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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 13-Jul-2025 21:11 ET (14-Jul-2025 01:11 GMT/UTC)

Support for care economy policies by political affiliation and caregiving responsibilities

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The results of this cohort study suggest that, despite some differences by political affiliation, there is high support of policies to support the adult care economy, suggesting a policy window to advance legislation and executive action to address the care needs of aging populations and populations with disabilities.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

Under the Pacific Ocean, ancient sediment reveals Earth’s history

Ohio State University
Reports and Proceedings

Deep sea sediments contain treasure troves of information about marine ecosystems and past climate scenarios, yet remain understudied clues into Earth’s environmental future, according to researchers.

Journal: Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology

Many Americans unaware high blood pressure usually has no noticeable symptoms

Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Reports and Proceedings

According to a health survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, only 13% of Americans can correctly identify the blood pressure reading cutoff that signals high blood pressure.

Do we feel less moral responsibility when following orders?

BIAL Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study analysed the brain activity of military officer cadets and civilians while they were making moral decisions and concluded that the perception of being the author of our actions and their consequences decreases when we follow orders, whether we are civilians or military. Understanding how the brain processes moral responsibility is important because of the implications it can have for ethics, justice, and the psychology of human behaviour.

Journal: Cerebral Cortex
Funder: Fundação Bial

Announcement of winners for the fourth “Marie Sklodowska Curie Award”

Japan Science and Technology Agency
Grant and Award Announcement

The Japan Science and Technology Agency has selected winners for the fourth Marie Sklodowska Curie Award for young female researchers together with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland. The award honors Marie Sklodowska’s great contribution and achievements to the development of science and technology across the world, and will inspire more active participation in this field by Japanese female researchers.

Expanded child tax credit helped middle-class families pay energy bills, but not the poorest

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from UCLA Health shows that the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit helped prevent energy insecurity among middle-class families with children but provided no measurable benefit to the lowest-income households.

Journal: American Journal of Public Health

UN-backed global research shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of international scientists, including from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, have tracked over 100 marine megafauna species, identifying the most critical locations in our global oceans for better marine conservation efforts, and the establishment of effective Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), according to new research published in Science.

Journal: Science

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