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Official US records underestimate Native Americans deaths and life expectancy

Boston University School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new, nationally representative study published in JAMA found that death certificates for at least 41 percent of AI/AN decedents failed to identify them as AI/AN, in most cases misreporting their race as “White.” As a result of these death certificate errors, official vital statistics greatly underestimate AI/AN mortality, overestimate AI/AN life expectancy, and understate the mortality disparities between AI/AN and other Americans.

Journal: JAMA
Funder: Commonwealth Fund

Father’s mental health plays key role in child development, research shows

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Experts from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago affirm the need to screen new fathers for mental distress, recognizing the mounting research that underscores the importance of fathers in child development. Their invited commentary, published in JAMA Pediatrics, accompanies a systematic review, which found that paternal depression, anxiety and stress in the perinatal period are associated with poorer child development in social, emotional, cognitive and language domains.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics

New study shines a light on nieces and nephews caring for relatives with dementia

Virginia Tech
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Virginia Tech's Karen Roberto and Tina Savla conducted the first in-depth examination of this often unnoticed group in caregiving research.

Journal: The Gerontologist

ELSI’s challenges in the era of advanced AI

Chuo University
Meeting Announcement

Chuo University ELSI Center and The University of Osaka established the Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (The University of Osaka ELSI Center) jointly hosted the "University ELSI Summit", a two-day event held on March 15^th and 16^th, 2025 (Saturday-Sunday) at Chuo University's Korakuen Campus (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan).

ELSI (Ethical, Legal and Social Issues) and RRI (Responsible Research and Innovation) are seeing rapid development globally. These approaches are being examined across various fields both domestically and internationally. The ELSI University Summit focused on ELSI and RRI initiatives in academia and industry. These initiatives concentrate on research areas related to advanced AI and social challenges. The summit included reports from multiple stakeholders responsible for development, utilization, and regulation — including the business community, government agencies, educational institutions, science and engineering researchers, and humanities researchers. In addition, through Q&A sessions and panel discussions, the summit engaged in intensive discussions about their respective roles and the importance of collaboration. The event attracted a total of 607 on-site participants and online ones.

Climate change linked to dangerous sleep apnea

Flinders University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The first study of its kind to outline how global warming is expected to affect breathing during sleep and impact the world’s health, wellbeing and economy. Published in leading journal, Nature Communications, it found that rising temperatures increase the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and that under the most likely climate change scenarios, the societal burden of OSA is expected to double in most countries over the next 75 years.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council
Meeting: ATS 2025 International Conference

Satisfaction in romantic relationships significantly fluctuates over several days and even within a 24-hour period

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In romantic relationships, the partners' satisfaction with their relationship can vary considerably over several days and even in the course of a single day. This is the result of a new psychological study on short-term satisfaction in romantic relationships.

Journal: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Philippine studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints has just published its latest issue, Bulul and Healing

Ateneo de Manila University
Book Announcement

The June 2025 issue of Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints features a range of scholarly articles and book reviews exploring indigenous healing traditions, state welfare misdiagnoses, and the evolving landscape of Philippine Studies in China. Highlights include Armand Nicod-am Camhol’s study on the multifunctionality of the bulul, Marie Bembie A. Girado’s critical analysis of conditional cash transfers among the Palaw’an, and Ma Yuchen’s cross-border perspective on Philippine Studies. The volume also reviews recent publications on indigeneity, colonial religious devotion, conflict in the Bangsamoro, Filipino leadership, and the historical impact of typhoons.