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This March 11, 2015, photo shows the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters building in Geneva, Switzerland. A new study says Nearly 60% of food products made for toddlers and babies did not meet nutrition standards set by the WHO.

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  • Children's Health

Nearly 60% of baby foods in the U.S. don't meet nutritional guidelines, study says

Hundreds of products failed to reach adequate recommendations for macronutrients like protein and calories, but exceeded the recommended sugar content.

August 22, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Study participant Freddie sits next to a jar with an odor sample, then approaches a bowl to check for a treat.

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  • Animals

A study finds that dogs can smell your stress — and make decisions accordingly

Researchers made volunteers do public speaking and math on the spot, then showed them a calming video. Then, using sweat samples, glass jars and food bowls, they examined the emotional impact on dogs.

July 23, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
In this Jan. 11, 2008 file photo, a bottle of Eli Lilly & Co.'s Prozac is pictured at a company facility in Plainfield, Ind.

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  • Mental Health

The rate of antidepressants prescribed to young people surged during the pandemic

Researchers analyzed a sample of about 221 million prescriptions from 2016 to 2022, in Americans between the ages of 12 and 25. The increase was prominent among young women and girls.

February 27, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
In this June 26, 2016, file photo, a woman holds a rainbow flag during the NYC Pride Parade in New York.

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  • Mental Health

LGBTQ+ youth are less likely to feel depressed with parental support, study says

Participants were asked questions about their parents' general parenting style and how that affected their thoughts and feelings in the previous two weeks.

March 01, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Pedestrians cross Houston Street as students wearing masks leave the New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math (NEST+m) school in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in New York.

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  • Health

People who think they're attractive are less likely to wear masks, a study shows

People's likeliness to wear a mask can depend on how attractive they deem themselves and how important it is to them to make a first impression given certain circumstances.

February 28, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A chimpanzee looks out of his enclosure as visitors trickle into Zoo Miami, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Miami.

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  • Research News

Humans can correctly identify several gestures made by apes, a new study shows

On average, half the participants in a study by the University of St. Andrews in Scotland could recognize what either chimpanzees or bonobos were communicating.

January 26, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Apple AirPods are demonstrated during an event to announce new products on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, in San Francisco.

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  • Health

More than 1 billion young people could be at risk of hearing loss, a new study shows

Researchers compiled data from previous studies and found that recreational listening, such as on devices and at entertainment venues, posed a threat for those aged 12 to 35.

November 16, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Starbucks employees and supporters react as votes are read during a union-election watch party on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks workers have voted to unionize over the company's objections, pointing the way to a new labor model for the 50-year old coffee giant.

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  • Business

Men in unions may make $1.3 million more in lifetime than men not in one, study says

Men who belonged to unions their entire career made up to $1.3 million more, on average, than men who never joined one, according to recently released research.

October 13, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
In this photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, yellow crazy ants are seen in a bait testing efficacy trial at the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in December, 2015. An invasive species known as the yellow crazy ant has been eradicated from the remote U.S. atoll in the Pacific.

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  • Animals

The number of ants on Earth has a mass greater than all birds and mammals combined

Researchers compiled hundreds of studies of tree-dwelling and ground-dwelling ants to make their estimate of 2.5 million ants for every human.

September 21, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Jefferson County School District Food Service Department staff arrange some of the hundreds of free lunches that was given to students on March 3, 2021 in Fayette, Miss. As one of the most food insecure counties in the United States, many families and their children come to depend on the free meals as their only means of daily sustenance.

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  • Family

Food access increased for children in 2021, but decreased for adults living alone

Children had more access to food in 2021 compared to the previous year. But for other groups such as the elderly and women living alone, food insecurity was on the rise, according to the U.S.

September 08, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A municipal police officer holds a no-touch forehead thermometer at a checkpoint amid increased restrictions on residents' movements in an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Niteroi, Brazil, Monday, May 11, 2020.

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  • Health

Forehead thermometer readings may not be as accurate for Black patients, study finds

Forehead thermometers were significantly less likely to have accurate readings for Black patients compared to oral thermometers. There could be two reasons for this.

September 08, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
The Pest Informer is offering to pay a handful of volunteers $2,000 to release roughly 100 American cockroaches into their homes for a study on pest control treatments.

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  • National

This company wants to pay you $2,000 to infest your home with cockroaches

A North Carolina-based company is looking for a few study participants who are willing to welcome roughly 100 cockroaches into their homes. It got more than 2,500 applications in less than a week.

June 15, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Students work on a classroom exercise at a school in Kibera, a poor neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya.

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  • Education

How Do You Help Girls Thrive In School? There's A Surprising Answer

A new study finds that girl-centric programs may not be the only effective way to boost girls' school performance in low-income countries.

June 28, 2021
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By:
  • Joanne Lu

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