People’ IQ scores are lower in three domains, higher in one

Journal Reference: Elizabeth M. Dworak, William Revelle, David M. Condon. Looking for Flynn effects in a recent online U.S. adult sample: Examining shifts within the SAPA Project. Intelligence, 2023; 98: 101734 DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2023.101734 But a new study from Northwestern University has found evidence of a reverse “Flynn effect” in a large U.S. sample between 2006 … Read more

Quantifying the life expectancy gap for people living with sickle cell disease

Journal Reference: Boshen Jiao, Kate M Johnson, Scott D. Ramsey, M A Bender, Beth Devine, Anirban Basu. Long-Term Survival with Sickle Cell Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study of Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries. Blood Advances, 2023; DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022009202 Investigators also found that those insured by Medicare for disabilities or end-stage renal disease and those dually insured … Read more

New insights into how patient factors and COVID-19 infection affect antibody responses in people with HIV

Journal Reference: Samuel R. Schnittman, Wonyeong Jung, Kathleen V. Fitch, Markella V. Zanni, Sara McCallum, Jessica Shih-Lu Lee, Sally Shin, Brandon J. Davis, Evelynne S. Fulda, Marissa R. Diggs, Francoise Giguel, Romina Chinchay, Anandi N. Sheth, Carl J. Fichtenbaum, Carlos Malvestutto, Judith A. Aberg, Judith Currier, Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Pamela S. Douglas, Heather J. Ribaudo, … Read more

Restricting antibiotics for livestock could limit spread of antibiotic-resistant infections in people

Journal Reference: Joan A. Casey, Sara Y. Tartof, Meghan F. Davis, Keeve E. Nachman, Lance Price, Cindy Liu, Kalvin Yu, Vikas Gupta, Gabriel K. Innes, Hung Fu Tseng, Vivian Do, Alice R. Pressman, Kara E. Rudolph. Impact of a Statewide Livestock Antibiotic Use Policy on Resistance in Human Urine Escherichia coli Isolates: A Synthetic Control … Read more

Sheep can benefit urban lawn landscapes and people

Journal Reference: A. Haven Kiers, Kelly M. Nishimura, Carolyn S. Dewa. Leveraging Campus Landscapes for Public Health: A Pilot Study to Understand the Psychological Effects of Urban Sheep Grazing on College Campuses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023; 20 (2): 1280 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021280 The 25 wooly sheep who seasonally — for the … Read more

Fishing in synchrony brings mutual benefits for dolphins and people in Brazil, research shows

Journal Reference: Mauricio Cantor, Damien R. Farine, Fábio G. Daura-Jorge. Foraging synchrony drives resilience in human–dolphin mutualism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023; 120 (6) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2207739120 “We knew that the fishers were observing the dolphins’ behavior to determine when to cast their nets, but we didn’t know if the dolphins were actively … Read more

What makes people care about the setting?

Journal Reference: Jonas Peisker. Context matters: The drivers of environmental concern in European regions. Global Environmental Change, 2023; 79: 102636 DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102636 While we can already feel the effects of climate change on our skins, the majority of the European population still does not consider climate change, the environment, and energy to be among the … Read more

Eddie Murphy On The Timeliness Of His New Film You People

1675302056 Eddie Murphy On The Timeliness Of His New Film You

You People is unlike any other rom-com, which is exactly why Eddie Murphy was compelled to star in it. “It was a romantic comedy that was unique because it has this racial conversation that’s going on. The last time you saw that is Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Most romantic comedies don’t have that,” he … Read more

M3GAN, Netflix’s You People, and every other movie you can stream from home this weekend

1674869329 M3GAN Netflixs You People and every other movie you can

M3GAN fans (“M3FANs”), rejoice: The supreme queen bee of sentient doll-based brutality finally arrives on VOD this weekend. If watching a creepy plasticine child perform infectious dance moves before proceeding to butcher a man with a makeshift machete doesn’t quite sound like your kind of vibe, not to worry; there’s a ton of new releases … Read more

In 2023, Can People Stop Making Hatred of Movies and TV Shows Their Entire Personality?

In 2023 Can People Stop Making Hatred of Movies and

When you dislike a movie, you can do one of two things: ignore that movie and move on with your life or make it your entire personality, it seems. This comes as the least shocking thing in the world if you’ve lived through the last five years online, with Star Wars: The Last Jedi and … Read more