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‘Leaving school before the age of 18 can have disasterous repercussions for your heart health, a new study suggests. Experts from Columbia University followed 26,000 people over 13 years to see how factors like education and income influenced their health. They found that education was a key protective factor against atherosclerotic disease, the primary trigger …
A study by the government’s communications regulator in the UK has found that a quarter of children aged just 3-4 years old own smart phones. Yes, you read that correctly, 25% of children barely older than toddler age have an i-Phone or similar device. In fact, the study by Ofcom found that a quarter of …
Housing is becoming an exclusively upper-class privilege in a growing number of cities. According to a new study by Creditnews Research, in 2024, middle-class households could afford to buy an average home in just 52 of the country’s 100 largest metros. Just five years earlier, they could afford a home in 91 of the top 100 metros. …
President Biden’s latest student loan cancellation plans will increase the total cost to taxpayers to a whopping $559 billion and benefit households earning more than $300,000 in annual income the most, according to a new study. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) slammed Biden’s student loan cancellation plan in the wake of Penn Wharton’s …
(LifeSiteNews) — A new study from the Mayo Clinic adds further evidence that puberty blockers are not reversible and can in fact create catastrophic, long-lasting consequences. But it also shows how gender ideology continues to infect children at a younger and younger age – according to the study, the Mayo Clinic saw a two-year-old who …
Mayo Clinic experts say puberty blockers can lead to withering testicles, fertility problems and even cancer among the trans kids who take them, in the latest study to raise alarm about transgender medicine. The findings cast doubt on the ‘reversibility’ of puberty blockers — a key claim of the trans activists who promote the drugs, …
“The vast majority of gender-confused or “gender-questioning” children grow out of it, according to a 15-year longitudinal study conducted in the Netherlands, which tracked more than 2,700 children from the age of 11 to their mid-20s. Being transgender is a trend — it’s a phase some kids go through and eventually grow out, including those …
11 percent of adolescents reported being unhappy with their gender 19 percent who reported unhappiness as kids no longer expressed it as adults The majority of gender-confused children grow out of that feeling by the time they are fully grown adults, according to a long-term study. Researchers in the Netherlands tracked more than 2,700 children …
Behavioural scientist Dr Gad Saad discusses the idea that political orientation is “correlated with happiness”, as outlined in his new book, ‘The Saad Truth about Happiness’. This comes as a Finnish study has found a high prevalence of anxiety and depression among people who hold woke beliefs. “Specifically, conservatives, on average, are happier than liberals …
Sleeping with the blinds open could raise your risk of stroke by up to 43 percent, a study suggests. Street lights and light pollution from traffic interfere with the body’s natural sleep-wake cycle and not getting enough quality rest puts strain on the heart and other organs. Researchers in China made the discovery after comparing …
NEW ARTICLE: The attack on FASTING has begun: "Fasting for 16 or more hours per day RAISES risk of dying from heart problems by almost double, 20-year analysis finds" UK's Daily Mail reported this headline on Mar.18, 2024 “New research suggests intermittent fasting could in… pic.twitter.com/m1qlIR4yzG — William Makis (@MakisMedicine) March 19, 2024 The safety …
Police can traipse onto the vast majority of private property in the country without a warrant thanks to a century-old Supreme Court decision, according to a new study by the Institute for Justice, a libertarian-leaning public-interest law firm. In a study published in the spring 2024 issue of Regulation, a publication of the Cato Institute, Institute for …
A groundbreaking study has brought to light alarming findings regarding the mental health of transgender individuals who have undergone genital surgery. The research, which investigated the rates of psychiatric emergencies and suicide attempts before and after gender-affirming surgery, has uncovered a disturbing trend that demands immediate attention and action. The study’s results shed light on …
America’s electricity bills have emerged as an unexpected driver of inflation despite energy costs in general moving downwards. January’s inflation data shows the electricity index rose 3.8 percent in the last year – above the 3.1 percent overall figure. But a new study by Texas Electricity Ratings reveals how some bills can vary by as much as $2,400 between …
New York Post (via MSN): Electric vehicles release more toxic particles into the atmosphere and are worse for the environment than their gas-powered counterparts, according to a resurfaced study. The study, published by emissions data firm Emission Analytics, was released in 2022 but has attracted a wave of attention this week after being cited in …
