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Submitted by 29PiecesOfSilver t3_ynkdwi
Study found that people aged 18-30 and 65-85 with normal hearing—and hearing impairment—could all be trained to boost their ability to differentiate subtle changes in the speed, or “rate,” of sounds, improving the understanding speech in noisy environments
today.umd.eduSubmitted by giuliomagnifico t3_ymsy0g
Same-sex married couples cope with stress more positively and collaboratively than different-sex couples, and women married to men report more negative support — meaning that their spouses react ambivalently or even hostilely in response to stress — than women married to women
news.utexas.eduSubmitted by giuliomagnifico t3_ylx9ac
Political ideology linked with COVID health outcomes. The higher the exposure to conservatism on each political metric, the higher the COVID-19 age-standardized mortality rates, even after adjusting for the district’s social characteristics, voters’ political lean, and vaccination rates
hsph.harvard.eduSubmitted by Wagamaga t3_yka2il
Deer-vehicle collisions spike when daylight saving time ends. The change to standard time in autumn corresponds with an average 16 percent increase in deer-vehicle collisions in the United States.The researchers estimate that eliminating the switch could save nearly 37,000 deer — and 33 human lives.
sciencenews.orgSubmitted by MistWeaver80 t3_yk7tjx
Study suggests that clinicians can offer gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues to transgender and gender-diverse adolescents during pubertal development for mental health and cosmetic benefits without an increased likelihood of subsequent use of gender-affirming hormones.
jamanetwork.comSubmitted by [deleted] t3_yjnz7p
Cooking from meal boxes can cut household food waste by 38%. Even without subscribing to a meal box provider, our results suggest that taking care to measure and weigh the exact amount of ingredients you need before cooking is a good way to lower the amount of food sent to landfill
theconversation.comSubmitted by Wagamaga t3_yij6d1
After the city of Atlanta banned use of scooters and e-bikes from 9pm to 4am, average evening commute times increased by 10.5% — 37% during large events — due to increased traffic congestion, resulting from a significant substitution of micromobility devices for personal vehicles.
iac.gatech.eduSubmitted by MurphysLab t3_yiixmf