In Switzerland, the share of women with a higher education degree has tripled since 1999. A new study conducted at the University of Zurich now shows how this trend is changing the marriage market. The majority of highly educated women still find partners, while men increasingly adjust to the new educational landscape. However, traditional income disparities within couples remain remarkably persistent.

Companies selling products through digital platforms often set different prices for the same product across countries to reflect local purchasing power and market conditions. In this study, researchers at the University of Tsukuba analyzed pricing data from Steam, one of the world's largest PC game distribution platforms, and identified four distinct approaches that publishers use to set prices across international markets.

A simple activity familiar to young children—counting from 1 to 5—offers a new way to study inner speech, the silent use of language in the mind. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba found that children's silent counting became increasingly consistent with age. Around age 5, children were also more likely to count entirely in their minds, without speaking aloud or moving their fingers or lips.

Canada’s proposed Safe Social Media Act, which aims to protect children, should be passed, according to an Analysis article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.261104. The article also identifies several factors the country should consider.

ADHD seems to be in the news everywhere, but is this due to a rise in cases or to changing awareness and diagnosis?  Pulling together the evidence for a presentation to Europe’s main clinical neuroscience conference, Professor Anita Thapar will say “The rise in cases of ADHD across Europe appears mainly due to a change in awareness and diagnosis. Indeed, there is growing evidence that ADHD is still under-diagnosed in some countries”.