29-Jan-2025 Study of ties between youth’s race/ethnicity and type of drug offense reveals ongoing disparities in US juvenile justice system Crime and Justice Research Alliance . In a new study, a researcher examined the association between race/ethnicity in White, Black, Hispanic youth and the type of drug offense (possession versus distribution) they were charged with in terms of adjudication and disposition outcomes to find differing outcomes by race and ethnicity. Journal Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice Funder National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
29-Jan-2025 Pennington Biomedical’s Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory authors Childhood Obesity’s most downloaded paper of 2024 Pennington Biomedical Research Center "Closing the Gap Between Evidence and Practice for Childhood Obesity Treatment," authored by Pennington Biomedical’s Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory’s Dr. Amanda Staiano and Dr. Alyssa Button, was the most downloaded paper in 2024 from Childhood Obesity, a leading peer-reviewed journal dedicated to strategies for obesity prevention and weight management in children and adolescents. Journal Childhood Obesity
28-Jan-2025 Resilience in Black Americans spans multiple levels of support Association for Psychological Science A new study shows that supports at the individual, relational, and community levels work together to foster resilience. Journal Clinical Psychological Science
28-Jan-2025 How minority ownership labels influence brand evaluations American Marketing Association Disclosing minority ownership can build resilience during product failures by leveraging consumer empathy. Journal Journal of Marketing
28-Jan-2025 Opting for R-rated: One way to draw more customers is to lock out others University of Texas at Austin Why would film producers seek an R rating instead of making their film accessible to a broader audience? There are key financial reasons, and the principle applies to marketing for many types of products and services, says Raghunath Rao, chair of the Department of Marketing and the Arthur James Douglass Centennial Professor in Entrepreneurship and Small Business at Texas McCombs. Sometime, pushing away one group of customers can ultimately increase profits. Journal Quantitative Marketing and Economics
28-Jan-2025 Virtual reality meditation can alleviate depression and anxiety symptoms Texas A&M University A new study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health provides additional evidence that meditation using immersive virtual reality devices provides greater relief from depression and anxiety symptoms than meditation alone. Journal Frontiers in Psychology Funder national council for therapeutic recreation certification
28-Jan-2025 An overlooked nuclear force helps keep matter stable Kyushu University Researchers from Kyushu University, Japan have revealed how a special type of force within an atom’s nucleus, known as the three-nucleon force, impacts nuclear stability. The study, published in Physics Letters B, provides insight into why certain nuclei are more stable than others and may help explain astrophysical processes, such as the formation of heavy elements within stars. Journal Physics Letters B Funder Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan Science and Technology Agency
28-Jan-2025 Exploring a new qubit with the gemstone spinel Tohoku University Researchers have discovered that the gemstone spinel is capable of storing quantum information, making it a viable material in the field of quantum technology. Journal Applied Physics Express
27-Jan-2025 Light-bulb moment. Call to switch over to non-drug solution for insomnia Flinders University Instead of reaching for a pill, more people should switch to the recommended ‘first line’ for insomnia – the non-drug option. After exhaustive studies, the specially designed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (or ‘CBTi’) has been rated the most effective long-term solution for the common sleep condition – and Flinders University experts are calling for more GPs and psychologists to help roll it out in Australia. Journal Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine Funder National Health and Medical Research Council
27-Jan-2025 Team uses achiral hard banana-shaped particles to assemble skyrmions and blue phases International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (SKCM2) The team’s findings have potential applications in photonics and memory devices. Journal Nature Communications Funder Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, NWO ENW PPS Fund 2018-Technology Area Soft Advanced Materials, European Research Council
