Spikes in handgun purchases in 2012 after Sandy Hook and the re-election of President Obama have been linked to a
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Fewer than half of US adults exposed to court-ordered anti-smoking advertisements: Reach of tobacco industry corrective statements even lower among certain groups with higher smoking rates
The tobacco industry’s court-ordered anti-smoking advertisements reached just 40.6% of U.S. adults and 50.5% of current smokers in 2018, according
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New research links early-life mortality and family structure, education, income
A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Population Center found that the
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In romantic relationships, people do indeed have a ‘type’: Study finds consistency among people’s current and past partners
If you’ve ever come out of a bad relationship and decided you need to date someone different from your usual
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New rules for lung transplants lead to unintended consequences: Higher costs, fewer lungs available for transplant from local donors
A donated lung suitable for transplant is a scarce resource. For this reason, the national policy determining which patients on
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Family businesses should prepare for the unexpected if next generation to succeed
Family businesses looking to the next generation to take over need to prepare themselves for unexpected events — such as
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‘Dropout’ rate for academic scientists has risen sharply in past 50 years, study finds
Half of the people pursuing careers as scientists at higher education institutions will drop out of the field after five
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Neo-colonial attitudes to security in war-torn nations out-of-date and unhelpful
Developed countries imposing their own Security Sector Reform (SSR) processes onto nations recovering from war often rely on entrenched colonial
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Why we’re susceptible to fake news, how to defend against it: Thinking developed in childhood makes people vulnerable, researchers say
Thought processes and belief systems that people develop early in life to help protect against the anxiety and stress of
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Challenges around childbearing owe to dissatisfaction among surgical residents: Refined mentorship programs, further education and understanding are cited as necessary to improve work-life balance
Despite constituting half of United States medical school graduates, women continue to be underrepresented in the field of surgery, accounting
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