Women negotiate as effectively as men – but leave people happier
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22-Jun-2026
Researchers discover how our brains react to surprise
University of SydneyPeer-Reviewed Publication
Australian researchers have uncovered what happens behind the scenes in our brain when we’re faced with a predictable situation versus a surprise, giving vital clues in a long-standing mystery in neuroscience.
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- JNeurosci
22-Jun-2026
Study finds social determinants of health can match or exceed genetic risk in predicting common diseases
The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of MedicinePeer-Reviewed Publication
A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that social determinants of health—including environmental conditions, health behaviors, access to resources, and social well-being—can play an equally important or even greater role than genetics in predicting a person’s risk of developing common diseases. Published in the June 22 online issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.05.014], the study, titled "Integrating Social Determinants of Health and Genetic Risk in Disease Risk Models," examined how inherited genetic risk and social, behavioral, and environmental factors interact to influence disease risk across diverse populations.
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- The American Journal of Human Genetics
22-Jun-2026
Fathers’ smoking habits influence teen vaping, new research shows
University of Nebraska-LincolnPeer-Reviewed Publication
A new study from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln sheds light on how parental smoking shapes adolescents’ attitudes and use of both traditional cigarettes and e‑cigarettes, finding that fathers’ behaviors may play a more influential role than those of mothers.
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- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
22-Jun-2026
Financial education may need to move beyond knowledge alone in the digital age
Hiroshima UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
A Hiroshima University-led study conducted with Rakuten Securities finds that practical digital skills, positive financial attitudes, and self-protection are more consistently associated with lower old-age anxiety than traditional financial knowledge alone.
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- International Journal of Financial Studies
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- Rakuten Securities, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
22-Jun-2026
Study challenges reliability of widely cited Gaza mortality survey in The Lancet Global Health
The Hebrew University of JerusalemPeer-Reviewed Publication
A newly published correspondence in The Lancet Global Health challenges the reliability of a widely cited Gaza Mortality Survey. Based on a reanalysis of the survey's publicly released data, the authors identify interviewer-level anomalies, departures from the stated sampling methodology, and inconsistencies with external demographic data, arguing that these issues raise significant concerns about the survey's representativeness and the validity of its estimates of conflict-related deaths in Gaza.
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- The Lancet Global Health
22-Jun-2026
Teacher feedback linked to stronger social and emotional skills
ECNU Review of EducationPeer-Reviewed Publication
Developing students' social and emotional skills is an important priority for both researchers and practitioners worldwide. A new study using data from the SSES 2023 student survey on Social and Emotional Skills has found that students' perceptions of teacher feedback vary across different groups of learners. The study also shows that all types of teacher feedback were positively associated with the five domains of student social and emotional skills (i.e., task performance, emotional regulation, engaging with others, open-mindedness, and collaboration), and that the teacher–student relationship played a mediating role in these associations.
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- ECNU Review of Education