Social & Behavior
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7-Apr-2026
Researchers study shifts in cancer mortality
Mississippi State UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers at Mississippi State's Social Science Research Center, in partnership with scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, analyzed cancer deaths in almost 3,000 U.S. counties from 1981-2019, finding urban and affluent counties were more likely to experience a significant decline in cancer mortality.
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- British Journal of Cancer
7-Apr-2026
Hearing loss makes it harder for cognitively impaired older adults to walk and think simultaneously
Concordia UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers at Concordia University in Montreal found that poorer hearing leads to slower gait and worse balance in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, but combined physical and cognitive training can improve dual-task performance and help maintain mobility and independence.
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- Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
7-Apr-2026
Why we’re skeptical of the emotions we see on our screens
Cornell UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
News and social media audiences often see emotional appeals on societal issues as inauthentic — even from allies.
7-Apr-2026
Experienced therapists can give psychology students an extra boost
Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyPeer-Reviewed Publication
Psychology students who will work with patients during supervised professional training can benefit from observing experienced therapists at work.
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- Psychotherapy Research
7-Apr-2026
Men have eaten more meat than women for 10,000 years in Europe
PNAS NexusPeer-Reviewed Publication
Access to nutritious food is a fundamental pillar of human success, but such access has been unequal throughout history. In pre-industrial European societies, meat was a highly sought-after food, and access to it was often related to a higher social status. The ratios of carbon and nitrogen isotopes in human bone collagen can provide data about what a person ate. Nitrogen isotope ratios reflect the amount of meat a person ate, while carbon isotope ratios reveal what proportion of plants a person ate used the C4 carbon fixation photosynthesis pathway, from which one can infer how much low-status millet and variable-status marine foods a person may have consumed. However, comparing isotope ratios across sites is difficult; the use of manure fertilizer, varying climate conditions, and undernourishment can change the context in which raw values are interpreted. Rozenn Colleter, Michael P. Richards, and colleagues work around this constraint by using the interdecile ratio.
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- PNAS Nexus
7-Apr-2026
Natural disasters trigger 69% surge in public protests across Latin America, new research finds
Society for Risk AnalysisPeer-Reviewed Publication
When a natural disaster strikes a Latin American community, the damage doesn't stop at downed power lines and flooded streets. A new study finds that disasters trigger a 69% spike in public protests in affected districts, a social fallout that emergency planners rarely account for and that current disaster response systems are not designed to address.
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- Risk Analysis