Source: https://t.co/a6slwe5uPd — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) March 5, 2024 Very true. Mass migrants aren't coming here to produce, they're coming here to benefit from the best-in-class incentive structure to consume. We've imported millions of net consumers. It cannot last. pic.twitter.com/Ax89sCUIJy — Joe Consorti (@JoeConsorti) March 5, 2024
Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study Scientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteries Microplastics have been found in every human placenta tested in a study, leaving the researchers worried about the potential health impacts on developing foetuses. The scientists analysed 62 placental tissue samples and found …
Findings from a Pew poll conducted in 2020 reveal that white liberals are disproportionately affected by mental illness compared to their conservative counterparts. The research, encompassing white individuals across the liberal, moderate, and conservative spectrum, both male and female, indicates a significantly lower prevalence of mental health diagnoses among conservatives compared to those identifying as …
‘Stanford Medicine study identifies distinct brain organization patterns in women and men Women’s and men’s brain patterns differ Peer-Reviewed Publication STANFORD MEDICINE A new study by Stanford Medicine investigators unveils a new artificial intelligence model that was more than 90% successful at determining whether scans of brain activity came from a woman or a man. …
According to a recent study, four in five Americans tested positive for an agricultural chemical found in several wheat and oat products, including brands like Cheerios and Quaker Oats. The peer-reviewed study, published in the JESEE journal on Feb. 15, looked at urine samples from American citizens to determine their exposure to chlormequat chloride—a plant …
via reclaimthenet A study published this month in Nature looks into how reframing a “fact-check” as a “confirmation” helps those behind this activity increase engagement with their output, what’s termed “corrections of information.” In other words, what effect does different framing – as confirmation or refutation – have on the likelihood that people will share, …
Four out of five Americans are being exposed to a little-known chemical found in popular oat-based foods — including Cheerios and Quaker Oats — that is linked to reduced fertility, altered fetal growth and delayed puberty. The Environmental Working Group published a study in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology on Thursday that …
Mayor Wu’s task force on reparations announced that two research teams will study Boston’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. For 400 years, enslavement & exclusionary policies have denied Black Americans wealth, housing & freedom. Our new Reparations Task Force will continue our commitment to advance racial justice & build a Boston for everyone. Learn …
But two-year colleges have seen slight increase The number of young men enrolled in college has dropped by 1 million since it peaked in 2011, according to Pew Research Center’s analysis of the latest enrollment data. The Pew Research center released data that reveals an eight percent drop in 18-to-24-year-olds enrolled in college between 2011-22. …
Senator Rand Paul exposes eyebrow-raising government expenditures, highlighting instances where taxpayer money is allocated to seemingly absurd studies. The revelations include: $2.3 Million for injecting beagles with cocaine, aiming to understand the adverse effects, despite the evident societal impact of the drug. $700,000 spent on studying how male parrots attract mates, raising questions about the …
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Men with enlarged breast tissue, which people often call “moobs” or “man boobs,” face a higher risk of premature death before the age of 75, a new study warns. This condition, medically known as gynecomastia, typically results from a hormonal imbalance and affects between one-third to two-thirds of men, varying with age. The development …
A recent study from Vanguard has shown that over the past ~100 years, stocks have outperformed bonds consistently, and any extra allocation to bonds will reduce your overall returns. h/t nobjos
What would we do without studies? Despite a growing trend of downplaying biology’s significance in athletic performance, a recent study — refreshingly — shows what should be obvious: Biological men are stronger and faster than biological women. The study “Performance of non-binary athletes in mass-participation running events” by two U.K. university scholars and an independent …
via ssrn: Abstract In this paper, we study the relationship between stock fund managers’ facial attractiveness and fund outcomes. Utilizing the state-of-art deep learning technique to quantify facial attractiveness, we find that funds with facial unattractive managers outperform funds with attractive managers by over 2% per annum. We next show that good-looking managers attract significant …
