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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 7-Sep-2025 03:11 ET (7-Sep-2025 07:11 GMT/UTC)

4-Sep-2025

Uncovering language learning strategies for Japanese university students in STEM

Tokyo University of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

English proficiency is crucial for Japanese STEM students, but validated and robust methods for assessing their language learning strategies (LLSs) are lacking. In a recent study, Associate Professor Akihiro Saito from the Tokyo University of Science developed and validated a new instrument specifically tailored for this group. The proposed tool offers key insights into LLSs, paving the way for better English learning.

Journal: Cogent Education

4-Sep-2025

“Cracks in the system” driving high suicide rates for autistic people

Bournemouth University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study, led by the University of Cambridge in collaboration with Bournemouth University, shows that autistic people identify loneliness, hopelessness and feelings of worthlessness and failure as key factors underpinning their suicidal feelings.

Journal: Autism in Adulthood

4-Sep-2025

“I want to get some bad-ass tattoos”: Study reveals why suicidal teens choose to keep living

City St George’s, University of London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study has revealed the deeply personal reasons that suicidal adolescents give for wanting to live, with family, friends, pets, and hopes for the future topping the list.

Journal: Psychiatric Services

3-Sep-2025

Spill the tea: Gossiping predicts well-being in couples

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

“Spill the Tea, Honey: Gossiping Predicts Well-Being in Same- and Different-Gender Couples” is the name of a new study from UC Riverside psychology researchers that found gossip within couples is associated with greater happiness and better relationships.

Journal: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

3-Sep-2025

New research reveals insights into linkage between menopause and cardiovascular health

Arizona State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Deep in the Bolivian Amazon exists a forager-horticultural community called the Tsimane. Researchers look to them for insights on how the human body functioned prior to modern technologies, as their lifestyles remain the closest to that of our ancestors. Oftentimes researchers find how we have navigated away from our evolutionary path, such as the Tsimane having the lowest rates of dementia, the healthiest hearts, and low late-age inflammation than those living in industrialized nations. But, new research from Arizona State University, has discovered a universal experience – post-menopausal women experiencing increased blood lipid levels, such as cholesterol.

Journal: Evolution Medicine and Public Health

3-Sep-2025

Kunming Manifesto calls for agrobiodiversity to transform food systems

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Reports and Proceedings

The global food system is in urgent need of a radical shake-up to meet growing demand for food and nutrition security. The 2025 Kunming Manifesto, launched at the 2025 Africa Food Systems Forum, presents agrobiodiversity as a solution to improve nutrition, strengthen ecosystems, and empower local communities, when integrated into policy and practice. Actionable recommendations and case studies show that a coordinated multistakeholder approach in resilient agrifood systems can deliver rapid health, economic, and environmental benefits.

3-Sep-2025

Scrolling while on the toilet linked to higher risk of hemorrhoids

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Survey participants who reported using a smartphone while on the toilet had a higher risk of hemorrhoids than non-users. Chethan Ramprasad of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, U.S., and colleagues present these findings in a new study in the open-access journal PLOS One on September 3, 2025.

Journal: PLOS One