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Global study of more than 100,000 young people latest to link early smartphone ownership with poorer mental health in young adults

Taylor & Francis Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Owning a smartphone before age 13 is associated with poorer mind health and wellbeing in early adulthood, according to a global study of more than 100,000 young people.

Journal: Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

Teenage diaries from Stalin’s Russia reveal boys’ struggles with love, famine and Soviet pressure to achieve

University of Cambridge
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Overlooked diaries written by teenage boys in pre-war Soviet Russia reveal relatable perspectives on love, lust, boredom, pressure to succeed and trying to fit in; but also experience of famine, exile and conscription under Stalin.

Journal: Slavic Review

Trends in physician exit from fee-for-service Medicare

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Over time, physician exit from traditional Medicare has increased. This result is consistent with earlier findings, but exits remained high even after the pandemic, which likely accelerated some physicians’ exit. The findings may reflect multiple factors, including the greater burden of new communication methods (e.g., portal messages) and demands for clinical documentation.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

Researchers discover that sound stress alone can prolong and intensify pain

Tokyo University of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Pain is an important physiological response triggered by physical injury or psychological stressors. While studies have shown that mice housed with mice experiencing pain show heightened pain sensitivity, underlying mechanisms remain unclear. A new study by researchers from Tokyo University of Science finds that exposure to stress calls emitted by mice experiencing pain triggers pain and inflammation in naïve mice, thus providing novel insights into pain perception and its social transmission.

Journal: PLOS One

Do illusory beliefs drive people away from medicine?

BIAL Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study analysed the impact that illusory beliefs can have on our health behaviors and health practices. The results revealed that the stronger the belief in pseudoscientific ideas, the greater the distrust in conventional medicine and the higher the tendency to seek unvalidated therapies, which can put health and well-being at risk.

Journal: Behavioral Sciences
Funder: Fundação Bial

Here’s how the U.S. military can trim its massive carbon footprint

University of Utah
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The U.S. military burns massive amounts of fuel. New research from the University of Utah shows how cuts to defense spending would lead to significant reductions in carbon emissions.

Journal: PLOS Climate

New Duke study finds obesity rises with caloric intake, not couch time

Duke University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

While many experts have offered that rising obesity rates are due to declining physical activity as societies become more industrialized, new research shows that people in wealthier countries expend just as much — or even more — energy daily. In an article recently published in PNAS, Duke researchers point instead to higher caloric intake as the primary driver, suggesting that diet rather than idleness plays the bigger role in the global obesity crisis.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences