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21-Aug-2025

Education gap linked to differences in biological aging

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology researchers shows that Americans with less education are aging faster than their peers with more schooling, and the gap has grown over the last 30 years.

The study examined “biological aging,” which goes deeper than simply counting birthdays. Biological aging measures how the body is changing over time, including how well organs and systems are working.

Journal: Demography
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging

21-Aug-2025

Study links rising temperatures and declining moods

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study of social media posts in 157 countries finds extreme temperatures of 95 degrees Fahrenheit or more lowers daily sentiment by around 25 percent in lower-income countries and about 8 percent in higher-income countries.

Journal: One Earth
Funder: MIT chaired professorship research fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China grant, Chinese Academy of Sciences grant

21-Aug-2025

Impact of a weight loss intervention on 1-year weight change in women with stage II/III breast cancer

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial, a telephone-based weight loss intervention induced significant weight loss in patients with breast cancer with overweight and obesity across demographic and treatment factors. Further follow-up of the Breast Cancer Weight Loss trial will evaluate whether the weight loss intervention improves disease outcomes.

Journal: JAMA Oncology

21-Aug-2025

How AI will transform mental health support for patients with breast cancer

University of Virginia Health System
Peer-Reviewed Publication

From virtual counselors that can hear depression creeping into a person’s voice to smart watches that can detect stress, artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize mental health care for patients with breast cancer.

Journal: AI in Precision Oncology

21-Aug-2025

Residing in conservative states is impacting the mental health of US LGBTQIA+ students—national study suggests

Taylor & Francis Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

LGBTQIA+ college students living in conservative US states have reported far worse mental health than their counterparts in more liberal areas in a national study.

Journal: Journal of American College Health

20-Aug-2025

End-of-life care missing a key player: The psychologist 

Edith Cowan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Psychologists could play a vital role in helping Australians navigate voluntary assisted dying (VAD), but new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research shows there are significant barriers preventing them from doing so.

Journal: OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying

20-Aug-2025

Urban civilization rose in Southern Mesopotamia on the back of tides

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A newly published study in PLOS ONE, Morphodynamic Foundations of Sumer,challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting that the rise of Sumer was driven by the dynamic interplay of rivers, tides, and sediments at the head of the Persian Gulf. The research is led by Liviu Giosan, Senior Scientist Emeritus in Geology & Geophysics at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and Reed Goodman, Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Science at Baruch Institute of Social Ecology and Forest Science (BICEFS), Clemson University.

Journal: PLOS One