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Childhood trauma strongly linked to mental health problems in Brazilian adolescents, new study finds

University of Bath
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by a team of researchers from the UK and Brazil has revealed a strong connection between childhood trauma and the development of psychiatric disorders in adolescents living in low-and middle-income countries.

Journal: The Lancet Global Health

COVID lockdowns disrupted a crucial social skill among preschoolers, trailblazing study finds

University of California - Merced
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of California, Merced researchers discovered children ages 3½ to 5½ tested before and after COVID lockdowns had a significant gap in a key cognitive skill, particularly for children from homes with low financial resources and adults with less education. The data is among the first to show the pandemic's cognitive effects on children who were not yet students.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

Study of ties between youth’s race/ethnicity and type of drug offense reveals ongoing disparities in US juvenile justice system

Crime and Justice Research Alliance

. In a new study, a researcher examined the association between race/ethnicity in White, Black, Hispanic youth and the type of drug offense (possession versus distribution) they were charged with in terms of adjudication and disposition outcomes to find differing outcomes by race and ethnicity.

Journal: Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Funder: National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

Uber, Lyft or transit? The answer appears to align with how people value their time

University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research led by the University of Michigan offers insights into how people value their time in choosing rideshares over public transportation—and ideas on how to steer commuters to more sustainable options

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology

Reviews of movies with female- versus male-dominated casts found to contain more sexist language

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new linguistic analysis, reviews of movies with female-dominated casts were found to have significantly higher levels of sexism than reviews of movies with male-dominated casts. Jad Doughman and Wael Khreich of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS One, on January 29, 2025.

Journal: PLOS One

Women exercising in gyms often face barriers including body image and harassment

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When exercising in gyms, women face barriers across various domains, including physical appearance and body image, gym attire, the physical gym environment, and interactions with others, according to a study published January 29, 2025, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Emma Cowley from the SHE Research Centre, TUS, Ireland, and Jekaterina Schneider from the University of the West of England, U.K.

Journal: PLOS One

NewsGuard: Study finds no bias against conservative news outlets

Complexity Science Hub
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Analysis by the Complexity Science Hub shows the misinformation watchdog has a high level of reliability across countries and provides stable ratings for news sources

Journal: Journal of Quantitative Description Digital Media
Funder: Vienna Science and Technology Fund, Vienna Science and Technology Fund, Austrian Science Fund, European Research Council