10-Jul-2025 Children’s social media activity highlights emotional stress of living with long-term health issues University of Plymouth Peer-Reviewed Publication A study led by experts in data science at the University of Plymouth has shown that children with multiple long-term health issues undergo severe emotional stress at the same time as they are trying to cope with the physical challenges of their condition. The esearch used AI language models to analyse sentiments and emotions expressed by almost 400 paediatric patients and their caregivers on social media. Journal Journal of Affective Disorders
9-Jul-2025 Seaside more likely to make us nostalgic than green places, study finds University of Cambridge Peer-Reviewed Publication People in the UK and US are more likely to feel nostalgic towards places by the sea, lakes or rivers than they are towards fields, forests and mountains, according to new research. The study suggests that coastlines may have the optimal visual properties to make us feel positive emotions, and argues that ‘place nostalgia’ offers significant psychological benefits. Journal Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
9-Jul-2025 The psychological and neurological parallels between sports fandom and religious devotion Taylor & Francis Group Book Announcement An in-depth exploration of the psychology of sports fandom has revealed striking similarities between the neurological and psychological patterns of devoted sports fans and religious dedication.
9-Jul-2025 Murals boost Cincinnati’s vitality, community development University of Cincinnati Peer-Reviewed Publication Now, a new study published in the international urban design journal Cities offers fresh insights into how murals contribute to vibrant, walkable neighborhoods. The study is led by Hyesun Jeong, assistant professor of urban design in the University of Cincinnati’s School of Art at the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). Journal Cities
9-Jul-2025 Source criticism in school requires more than isolated interventions Uppsala University Peer-Reviewed Publication Short teaching interventions on disinformation have no long-term effect on upper secondary school students’ ability to distinguish between credible and misleading news. Strengthening school students’ resilience to disinformation requires more than isolated interventions on source criticism. A new study of 459 Swedish upper secondary school students, is no published in PLOS One. Journal PLOS One
9-Jul-2025 Egyptian donkeys may have been incorporated into ritual burials - while local donkeys were part of the menu - in the Early Bronze Age in present-day Israel, per analysis of four complete donkey skeletons and other remains PLOS Peer-Reviewed Publication Egyptian donkeys may have been incorporated into ritual burials - while local donkeys were part of the menu - in the Early Bronze Age in present-day Israel, per analysis of four complete donkey skeletons and other remains Journal PLOS One
9-Jul-2025 Five common cancers (lung, stomach, colorectal, liver, and breast) occur more often in communities with low employment rates or low incomes, per analysis of 16 years of data on Japanese adults PLOS Peer-Reviewed Publication Five common cancers (lung, stomach, colorectal, liver, and breast) occur more often in communities with low employment rates or low incomes, per analysis of 16 years of data on Japanese adults Journal PLOS One