A federal assault weapon ban was highly effective in reducing public mass shootings, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study just published in a pre-print.
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2021
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A woman grips her purse tightly as you approach. A store manager follows you because you look "suspicious." You enter a high-end restaurant, and the staff assume you're applying for a job. You're called on in work meetings ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2021
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New findings show that alcohol-related violence affects the poorest in society to the greatest degree, with the most deprived groups experiencing as much as 14 times as many incidents of alcohol-related domestic violence ...
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2021
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A study of women who were new mothers in the late 1970s found that those who were given longer, paid maternity leave lived healthier lives as they entered middle age.
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2021
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Delivering COVID-19 vaccines and other pandemic relief to certain small ethnic populations in California may be a particular challenge for a somewhat ironic reason: Many members of those groups do not live in neighborhoods ...
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2021
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For the first time in 25 years, a team of researchers, including Professor Mark A. Cohen of Vanderbilt University, has provided a comprehensive overview of the number of incidents of crime in the United States and their staggering ...
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2021
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New research from Professor Les Mayhew, Professor of Statistics at the Business School (formerly Cass) and Head of Global Research at ILC-UK has called on the Government to focus on incentivising healthier lifestyles from ...
Economics & Business
Nov 12, 2020
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Not only are India and Nepal exposed to the world's highest concentrations of PM2.5, the problem is worsening, warns the State of Global Air 2020 report.
Environment
Oct 27, 2020
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Many Australians do not know what they can individually do to make a difference to the health of the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef (GBR), according to a survey led by QUT researchers.
Environment
Oct 13, 2020
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Air pollution is currently the largest environmental risk factor for human health globally and can be linked to several million cases of premature deaths every year. A new study however shows that it is possible to achieve ...
Environment
Sep 29, 2020
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