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The study found a large array of associations between potentially modifiable ADRD risk factors and both loneliness and lack of social support.  Image Credit: Josealbafotos, Pixabay, CC0Social Issues

Social isolation is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementias

Analysis the data of more than half a million people in the UK and Canada discovers a link between social capital and Alzheimer's disease-related dementia
Witchcraft beliefs are widespread around the world, a study showsEditor Picks

Witchcraft beliefs are widespread around the world, a study shows

In new global dataset, witchcraft beliefs are associated with weak institutions, conformist cultures A newly compile...
5 signs of a global recession that are happeningSocial Issues

5 signs of a global recession that are happening

A global recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. While this may seem like somethi...
Lead poisoning killed almost 1 million people every year, caused more children suffering long-term health effectsSocial Issues

Lead poisoning killed almost 1 million people every year, caused more children suffering long-term health effects

Each year, an estimated 1 million people, die from lead poisoning. Millions more, many of them children, are exposed to...
Noncommunicable Disease that cost 50 million lives worldwideSocial Issues

Noncommunicable Disease that cost 50 million lives worldwide

Michael R. Bloomberg reappointed as WHO Global Ambassador of Noncommunicable Diseases and InjuriesNew Gallup survey ind...
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Innovative solar-powered technologies securing access to water for rural communities in Gambia

Across many parts of rural Gambia, women farmers often start their days before dawn to ensure that they have enough wat...
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Protecting the right to a childhood – Ending child labour across the globe

/ FAO/ Many of us look back on our childhoods with warm feelings. But for 160 million girls and boys between the ages o...
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Powering “greener” vegetable production in Bangladesh

Solar panels and green technology combat water scarcity and help farmers grow nutritious food in Cox’s Bazar
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Five things you need to know about: the Delta variant

Through mathematical modelling, the ECDC forecasted the disease burden between now and the end of November 2021. This mo...
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India’s youth: Hit hard by the pandemic

Soaring unemployment, distance learning in conditions that are often difficult, feelings of isolation, a return to dome...
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Pandemic – an opportunity for young people to search for meaning

Is Generation Z inward-looking and not interested in politics? This is a common misconception, says French sociologist ...
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Arguing with Strangers on the Internet

Motivated by the goal of reducing the polarization of opinions online, new EPFL/UNIL research indicates that this may b...
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Study shows medical devices using AI/ML are poorly regulated

A review of 338 AI-powered medical devices approved in Europe and in the United States reveals holes in the European review process.
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Mass scale manipulation of Twitter Trends discovered

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