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12-Nov-2024

Income-related disparities in mortality among young adults with type 2 diabetes

About The Study: In this cohort study of 1.2 million individuals ages 20 to 79 in South Korea, the risk of mortality with low income was most prominent among individuals with type 2 diabetes ages 20 to 39. These findings highlight the need for socioeconomic support to reduce income-related health disparities in younger individuals.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

12-Nov-2024

Location of the world’s oldest ochre mine detected

University of Cologne
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The analyses of the largest study on ochre extraction in Africa also show the spread of ochre to nearby areas / publication in ‘Nature Communications’

Journal: Nature Communications

12-Nov-2024

Taylor & Francis announces Open Access Collective Funding Pilot

Taylor & Francis Group
Business Announcement

A new Taylor & Francis pilot aims to support open access (OA) publishing using a combination of existing funding sources, enabling authors of every article type to choose OA at no cost. Collective Pathway to Open Publishing (CPOP) has been designed as an OA solution for Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) journals, especially those focused on regions with a high uptake of OA agreements.

12-Nov-2024

Validating an electronic frailty index in a national health system

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY- November 12, 2024 – A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), on October 24, 2024, Volume 16, Issue 20, titled, "Development and validation of an electronic frailty index in a national health maintenance organization."

Journal: Aging-US

12-Nov-2024

INSEAD launches free Negotiation Course for the World

INSEAD Asia Campus
Business Announcement

Access to negotiation and conflict management education can transform lives and foster greater understanding between individuals, communities and organisations across divides.

12-Nov-2024

Grandparents help grandkids in many ways – but the reverse may be true too, poll suggests

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Reports and Proceedings

A new poll looks at many aspects of grandparenting, including its relationship to loneliness and mental health, the role of grandparents as child care providers or payers of major childhood expenses, and more.

Funder: AARP, Michigan Health Endowment Fund

12-Nov-2024

Decoding Deception: The Psychology of Combating Misinformation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Decoding Deception: The Psychology of Combating Misinformation, a short film produced by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with support from the Pulitzer Center, addresses one of the most pressing issues of our time: the quest to stem the swelling tide of misinformation.