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Study sheds light on how to encourage condom use among teens

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new meta-analysis evaluating condom use across 249 studies and more than a quarter million U.S. teens finds that simply having knowledge about safer sex practices is not enough to encourage condom use. The analysis suggests teens also need to feel confident about buying and using condoms, they need to plan to use them, and they need to be able to communicate effectively with their partners about condom use.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics
Funder: NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH/National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Science Foundation

NFL PLAY 60 Fitness Break broadcast delivers movement minutes in advance of Super Bowl LIX

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association and the National Football League (NFL) are challenging kids to get moving and PLAY 60 in advance of Super Bowl LIX with the latest installment of the NFL PLAY 60 Fitness Break school broadcast series.

How to avoid the next crypto collapse: a new study unveils the factors behind cryptocurrency exchange failures

University of Vaasa
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Imagine logging into your cryptocurrency exchange platform one morning only to find the website down, your funds gone, and no one to answer your questions. This nightmare has been a harsh reality for thousands of traders, with nearly 500 cryptocurrency exchanges having already failed. A new study from the University of Vaasa, Finland, sheds light on the risk factors in cryptocurrency exchanges and how to predict them. In his study, published in the valued Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, Assistant Professor Niranjan Sapkota analyses data from 845 cryptocurrency exchanges. He identifies identifies several key indicators including transparency, centralisation, territorial access, fee structures, coin listings, referral schemes, etc., offering valuable insights into mitigating risks in this evolving market.

Journal: Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money
Funder: Liikesivistysrahasto

How group size affects cooperation: Insights from brain science

RIKEN
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan challenges conventional wisdom that larger group size reduces cooperation by showing that fluid connections and innate prosocial instincts enable humans to thrive in larger social circles.

Journal: Communications Psychology

Identifying the neural mechanism that regulates social behavior with strangers

International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have identified neurons that are essential for mice to engage in social interactions with novel individuals. These neurons, which are located in the central nucleus of the amygdala, express a receptor called NPBWR1. Additionally, this study reveals that genetic polymorphisms in the human NPBWR1 gene influence social behavior when people interact with strangers.

Journal: Science Advances

Winners and losers of generative AI in the freelance job market

University of Oxford
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by an international research team, including Dr Fabian Braesemann from the Oxford Internet Institute, part of the University of Oxford, shows how Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are reshaping the workforce.

Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

Protecting the Plains: Conserving prairie dogs will revitalize North America’s grasslands

Colorado State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Colorado State University researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States. Protecting these regions will also benefit North America’s Central Grasslands and the many associated grassland species that flourished there centuries ago.

Journal: Diversity and Distributions