Social & Behavior
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When aging affects the young: Revealing the weight of caregiving on teenagers
Osaka Metropolitan UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Scientific Reports
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Women Researchers’ Support Office of Osaka Metropolitan University
Autistic and non-autistic faces may “speak a different language” when expressing emotion
University of BirminghamPeer-Reviewed Publication
Autistic and non-autistic people express emotions differently through their facial movements, according to a new study published in Autism Research, which may help to explain why emotional expressions are sometimes misinterpreted between the two groups. The landmark study conducted at the University of Birmingham produced 265 million data points while mapping facial expressions among autistic and non-autistic individuals.
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- Autism Research
University of Phoenix releases white paper on Credit for Prior Learning as a catalyst for internal mobility and retention
University of PhoenixReports and Proceedings
A new white paper about credit for prior learning experience from University of Phoenix looks at how CPL can redefine how employers see professional development.
Research suggests nationwide racial bias in media reporting on gun violence
University of California - DavisPeer-Reviewed Publication
Mass shootings in white-majority neighborhoods received roughly twice the news coverage of mass shootings in neighborhoods where a majority of residents were people of color, while coverage of police-involved shootings was disproportionately high in majority-minority communities, according to new research.
This study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, Northwestern University and the University of Washington is thought to be the first to systematically document bias on gun-violence reporting in a large-scale, nationally representative sample of news media coverage, researchers said.
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Public views about opioid overdose and people with opioid use disorder
JAMA NetworkPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- JAMA Network Open
Where are the biomarkers in psychiatry? Psychiatrists take first steps towards establishing a structure for objective mental health diagnosis
European College of NeuropsychopharmacologyGrant and Award Announcement
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- Wellcome Trust