? In this cross-sectional study of 172 venture capital–backed maternal health startups identified from 2014 to 2022, $977.5 million was collectively raised during the study period and the health care category raising the most capital was maternal and fetal health diagnostics ($520.1 million). The most common company type was virtual or hybrid wraparound pregnancy care and few startups mentioned health equity or maternal mortality or accepted Medicaid. Results of this study suggest that venture capital–backed startups are filling gaps in pregnancy care delivery and while startups have the potential to facilitate needed innovation, few focus on low-income populations or health equity.

Family socioeconomic position may be a more important determiner of children’s health than parental behaviors such as smoking, drinking or caffeine consumption, according to a study published July 23^rd in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Gemma Sharp from the University of Exeter, UK, and colleagues.

Researchers from HSE University–Perm used EEG to study how sugar cravings and interest in healthy eating affect the evaluation of Cola-flavoured beverages. During the tasting, participants assessed the taste of each beverage and named the maximum amount they would be willing to pay for it. The results showed that the more interested a person was in their health, the harder and more cognitively taxing it was for them to decide whether they were willing to pay, and the smaller the amount they were ultimately willing to spend. The study was published in the British Food Journal.

Prisoners convicted of serious violent offences were found to be less aggressive and less likely to reoffend following a mental health intervention which could save money and reduce harm to society, according to new research led by King’s College London.