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UK Teens Heavily Exposed to Alcohol and Tobacco Content in YouTube Music Videos

Jan. 14, 2016 — UK teens are heavily exposed to alcohol and tobacco images and lyrics in digital YouTube music videos, indicates new research. Those exposed the most ... read more

Teenagers' Role in Language Change Is Overstated, Linguistics Research Finds

Jan. 14, 2016 — Teenagers are not solely causing language change, according to research. Language changes occur throughout a lifetime and not just during the teenage ... read more

Traumatic Experiences During Early Childhood Linked to Poor Academic Performance, Behavior Problems in Kindergarten

Jan. 14, 2016 — Adverse experiences in early childhood, including incarceration of a parent, and physical and psychological abuse, impede on learning and behavior ... read more

Preventing HIV Infection With Prophylactic Drugs Important to Reversing HIV Epidemic Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the UK

Jan. 13, 2016 — The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) taken as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could lead to a marked decline in HIV incidence -- the annual rate ... read more

Could Campaigns Like Dry January Do More Harm Than Good?

Jan. 13, 2016 — Could alcohol abstinence campaigns like Dry January do more harm than good? Two experts debate the issue. The Dry January campaign estimates that "Last year over 2 million people cut down their ... read more

Deep Poverty Puts Young Children at Risk for Poor Health, Development

Jan. 12, 2016 — Young children in deep poverty, whose family income is below 50 percent of the federal poverty line, fare even worse on health and development indicators than children in poverty, according to a ... read more

E-Cigarettes, as Used, Aren't Helping Smokers Quit, Study Shows

Jan. 14, 2016 — Electronic cigarettes are widely promoted and used to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes, but a new analysis found that adult smokers who use e-cigarettes are actually 28 percent less likely to ... read more

Speed Reading Promises Are Too Good to Be True, Scientists Find

Jan. 14, 2016 — Learning to speed read seems like an obvious strategy for zipping through the emails, reports, and other text we encounter daily, but a new report shows that the claims made ... read more

Study of Altruism During the Ebola Outbreak Suggests Good Intentions Are in the Details

Jan. 14, 2016 — A study of risk communication as it relates to altruistic behavior has found that portraying an event as a distant risk, despite highlighting its ... read more

New Study Indicates Students' Cognitive Functioning Improves When Using Standing Desks

Jan. 14, 2016 — Do students think best when on their feet? New findings provide the first evidence of neurocognitive benefits of stand-height desks in classrooms. ... read more

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak Over as Liberia Gets All-Clear

Italian Medieval Village Orders Elderly to Defy Death

Obama Keeps Calling For Better STEM Students, So How's America Doing?

European Employers Can Check Workers' Personal Messages

Education and Industrial Variety Power High-Growth Companies Nationwide

Jan. 14, 2016 — High-growth companies are not just found in California's tech-rich Silicon Valley. According to a team of economists, these fast-growing firms are found across the US and in a variety of ... read more

Preventing Violent Extremism Requires New Police Programs, Report Finds

Jan. 14, 2016 — The U.S. strategy to prevent homegrown violent extremism through community policing holds promise, but faces significant challenges and needs reforms, according to a new report. Community policing ... read more

New Lab to Give Nation's Researchers Remote Access to Robots

Jan. 14, 2016 — A new lab will allow roboticists from around the country to conduct experiments remotely, American scientists report. Researchers from universities, as well as middle and high school students, will ... read more

New Tool to Map Fishing Activities in Europe

Jan. 14, 2016 — A new tool provides detailed maps of high intensity fisheries areas in 2014-2015 in Europe, for the first time. Thanks to tracking data of fishing vessels, it is possible to derive information about ... read more

UK's Political Center Ground Could Be Further to the Left Than Thought, Research Suggests

Jan. 14, 2016 — The center ground of British politics could be further to the left than we think, according to new research. For example, diehard Conservative supporters locate their party at 7.82 on the left-right ... read more

How Will Climate Policy Affect Energy Access Goals?

Jan. 14, 2016 — Without new subsidies and policies to support increased energy access, new climate policies could push access to modern energy out of reach for millions in Asia. Currently, three billion people ... read more

S-Stroke or I-Stroke? Elucidating the Mechanisms of the Ideal Crawl Stroke

Jan. 14, 2016 — The year 2016 is an Olympic year. Developments in high-performance swimwear for swimming continue to advance, along with other areas of scientific research. One area of research has focused on which ... read more

Educational Gains by Immigrants to US Not as Large as Believed, Study Finds

Jan. 14, 2016 — The descendants of immigrants to the United States from Europe did not attain significantly more education than would have been expected if their families had remained in their homelands, according ... read more

Health Warning Labels May Deter Parents from Purchasing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages for Kids

Jan. 14, 2016 — Health warning labels similar to those found on tobacco products may have a powerful effect on whether parents purchase sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) for their children, according to a new study. ... read more

Risk Factors for Weapon Involvement in Adolescents Vary by Race and Gender

Jan. 14, 2016 — In 2011, almost 13 percent of high school students had been victimized with weapons. Weapon-related violence among adolescents can lead to injuries and long-term mental health problems. In a new ... read more

HPV Vaccine Uptake Is Highest Among Girls in High Poverty, Majority Hispanic Communities

Jan. 14, 2016 — Adolescent girls living in high-poverty communities and majority Hispanic communities in the United States were more likely to have received at least one dose of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine ... read more

England: 2,500 Heart Attacks, Strokes Prevented Over 5 Years

Jan. 13, 2016 — The first major evaluation of the NHS Health Check in England has found that the program is effectively identifying people at risk of developing a major cardiovascular incident such as heart attack ... read more

NHS Policies Failing to Stop Bullying by Managers, Staff Sickness

Jan. 13, 2016 — Bullying and discrimination by NHS managers has led to absences among mental health workers, and past policies have failed to stop this, research shows. Bullying includes verbal abuse, withholding ... read more

New Analyses Method Makes Increasing Rate of Violent Crime Visible

Jan. 13, 2016 — A new method of analyzing crime statistics finds that violent crime in England and Wales is increasing, not decreasing. They found the rate of domestic violence has been increasing since 2009. The ... read more

Major Advance Reveals How Charge Forms in Key Radiation-Absorbing Layer Within Solar Cells

Jan. 13, 2016 — Researchers demonstrate in a new study the precise mechanism by which sunlight generates electrical charge within cutting-edge solar cell film, yielding potential benefits for solar power ... read more

Research Finds Reason Advertising Boosts Stock Prices for Some Companies and Not Others

Jan. 13, 2016 — The reason that advertising boosts stock prices for some companies and not others has been uncovered by new research. While nearly every research study has found that advertising has a positive ... read more

Teaching Social Justice to Privileged Students Necessary for Change

Jan. 13, 2016 — Social justice educational initiatives often focus on giving a voice to students of color and low-income students, but one expert says such efforts alone may not be enough to bring about real ... read more

Real-Time Fishery Management Significantly Reduces Bycatch

Jan. 12, 2016 — Using real-time ocean management to regulate fisheries can significantly reduce accidental bycatch with less economic impact on fishermen, a study finds. By comparing results from six types of ... read more

Cultural Look at Moral Purity: Wiping the Face Clean

Jan. 12, 2016 — Moral purity is both universal and culturally variable. Its existence is found East and West. But the specific form of purification may differ from one culture to another. Whether people should wipe ... read more

Tough Times for the Tree of Life on Coral Reefs

Jan. 12, 2016 — Marine scientists are calling for a re-think of how marine protected areas are planned and coordinated, following a global assessment of the conservation of tropical corals and fishes. Researchers ... read more

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