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Social Sciences May 2, 2026

Immigrants help address the US eldercare shortage, analysis shows

Good caregivers are often in short supply, but after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. in early 2020, staff levels at nursing homes dropped by 10%. What was a simple personnel shortage has moved closer to being a nursing-care ...

Molecular & Computational biology May 2, 2026

Early human embryonic cells may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection

A University of California, Riverside study reports that cells in the earliest stages of human development could be susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, offering new insight into how the virus interacts ...

Social Sciences May 1, 2026

Long-term study of COVID lockdown and family life shows unexpected, lasting effects on fatherhood

In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, much has been said about how the lockdowns created conditions for dual-parent families to spend more time at home with their children. In an ideal vision of family life, this ...

Social Sciences Apr 30, 2026

From smoking to stigma: How screen stories influence health

What people see on screen can shape what they do off it. When actors such as James Dean and Marlon Brando lit cigarettes in 1950s rebel films, smoking came to signify cool, defiance and desire for an entire generation.

Economics & Business Apr 30, 2026

Why real-time teamwork dashboards can backfire instead of improving collaboration

As digital tools become more common in teamwork, many organizations hope they can help teams collaborate more effectively. But a new study suggests that some uses of tools—such as providing real-time feedback on collaboration ...

Social Sciences Apr 30, 2026

Our study looked at teens' social media behavior—those from disadvantaged backgrounds face greater harms

As social media becomes a central part of young people's lives, concerns are growing about its impact on their mental health. Yet public debates and measures tend to treat adolescents as one homogeneous group. We frequently ...

Economics & Business Apr 30, 2026

Alternative work arrangements spur new thinking on the role of HR professionals

Employee work arrangements are a challenge for management globally, with effects on employees' experiences and the success of organizations. In an editorial in The International Journal of Human Resource Management, researchers ...

Biochemistry Apr 29, 2026

AI speeds chemists' search for better disinfectants

Chemists and computer scientists tapped AI to find new disinfectants to combat the growing threat of dangerous "superbugs." Their computational-experimental framework for developing quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs, ...

Archaeology Apr 29, 2026

Oldest burial in Patagonia reveals early human settlement along South America's Atlantic coast

The peopling of South America has long been debated, with various routes proposed for how they spread across the subcontinent. However, routes along the Atlantic coast were typically much younger than their Pacific counterparts, ...

Social Sciences Apr 28, 2026

You'd better start paying attention to the manosphere. You're living in it

As the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran in late February, the social media posts by some US national security agencies took a particular turn.

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