Harsh prison conditions, including solitary confinement, affect the mental health of incarcerated people. But few studies have considered how the criminalization of mental health status contributes to harsh treatment in the ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Lifelong physical activity could protect against age-related loss of muscle mass and function, according to research published in the Journal of Physiology. Individuals aged 68 and above who were physically active throughout ...
Mar 17, 2022
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New York recently became the 15th U.S. state to legalize cannabis for recreational use.
Apr 2, 2021
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When it comes to sodium intake among adults, the general consensus is that high consumption will increase risk of hypertension and stroke. According to the 2020–2025 Dietary Guideline for Americans, 45% of people 18 and ...
Nov 9, 2022
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College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Leonard Newman, area director of social psychology, offers expertise on the mass shooting and violence that has gripped the US during the past two decades.
Oct 26, 2015
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Conscientious people are more likely to have higher grade point averages, according to new research from psychologists at Rice University.
Mar 19, 2013
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It's no secret that people harbor biases—some unconscious, perhaps, and others painfully overt. The average person might suppose that computers—machines typically made of plastic, steel, glass, silicon, and various metals—are ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Whether they dangle from keychains, spritz from pens or froth and pump out of clinic and classroom dispensers, hand sanitizers are convenient alternatives to handwashing, and they do work.
Oct 10, 2019
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Reducing sodium intake by any amount can lower blood pressure over the long term—and may benefit everyone, including people with normal blood pressure, new research shows.
Feb 16, 2021
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In a paper published in the Journal on Active Aging, University of Illinois Chicago longevity researcher S. Jay Olshansky and his colleagues conclude that both 2020 presidential candidates—former Vice President Joe Biden, ...
Sep 25, 2020
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