Spanking and other physical discipline lead to exclusively negative outcomes for children in low- and middle-income countries
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A new nationwide study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem uncovers the Israeli public’s conflicting attitudes toward free-roaming cats. While nearly a third of respondents regularly feed stray cats, a large majority still support reducing their numbers. This contradiction highlights the complexity of public attitudes, where emotional actions coexist with ecological concerns. Researchers emphasize the need for public education and propose involving cat feeders in monitoring and control efforts to improve policy effectiveness.
It’s hard enough to be sick or need surgery or hospitalization. But, for the past few decades, the bill for health care services often has added insult to injury as consumers were blindsided with soaring and unexpected costs. Now, a study co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst health services researcher is examining the impact of recent federal efforts to make health care costs more transparent and affordable.
Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar forest plant aptly named ghost pipe, scientific name Monotropa uniflora, remains a mystery. Now, with social media and the internet driving a resurgence in the harvest and economic trade of the parasitic species — which appears strangely white because it is devoid of chlorophyl — a research team from Penn State has taken the first step toward documenting its new status.
East Hanover, NJ – May 2, 2025 – The latest National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) report shows that the labor market appears to be in a holding pattern for people with disabilities and people without disabilities, as the economy slows and uncertainty around the tariffs continues. nTIDE is issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability.