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Every year, around 700,000 children around the world die from vaccine-preventable diseases, almost all of them in low- and middle-income countries. A new study by Santosh Kumar Gautam, an economist at the University of Notre Dame, finds that India’s national childhood immunization program has helped address this persistent global health challenge, resulting in significant reductions in child deaths. This study Journal of Population Economicswe also found that vaccination programs have different long-term effects on educational attainment. Exposure to the program decreased elementary school completion but increased middle school completion, suggesting that improvements in child survival can affect education through multiple…
Almost half of the world’s population has experienced menopause, yet many of its emotional, cognitive, and social effects are never discussed during a medical appointment. New research published today JAMA network open A research team led by UMD professor Yulin Hswen highlights these “silent symptoms” by comparing clinical notes containing symptoms of menopause with top Reddit posts on menopause forums. We found that the more emotional and cognitive symptoms associated with menopause, such as cognitive impairment, were about three to four times more likely to be discussed in online forums than in a doctor’s consultation. These symptoms of menopause are…
Archaeologists have found crystals at numerous sites, including those of the Homo tribe, suggesting that relatives of early humans intentionally collected these rare stones 780,000 years ago. What makes this behavior so interesting is that crystals were not used as tools, weapons, or jewelry. So why were they considered worth preserving? New research published in frontiers of psychology Provide possible answers. Researchers in Spain explored why crystals are so fascinating by studying how chimpanzees, one of our closest living relatives, react to crystals. Their experiments suggest that our fascination with crystals may have deep evolutionary roots that predate modern humans.…
Researchers at King’s College London found an unexpected link between chewing sweet gum after eating nitrate-rich vegetables and a temporary drop in blood pressure. The findings suggest that under certain conditions, sugary chewing gum can help your body better utilize dietary nitrates found in foods such as beets, spinach, and kale. Nitrates accumulate naturally in vegetables from the soil, but they don’t benefit your body until bacteria in your mouth convert them to nitrites. Nitrites help relax and widen blood vessels, improving blood flow and lowering blood pressure. Effect of oral acidity on nitrate conversion Scientists have long known that…
Childhood abuse and neglect is consistently associated with the development of psychopathic traits in adulthood. The psychological pathways linking early trauma and subsequent antisocial personality traits remain somewhat vague. Recent evaluations of incarcerated men suggest that the avoidant attachment style serves as a central dynamic in this relationship, separating those who develop callous and calculating traits from those who do not. The study was recently published in the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Psychopathy is a clinical construct characterized by two major aspects. The first dimension includes interpersonal and emotional traits such as lack of empathy, grandiosity,…
An attorney for the North Dakota Public Service Commission said Tuesday that the agency cannot consider public safety when issuing permits for pipelines. Attorney Zachary Pelham said the commission must consider the public welfare, but that does not include safety. “Welfare and safety are two different things,” Pelham said during a hearing on the permitting dispute for the Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline. Two counties and a group of landowners have sued the Public Service Commission and Summit over what attorneys say is a flawed permit approval process. The lawsuit seeks to revoke the permit and send the application back to…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed an executive order that would become the first state in the nation to suspend new hyperscale data center construction. The Democratic governor said he would suspend environmental permits while the state researches and develops a regulatory framework to protect ratepayers, the environment, the energy grid and communities. The state already has four hyperscale data centers operating and applications for 39 more locations are pending. These facilities raise concerns about their potential energy and water consumption at a time when there is overwhelming scientific consensus about the need to conserve energy and halt…
Recent research published in journals party politics suggests that a person’s underlying political beliefs strongly influence whether doubts about the legitimacy of an election lead him or her to participate in politics outside the voting booth. The findings show that conservative voters tend to be more politically active when they distrust the electoral system, whereas liberal voters tend to have higher rates of political participation regardless of their level of trust. Colorado State University political scientists Erin B. Fitts and Kyle L. Sanders conducted a new study to better understand the relationship between electoral trust and political behavior. Their work…
UST, a global technology and engineering services company, is integrating Anthropic’s Claude into CarePath, its operational platform for health payers and providers. Payers and providers use CarePath to manage member services, care coordination, and medical claims processing. The company says this is part of a broader strategic partnership with Anthropic that will embed Claude into the engineering environments and operational workflows that UST designs, builds and runs for its customers. The partnership will help organizations “move from isolated AI pilots to trusted, enterprise-scale AI embedded in the systems that power their business,” the company said in a press release issued…
Two coalitions of American Indian tribes stressed Tuesday that there was no consultation before President Donald Trump reduced Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by about 90%. President Trump shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante again Grand Staircase-Escalante Tribal Coalition Coordinator Autumn Gillard said in a press conference that the group had “not been consulted in any way” before President Trump. ordered a drastic reduction In two executive orders on Monday. Utah’s all-Republican Congressional delegation, which stood behind Trump as he signed the executive order in the Oval Office, has long denounced the monument as too vast and…