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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 9-Jan-2026 07:11 ET (9-Jan-2026 12:11 GMT/UTC)

Chinese mainland rapidly expands presence in global digital education research

ECNU Review of Education
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new bibliometric study published in ECNU Review of Education offers a comprehensive overview of digital education research from 2018 to 2023. Analyzing 2,767 international peer-reviewed articles from the Scopus database, the study reveals significant global growth in the field and underscores the Chinese mainland’s rising academic influence.

Journal: ECNU Review of Education

After more than two years of war, Palestinian children are hungry, denied education and “like the living dead”

University of Cambridge
Reports and Proceedings

Cambridge-led study calls for urgent increase in international aid for education to address learning losses and the severe psychological impacts of Gaza war.

Researchers estimate children have lost the equivalent of up to five years of learning since 2020, first due to COVID-19, then war.

Eyewitness accounts gathered for the study also report children’s loss of hope and diminishing faith in values such as peace and human rights.

Study: Teens use cellphones for an hour a day at school

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

U.S. adolescents spend more than one hour per day on smartphones during school hours, with social media accounting for the largest share of use, according to research published Jan. 5, 2026, in JAMA. The findings have relevance for educators, parents and policymakers.

Journal: JAMA
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

Revolutionizing biosecurity: new multi-omics framework to transform invasive species management

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A groundbreaking review in Biological Diversity proposes a proactive, AI - integrated approach to stop biological invasions before they devastate ecosystems and economies.

Journal: Biological Diversity

New research finds that an ‘equal treatment’ approach to economic opportunity advertising can backfire

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science has found that some of the most widely considered online advertising safety and fairness policies—ads that are designed to help ensure that women, minorities and other protected classes are not disproportionately excluded from job, education and financial opportunities—may actually boost ad platform revenues while improving fairness outcomes.

Journal: Marketing Science

CDC urges ‘shared decision-making’ on some childhood vaccines; many unclear about what that means

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

The CDC dramatically reduced the number of routine childhood vaccinations and said decisions about whether to get some of them should be based on "shared clinical decision-making." Surveys from the Annenberg Public Policy Center show that many people are unclear about what that means.

Migration-related trauma among asylum seekers exposed to the migrant protection protocols

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cohort study, exposure to Migrant Protection Protocols was associated with higher rates of trauma during migration among asylum seekers. Such policies may be associated with adverse health outcomes for asylum seekers, with potential downstream implications for U.S. public health and security. The Migrant Protection Protocols were introduced in January 2019 and changed U.S. asylum procedures by requiring certain asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while awaiting immigration proceedings.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

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