Digital Goat

On: June 10, 2022

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Exposure to particular sources of air pollution is harmful to children's learning and memory

3 November 2024

A new study involving 8,500 children from across the United States has revealed that a form of air pollution, largely the product of agricultural emissions, is linked to poor learning [...]

Education, occupation, and wealth affect the risk of cognitive impairment

3 November 2024

Socioeconomic factors such as education, occupation, and wealth influence the likelihood of developing cognitive impairment or dementia in later life and whether a person is likely to recover, finds a [...]

Distracted driving tool shows just how far you can travel while texting

2 November 2024

Humans who think they can multitask while sitting at the wheel of a moving car continue to be a problem—one that claimed more than 3,300 lives in 2022, according to [...]

Who am I? A second-order meta-analytic review of correlates of the self in childhood and adolescence.

2 November 2024

Psychological Bulletin, Vol 150(11), Nov 2024, 1287-1317; doi:10.1037/bul0000449People’s subjective beliefs about themselves affect what people think and, consequently, what they do. Positive self-beliefs are important for many life outcomes, from [...]

The dangerous pursuit of muscularity in men and adolescent boys

2 November 2024

Men and adolescent boys are increasingly at risk of resorting to the dangerous use of anabolic steroids in a bid to achieve the desired muscular build modeled on social media, [...]

The roots of fear: Understanding the amygdala

31 October 2024

Treating anxiety, depression and other disorders may depend on the amygdala, a part of the brain that controls strong emotional reactions, especially fear. But a deep understanding of this structure [...]

Autism Diagnosis Among US Children and Adults, 2011-2022

30 October 2024

This cross-sectional study examines relative increases in autism diagnosis rates in US health and insurance claims records from 2011 to 2022 by age, gender, race, and ethnicity. [...]

Smell loss linked to 100-plus diseases

30 October 2024

Researchers reveal a link between olfactory loss and inflammation in 139 medical conditions. The researchers say loss of smell is an early sign of numerous neurological and bodily diseases. [...]

Subtle eye movements optimize vision

30 October 2024

Our ability to see starts with the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells in our eyes. A specific region of the retina, termed fovea, is responsible for sharp vision. Here, the color-sensitive cone [...]

More social species live longer

30 October 2024

New research has revealed that species that are more social live longer and produce offspring for a greater time-span. This is the first study on this topic which spans the [...]

Dramatic drop in marijuana use among U.S. youth over a decade (2011 to 2021)

29 October 2024

Using a national survey of 88,183 adolescents in grades nine to 12, findings show marijuana use declined from 23.1% in 2011 to 15.8% in 2021, with first-time use before age [...]

Herb and Jamaal by Stephen Bentley for Sun, 27 Oct 2024

27 October 2024

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How Caregivers for Dementia Patients Manage Mood and Personality Changes

27 October 2024

Shifts in behavior can be challenging to manage. Experts have five strategies that can help. [...]

Psychologists develop tool to assess narcissism in job candidates

26 October 2024

Researchers developed a tool for job interviews to assess narcissistic grandiosity among potential job candidates. [...]

Daylight saving time clock changes have substantial, but short-lived effect on how much sleep we get

26 October 2024

With the clocks going back this weekend, a new study has found that moving the clocks one hour forward in Spring and one hour back in Autumn has a substantial, [...]