As the saying goes, it’s better to teach someone to fish than to give them a fish.
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Emphasizing self-sufficiency in fundraising pitches can increase charitable donations, a marketing scholar has found.
Worldwide, close to twice as many women as men report low back pain.
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The prevalence of low back pain continues to surge worldwide, but many treatments currently available offer little to no relief.
Investors don’t like it when companies do one thing and then say another.
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A new study finds that investors punish companies for behaving badly over three times as much if they have a record of saying they’re virtuous.
Teamsters employed by UPS practiced holding rallies ahead of the strike that wasn’t.
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The strike would have been the first for the parcel delivery giant since 1997.
Aging and obesity are likely to be the two primary drivers of the expected rise in diabetes.
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Diabetes rates worldwide have been rising steadily since the early 1990s when these data were first estimated. This trend is only going up.
A little training helped kids make safer choices when they stumbled across a gun.
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Kids were more likely to tell an adult and less likely to touch or hold a handgun that they discovered if they’d recently watched a short video about gun safety.
Feeling generous?
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Donors’ sentiments expressed on Twitter became more cheerful before they made a gift to support Wikipedia, researchers found.
How much would these robo-boots be worth to you?
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Asking users the dollar value of the costs and benefits of walking in exoskeletons is a better way of finding out how users feel about them than measuring calories saved.
Little thoughtful gestures can make someone’s day.
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In a study with people as young as 4 years old, participants underestimated how much others would appreciate their good deeds.
The 21st Century Cures Act requires that test results be released to patients even before their health care provider has reviewed them.
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The law requires medical test results be made available to patients even before a clinician has reviewed them.
Burberry was one of the first Western companies to announce it was suspending sales in Russia after the invasion.
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A new study found that a CEO’s political ideology was correlated with the decision of whether to leave or suspend operations in Russia following the 2022 invasion.
Warm, supportive caregiving can help counteract the effects of stress during childhood and development.
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Without supportive parents, children already under stress may experience a shrinkage in brain volume in an area of the brain that is important for learning and memory.
Research shows that at least 17% of the population experiences high levels of math anxiety.
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College students can benefit from not taking math courses in their freshman year, new research shows.
The pandemic’s effect on student learning could exacerbate racial and economic achievement gaps.
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A new analysis of standardized test scores from elementary schools in Michigan pinpoints when during the pandemic students fell most behind.
One-third of customers will return to a hacked site without even changing their password, according to a recent study.
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Companies tend to focus on appeasing angry customers after a data breach. New research shows they may want to pay more attention to customers who are afraid to return to their site.
Infection and vaccination both leave their mark in your blood.
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There’s pretty much no one left in the US who hasn’t been exposed to the coronavirus, whether by vaccination, infection or both.
Homicides and the opioid epidemic both contribute to the rising U.S. death rates.
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New research shows that preventable deaths are increasing in the US at the same time that life expectancy keeps dropping.
A witness cries while giving testimony in a trial against former Guatemalan dictator Gen. José Efraín Ríos Montt in 2013.
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College students learn about people who have dedicated their professional lives to reducing the threat of violence – and their successes and failures.
Getting all four stars has its rewards.
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Getting an extra star or two from a prominent ratings group can make a bigger difference than a social media campaign or a slew of thank-you calls.
What makes improvised stage patter more appealing than a canned script?
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Audiences love improvised, off-the-cuff entertainment, and new research suggests it’s because spontaneity seems to offer a glimpse of the performer’s authentic self.