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New research published in Journal of Personality Research suggests that whether one feels satisfied in a romantic relationship is highly dependent on the specific combination of how one views oneself and one’s partner. Rather than a simple rule of opposites attract or birds of a feather, this research shows that alignment on political views tends to benefit couples, while perceiving your partner as kinder than you produces the best relationship quality. These patterns provide evidence that romantic success depends on psychological rules that differ depending on the specific traits valued and the cultural background of the couple. Marta Kowal, a…
Hay fever sufferers across the UK face a longer and more intense allergy season as new research reveals the effects of climate change on pollen levels are already being felt. A major review of climate and health impacts in Europe, published in The Lancet, found that the pollen season for trees such as birch, alder and olive trees started one to two weeks earlier from 2015 to 2024 than from 1991 to 2000. The report also revealed a 15-20% increase in the seasonal severity of some pollen types in regions including southern England, northern France, Germany and parts of eastern…
Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. It’s Pride Weekend here in New York City. To everyone else celebrating this June, gays, a big hello! Stay hydrated! Did President Trump use Eli Lilly’s obesity drug? Democrats are asking The fallout from STAT reporter Lizzie Lawrence’s scoop continues. Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration on whether the man is the president by publicly questioning a 79-year-old patient who received a special dose of Eli Lilly’s experimental obesity drug ritartide in April. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D.N.H.) yesterday sent a…
Infected wounds pose medically significant problems, often leading to delayed healing and complications due to bacterial biofilms and excessive inflammation. A key feature of these infection sites is an acidic microenvironment. Scientists have now developed a smart nanoplatform that uses this acidity as a trigger to release a potent combination of therapeutics directly into the wound site. in an article published in a magazine biomedical analysisIn , researchers from Sun Yat-sen University describe the development of a novel nanocomposite material, SH@ZIF-8/AgNP. The platform consists of a porous carrier called zeolite imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) loaded with shikonin (SH), a natural compound…
innovation avenuenew is a program designed for start-ups or emerging companies in the life sciences and laboratory automation technology fields. In this specially designated area of the exhibition, influencers and decision makers from around the world can be purchased for free. Companies selected for Innovation AveNEW will have the opportunity to further promote their new company, product or service. Innovation AveNEW Businesses will receive a free exhibit kiosk on designated Innovation Ave locations.new Admission within the exhibition floor area is free. Participants will have access to a global audience and business opportunities, and can opt-in to compete for the SLAS…
Contrary to popular belief, playing organized youth sports alone does not reduce, and may even increase, a person’s chance of committing violence over their lifetime, according to a new study. The study was recently published online. Sports Sociology Journalfound that while most survey respondents, including youth athletes, had never engaged in violence, 17% reported having committed an act of violence. Playing a high-contact sport regularly or dropping out of an organized youth sport after first playing were particularly associated with committing violent acts over the life course. Our findings challenge the common notion that sports are inherently good -…
As populations decline and age across developed countries, compact city strategies, which oversee the consolidation of urban facilities and direct residents to well-connected hubs, have become mainstream policies. But most evidence about its benefits already comes from compact cities. Little is known about the social costs that may be incurred during the compaction transition of small and medium-sized cities (SMCs), which are the most exposed to downsizing. Associate Professor Haruka Kato of the Graduate School of Human Life Ecology at Osaka Metropolitan University examined the short-term effects of Japan’s Location Optimization Plan (LOP), a compact city policy promoted by local…
Brain signals can reveal when a person is preparing to lie before they say a word. Recent research published in journals neuroimage Explore how the brain primes us to communicate falsehoods. This finding suggests that just predicting a lie requires a distinct mental effort that the sensor can detect. The science of lie detection has a long and difficult history. Traditional methods of measuring physical signs of stress, such as polygraphs, have been widely criticized for being unreliable. In recent years, researchers have increasingly turned to brain imaging techniques in search of more objective indicators of deception. Most of this…
On Tuesday, STAT reported on a mysterious patient with obesity, sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension who was given an obesity drug that has not yet been approved by federal drug regulators. The identity of the 79-year-old man who became eligible for Eli Lilly’s investigational drug retatortide under the Compassionate Use Program (usually offered only to terminally ill patients) in April remains unknown. However, this report increased interest in pulmonary hypertension. Given the unusual circumstances of the application, STAT asked the White House whether the patient was President Trump. Spokespeople were initially reluctant, but after the announcement, they said the drug…