Social & Behavior
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The Lancet: Experts outline healthcare, policy, and social changes needed to make the most of Alzheimer’s treatment breakthroughs
The LancetPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- The Lancet
6 in 10 US music fans say they have been sexually harassed/assaulted at a live gig, survey suggests
BMJ GroupPeer-Reviewed Publication
Six out of 10 music fans say they have been sexually harassed or assaulted at a live gig in the US, suggest the results of a survey, published online in the journal Injury Prevention. Women are more than twice as likely as men to have been affected, the responses indicate, but various barriers prevented most respondents from reporting the incident at the time.
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- Injury Prevention
Research shows there are no easy fixes to political hatred
Dartmouth CollegePeer-Reviewed Publication
Reducing polarization and "partisan animosity"—the distrust and hatred of the other party—is remarkably difficult, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences evaluating past attempts.
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Valuing nature rethink needed to tackle biodiversity crisis – study
AberystwythOld-fashioned economic thinking is driving biodiversity loss, according to a new international study led by Aberystwyth University academics, which calls for a fundamental shift in how nature is valued.
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Halting COVID-related SNAP benefits left families struggling to afford food, household expenses
Boston University School of Public HealthPeer-Reviewed Publication
A new study published in the journal Preventive Medicine explores food insufficiency and financial challenges among families after multiple states stopped providing emergency allotments of SNAP benefits provided during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. SNAP benefit reductions were associated with increased difficulty affording both food and household expenses among SNAP-participant families, particularly among those with children. The risk of food insufficiency—a narrow measure that indicates that a household has not had enough food to eat within the past seven days—increased by five percentage points after several states ended their emergency allotments in 2021, compared to states that ended this assistance later. Similarly, the risk of difficulty affording household expenses increased by eight percentage points after the emergency allotments ended.
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- Preventive Medicine
An important signaling system for developing social skills
Society for NeurosciencePeer-Reviewed Publication
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- JNeurosci
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministerio de Ciencia