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Jan 24 2025HEALTH

Boosting Independence: A Closer Look at Active Support for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Active Support is a special way to help people with intellectual disabilities enjoy life more. It's about keeping them active and engaged. Scientists recently looked into how well this method works. They chose 14 services and split them into two groups. One group got Active Support right after some

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Jan 23 2025ENTERTAINMENT

V10 Entertainment Welcomes Former Paramount Exec as New President

In a recent shake-up, V10 Entertainment, the parent company of Vin Di Bona Productions, has appointed a new leader. Carter Skeath, who previously worked at Paramount Global as SVP, Sales, will now take the helm as President. This move is strategic, given that V10 Entertainment recently acquired the

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Jan 23 2025POLITICS

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Keep Ties with Law Firm Suing Pharma Giant

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , a known vaccine skeptic nominated by President Donald Trump for Health and Human Services secretary, plans to keep his financial interests in certain lawsuits brought by the law firm Wisner Baum. This firm specializes in suing pharmaceutical companies for drug injuries. Ethic

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Jan 23 2025SCIENCE

How Face-Space Properties Affect Our Face Recognition Skills

Ever wondered why some people are great at recognizing faces while others struggle? Scientists are exploring this mystery by looking at something called "face-space. " Imagine face-space as a map where each face has a spot. On this map, similar faces are close together, and very different faces are

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Jan 23 2025HEALTH

Oxygen Deprivation: A Surprising Boost for Health?

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.

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Jan 23 2025POLITICS

Warwick Mayor Proposes School Finance Oversight Panel

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

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Jan 23 2025POLITICS

Calming Political Anxiety: Tips from a Psychologist

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

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Jan 19 2025HEALTH

Young Women and Breast Cancer: A Growing Concern

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

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Jan 18 2025TECHNOLOGY

Who's Chatting with ChatGPT in Germany?

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

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Jan 18 2025POLITICS

Rethinking Messages for Social Equity: How Word Choice Affects Policy Support

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

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