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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 4-Dec-2025 21:11 ET (5-Dec-2025 02:11 GMT/UTC)

4-Dec-2025

Public trust in scientists for cancer information across political ideologies in the US

About The Study: In this survey study of U.S. adults, overall trust in scientists as sources of cancer information was high. However, a clear ideological gradient suggests the need for tailored messaging and trusted messengers to reach politically diverse audiences with evidence-based cancer information.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

4-Dec-2025

Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe

University of Cambridge
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14^th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence that led to the devastation of the Black Death in Europe.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment

4-Dec-2025

Environmental science: Volcanic activity may have brought the Black Death to medieval Europe

Springer Nature
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Volcanic activity may have exacerbated the spread of the Black Death through medieval Europe, according to a study published in Communications Earth & Environment.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment

4-Dec-2025

Rebuilding the mind after cancer: a new remote program offers hope

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study examined CRAFT-G, a remote group intervention combining cognitive training, psychoeducation, and occupational-therapy–based strategies for adults experiencing cancer-related cognitive impairment. The small pilot found high satisfaction, strong retention, and clinically meaningful improvements in daily functioning and self-perceived cognitive abilities among cancer survivors. The findings suggest that remote, group-based cognitive rehabilitation may offer an accessible and effective path to helping survivors manage “chemobrain” and reclaim everyday life.

Journal: Supportive Care in Cancer

4-Dec-2025

Research explores effect of parental depression symptoms on children’s reward processing

Binghamton University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In newly published research, Binghamton University doctoral student Elana Israel, MS ’22, explores which depressive symptoms largely affect children’s neural responses to feedback.

Journal: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

4-Dec-2025

New report demonstrates how harnessing digitally generated data can transform humanitarian aid

University of Liverpool
Reports and Proceedings

A new report from the University of Liverpool and the United Nations Migration Agency - International Organization for Migration (IOM) demonstrates how harnessing digital data collected from mobile phone applications and social media platforms can transform the way humanitarian agencies track and respond to population displacement during crises.

4-Dec-2025

Phonetic or morpholexical issues? New study reveals L2 French ambiguity

Waseda University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent study explores how Japanese learners of French produce ambiguous speech errors. Using a specialized assessment tool, researchers found that many mistakes once considered purely “phonetic” may actually be rooted in morpholexical misunderstanding, and vice-versa. The findings offer teachers valuable guidance for improving pronunciation pedagogy and error correction. This work opens new possibilities for assessing ambiguity in second-language speech and better understanding the interplay between sound and meaning in learning French.

Journal: Language Testing in Asia