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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Dec-2025 02:11 ET (23-Dec-2025 07:11 GMT/UTC)

Vision-impaired individuals estimate the arrival time of approaching vehicles surprisingly

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People with central vision loss can judge the motion of vehicles almost as accurately as people with normal vision, a new international study shows. Despite age-related macular degeneration (AMD), they estimated the moment when an approaching car would reach them with comparable accuracy as a group with normal vision. These are the findings of new research conducted by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in collaboration with Rice University in Texas, USA, and other American as well as French researchers.

Journal: PLOS One
Funder: NIH/National Eye Institute

Call your pop-pop: Unlocking conversations between generations

Washington University in St. Louis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

WashU researchers study dynamics of grandparent/grandchild conversations

Journal: Research in Human Development

How intersections of race, education, and socioeconomic status may predict unequal greenspace exposure

Boston University School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published in the journal Environmental Epidemiology found that intersecting levels of race/ethnicity, education, and neighborhood social economic status (NSES) accounted for more disparities in residential exposure to greenspace than each of these factors individually.

Journal: Environmental Epidemiology
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging

Social media feeding ‘shadow pandemic’ of disordered eating in teens, SFU study finds

Simon Fraser University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Social media use and exposure to influencers is driving an increase of disordered eating among B.C. teens, warns a recently published study from Simon Fraser University.

A recent study found one in four teens in British Columbia reported disordered eating or significant anxiety about eating and body image; rates were even higher among transgender and sexual minority teens. These overall risks were associated with social media use and exposure to influencer-driven misinformation, researchers say.

Journal: Journal of Adolescent Health

Worrying about money and food ages the heart faster than traditional risk factors

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A novel analysis investigating the contribution of social determinants of health (SDoH) to cardiac aging has found that financial strain and food insecurity are the strongest drivers of accelerated biological aging and increased mortality risk. The study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, published by Elsevier, underscores the complexity and interplay of novel social risk factors that may contribute to cardiovascular events and emphasizes the need for targeted preventive interventions and patient-centered care.

Journal: Mayo Clinic Proceedings

AMS Science Preview: Volcanic rain, dust storms, and unstable Antarctic air

American Meteorological Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Early online research published in journals of the American Meteorological Society highlights topics including a change in airflow over the Antarctic Peninsula, rural heat, hot and dry extremes in India, a major upgrade to the UK's Global Seasonal forecasting system (GloSea6), and an unusual trigger of volcanic rain.

Scientists unravel neural networks that guide guilt and shame-driven behaviors

eLife
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Feelings of guilt and shame can lead us to behave in a variety of different ways, including trying to make amends or save face, cooperating more with others or avoiding people altogether. Now, researchers have shed light on how the two emotions emerge from cognitive processes and in turn guide how we respond to them.

Journal: eLife
Funder: Scientific and Technological Innovation (STI) 2030-Major Projects, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Open Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Start-up Project for Support of Young Doctors, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Beijing Major Science and Technology Project, Opening Project of the State Key Laboratory of General Artificial Intelligence

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