Ever thought of oxygen as a double-edged sword? Recent research shows that living in low oxygen, or hypoxia, might actually be good for us in some situations. Scientists have found that chronic hypoxia could help with diseases like mitochondrial problems, autoimmunity, heart attacks, and even aging.
Warwick Mayor Frank J. Picozzi has proposed the creation of a five-member budget commission to manage the city's school district finances. This move comes in response to a recently revealed $9 million deficit. Picozzi, who was just re-elected for a four-year term, wants to appoint three members with
Political turmoil causing you stress? A psychologist shares strategies he uses with clients to manage their political distress. Back in the Reagan era, political worries weren’t common among his clients. But times have changed, and now, political distress is a shared mental health concern for many A
Breast cancer isn't just a worry for older women anymore. Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine found that younger women, those under 50, are now facing a higher risk than ever before. This increase is especially troubling because it's happening quickly. In fact, between 2000 and
Ever thought about who uses ChatGPT the most in Germany? A new study recently dove into this topic, tracking 1, 376 Germans online over the first 11 months after ChatGPT's launch. The results showed that younger folks and those with more education were the biggest users. While age and education play
Messages matter when it comes to social equity. Researchers wanted to see if telling people about racial disparities in child tax credit (CTC) policies might actually hurt support for these policies. They did two experiments, one with a big bunch of people from Prolific and another with an even bigg
Heart failure, a significant health issue, is often linked to inflammation. And guess what? Your food choices can influence this inflammation. The dietary inflammatory score (DIS) is a tool that measures how much inflammation your diet causes. Researchers decided to find out if the DIS could predic
Imagine a world where sports and physical activities help people with intellectual disabilities dive deeper into community life. Researchers decided to find out if this is really happening. They searched five major databases for studies that looked at how these activities impact community participat
Imagine you're in a Flemish residential care facility. Ten people with intellectual disabilities were asked about the most important things in their lives and what they thought about managing their own support. They used photos to tell their stories. Their photos and conversations told us something
Ever wondered how someone with an intellectual disability makes choices? Canada has a unique method to lend a hand. Researchers checked out seven individuals with varying degrees of intellectual disabilities across two Canadian provinces. Guess what they discovered? A common decision-making process
