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When stuff is scarce, people don’t judge quality by price
Scarcity decreases consumers’ tendency to use price to judge a product’s quality, according to new research. During the current pandemic, panicked overbuying of products such as toilet paper, cleaning...
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Work stress may be killing you
Our mental health and mortality have a strong correlation with the amount of autonomy we have at our job, our workload and job demands, and our cognitive ability to deal with those demands, researchers...
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Satellites can spot eco damage from fog loss
It’s possible to use satellite data to measure the threat of climate change to ecological systems that depend on water from fog, researchers report. Their new paper presents the first clear evidence...
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Should chatbots field our questions about COVID-19?
Chatbots could ease the burden on medical providers, say researchers. COVID-19 has placed tremendous pressure on health care systems, not only for critical care but also from an anxious public looking...
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Ride-share drivers still show bias against customers
Ride-share drivers for Uber, Lyft, and Via continue to demonstrate racial and LGBT bias, despite efforts to eliminate or reduce discrimination, researchers report. In response to drivers’ biased...
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Non-COVID-19 doctor visits drop during pandemic
Use of non-COVID-19-related health care has declined since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new study. That could have important implications for patient health, researchers say. The US...
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First opioids for teens may not up drug abuse risk by much
Young adults who receive an opioid prescription for the first time may have a slightly greater risk of a substance-related problem later, but that risk might not be as high as previously thought,...
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‘SMILES’ are the brightest fluorescent materials ever
Materials called small-molecule, ionic isolation lattices, or SMILES, are the brightest-known fluorescent materials, researchers report. The patent-pending materials could address key setbacks to using...
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Newfound taste cells ‘multitask’ to sense it all
Researchers have discovered multitasking cells in mice that can detect bitter, sweet, umami, and sour stimuli. The findings challenge conventional notions of how taste works. In the past, researchers...
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Generosity makes you seem hotter
More attractive people are more likely to be giving, and givers are rated as more attractive, according to a new study. “Poets and philosophers have suggested the link between moral and physical beauty...
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What the US needs to do to secure election 2020
A multifaceted, targeted approach is necessary to bolster election security and protect democratic institutions in the run up to the 2020 election in the US, researchers argue. With just over two...
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How women use tech to improve their sex lives
New research offers an unprecedented look at how women around the world interact with dating and sex-related mobile apps. The research shows women use the apps to answer questions, seek information,...
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Utility shut-offs, evictions more likely for households of color
Disconnected utilities, evictions, and debt are disproportionately affecting households of color during the pandemic, researchers report. Researchers from the Indiana University O’Neill School of...
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Social sameness can raise or lower suicide risk
Social “sameness” can alter individual suicide risk, research finds. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examined the relationship between suicide and social...
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Black officers face discipline more often than white police
A new analysis shows that Black police officers were more frequently disciplined for misconduct than white officers, despite an essentially equal number of allegations being leveled. The researchers...
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Blue-light glasses improve your sleep and work
Wearing blue-light glasses just before sleeping can lead to a better night’s sleep and contribute to a better day’s work to follow, new research shows. “We found that wearing blue-light-filtering...
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Insulin ‘block’ may leave humans vulnerable to diabetes
Insulin has met an evolutionary “cul-de-sac,” limiting its ability to adapt to obesity and so rendering most people vulnerable to type 2 diabetes, researchers find. A recent study has determined that...
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Low-income families struggled to pay energy bills in 2020
Nearly 4.8 million low-income American households couldn’t pay an energy bill last year, a problem that intensified during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Low-income Black and Hispanic...
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Tool predicts risk of premature birth
Researchers have developed a new diagnostic tool to better predict the likelihood of premature birth and neonatal morbidity in the early stages of pregnancy. The tool may improve care and outcomes for...
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Emotional smarts benefit entrepreneurs more than IQ
Emotional intelligence may be more vital to a business’ survival than previously thought, according to new research. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use, and manage emotions to...
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