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Steve Bosserman

People Who Are Stressed Pay Less Attention to Climate Change Images - Truthdig - 0 views

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shared by Steve Bosserman on 20 May 17 - No Cached
  • By measuring the eye movements of the test subjects, the scientists, from the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, found that all the men, regardless of their environmental stance, paid less attention to negative imagery when stressed. This was true even for those men who were interested in climate change and considered themselves pro-environment
Steve Bosserman

Poverty May Be Bad for the Brain - Pacific Standard - 0 views

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shared by Steve Bosserman on 15 May 18 - No Cached
  • But new research finds one factor that influences the rate at which our brains age is largely outside our control: our socioeconomic status.
  • "Engaging and resourceful environments associated with higher socioeconomic status may provide a buffer or delay against aging," the researchers write. "Inadequate health conditions associated with lower socioeconomic status environments (such as exposure to toxins and poorer nutrition), together with continual stress, may accelerate the aging process."
  • Using neuroimaging, the researchers evaluated participants' brains in two ways, measuring "functional network organization and cortical gray matter thickness." They found both measures demonstrated greater aging in people of lower socioeconomic status, even after accounting for demographic differences and personal health.
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  • A 2014 study found African-Americans age more rapidly than whites, presumably due to the stress of dealing with racism.We've long been told that a mind is a terrible thing to waste. Perhaps we need to remember it's also a terrible thing for a mind to waste away.
Bill Fulkerson

Stillbirth rate rises dramatically during pandemic - 0 views

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shared by Bill Fulkerson on 15 Sep 20 - No Cached
  • Bill Fulkerson on 15 Sep 20
     
    Researchers stress need for antenatal care, as emerging data link disrupted pregnancy services to increase in stillbirths.
Bill Fulkerson

Stretch and flow: Research sheds light on unusual properties of well-known materials - 0 views

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shared by Bill Fulkerson on 18 May 20 - No Cached
  • Bill Fulkerson on 18 May 20
     
    Toothpaste, face creams, hair gel, mayonnaise and ketchup are household items that most people don't think twice about, but in terms of their flow behavior, they have unusual properties. They're all elasto-visco-plastic (EVP) materials, which behave like solids when at rest, but can yield to flow like liquids when placed under enough stress. Despite their ubiquity, the ability to model and predict their behavior relies on a theory that has only been shown to work under certain conditions.
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