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Study finds that e-scooters provide light level of physical activity, 50% higher energy expenditure than driving

4 days ago sciencedirect.com health

There was an increase in frequency of marijuana use and a decrease in driving under influence of marijuana in states with legalized medical marijuana relative to states where it remained illegal

4 days ago sciencedirect.com health

Fecal microbial load is a major determinant of gut microbiome variation and a confounder for disease associations

3 days ago sciencedirect.com biology disease

Rivers release five times more methane downstream of wastewater treatment plants

5 days ago sciencedirect.com environment release

Cross-cutting ties between ethnic groups boost resilience

3 days ago sciencedirect.com

The creation of specialised courts in Spain for intimate partner violence (IPV) resulted in a substantial increase of IPV reporting, in particular moderate IPV offenses.

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London's congestion pricing scheme successfully reduced traffic in downtown London, as well as surrounding suburbs

8 days ago sciencedirect.com economic scheme

Study with 3,513 mother-child pairs, found a x 1.54 times increase in the odds of asthma development in children with butylparaben exposure during early adolescence (used in lotions, shampoos)

44 hours ago sciencedirect.com health

Claims of Dissociative Identity Disorder in the Internet could be a new epidemic of Munchausen Syndrome, according to new study.

17 days ago sciencedirect.com psychology

Estrogenic compounds in drinking water: A systematic review and risk analysis

11 days ago sciencedirect.com environment

MRI-guided radiation therapy reduces long-term side effects for patients with prostate cancer

7 days ago sciencedirect.com cancer

Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover study found Atomoxetine(Strattera) reduced decisional impulsivity in patients with cocaine use disorder

2 days ago sciencedirect.com medicine

Investigating the links between objective social media use, attentional control, and psychological distress

11 days ago sciencedirect.com media psychology

Study finds nearly 70% of grocery shoppers reduced red meat consumption, primarily citing health (64%) and price (32%) as the reasons; health (85%) and taste (84%) were rated as the most important considerations when purchasing meat overall

12 days ago sciencedirect.com

New research shows that a high consumption of ultra-processed foods not only has a negative impact on general health, but could also accelerate aging itself, suggesting a connection that goes beyond the poor nutritional quality of these foods

15 days ago sciencedirect.com health

When listening to sounds without being told to visualise anything, Aphantasics show activity in visual areas of the brain but not an area associated with subjective experiences - Visualisers show activity in both

8 days ago sciencedirect.com brain neuroscience

Fox News has shifted the ideology and partisan identity of Americans rightward over the period 2000–2020: "An increase of 0.05 rating points in Fox News viewership, induced by exogenous changes in channel placement, has increased Republican vote shares by at least 0.5 percentage points."

12 days ago sciencedirect.com

Expansion of the neocortex and protection from neurodegeneration by in vivo transient reprogramming

18 days ago sciencedirect.com biology

Researchers found that water deficit affects the nitrogen nutrition index of winter wheat under controlled water conditions

14 days ago sciencedirect.com biology

Vegetarian, including vegan, dietary patterns likely reduce hemoglobin A1c and body mass index, may allow for reduced diabetes medication, and may improve metabolic clearance of glucose compared with nonvegetarian dietary patterns in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus…

11 days ago sciencedirect.com diabetes health

It's raining PFAS in South Florida – study

14 days ago sciencedirect.com florida

Exposure to phthalate compromises brain function in adult vertebrates

14 days ago sciencedirect.com brain

Researchers have created a digital twin of a polymer composite material with a 2D sensor and successfully used it for structural integrity testing

7 days ago sciencedirect.com engineering

Recent research reveals the circadian oscillator could notably influence the diurnal expression patterns of genes that are associated with glucose metabolism via photosynthesis, Calvin cycle and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels

14 days ago sciencedirect.com biology

Being “never married” has emerged as a protective factor against sleep complaints in women

26 days ago sciencedirect.com neuroscience

Study Shows That Physical Exercise Can Be an Effective Remedy for Hangovers

30 days ago sciencedirect.com health

Recent research reveals that a wheat cover crop accelerated cucumber root litter decomposition by altering the soil microbial communities, particularly by stimulating certain putative keystone taxa

22 days ago sciencedirect.com biology

Recent research shows nitric oxide might promote tomato flowering by mediating the DNA demethylation of flowering induction genes, which provides direct evidence of a synergistic effect of NO and DNA demethylation in promoting tomato flowering

28 days ago sciencedirect.com biology

Ultra-processed foods, animal-plant protein intake ratios' environmental impacts

21 days ago sciencedirect.com

A numerical evaluation of the Finite Monkeys Theorem