According to a new study released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), life expectancy in the United States bounced back in 2022 from the COVID pandemic. Life expectancy was up by 1.1 years from 2021, rising from 76.4 years in 2021 to 77.5 years on average, the CDC study reported. The […]
The number of foreclosures in the United States continues to rise monthly and annually nationwide, according to a real estate market report released on Monday. The report, compiled by ATTOM, a land and real estate data provider, counted almost 33,000 foreclosure filings of U.S. properties in the month of February—down 1 percent from January but […]
Half of college graduates aren’t using their degrees, according to a new study from the Burning Glass Institute and the underemployment is sticky. Out of the 10 million people studied, the vast majority who start out underemployed never used their degree for an entire decade.
A multinational study of over 99 million vaccinated people has identified higher incidences of neurological, cardiovascular, and blood disorder complications than what the researchers expected. The peer-reviewed observational cohort study, published in the Vaccine journal on Feb. 12, aimed to evaluate the risk of 13 adverse events of special interest (AESI) following COVID-19 vaccination. The […]
A new analysis of 42 prior studies has found that drinking even just one glass of 100 percent fruit juice per day increases the body weight of both children and adults. “One fundamental problem with juice is quantity; consuming fruit this way makes it so easy to overdose,” Dr. Walter Willett, a professor of epidemiology […]
A new study has found microplastics in the majority of commonly consumed protein foods such as seafood, pork, chicken, and plant-based meat alternatives in the United States. The findings of the study—conducted by researchers at the nonprofit Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto—were published on Jan. 8 in the journal Environmental Pollution. Researchers analyzed […]
A recent report by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) delving into studying extremism in the United States military has found little evidence to sustain claims that the issue poses a serious problem among service members. It further nullified claims made by some officials of the Biden administration of increased levels of radicalism within the […]
Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors in 2022, according to a market model study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday. Researchers said their results point to a need for greater transparency and better regulation, saying the platforms have failed to meaningfully […]
The number of foreign-born individuals living in the United States topped nearly 50 million in October 2023, marking a new record high, according to a new report published Nov. 30. Approximately 49.5 million individuals who were originally born in another country—including both legal and illegal immigrants—were living in the United States as of last month, […]
Blue state residents, whose governments have adopted aggressive climate policies, are paying much more for electricity and fuel than their counterparts who live in red states that lack such policies, according to a new report from America’s largest membership organization of state legislators. The report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), provides a breakdown […]
About 32,000 additional babies are being born per year following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade last year, according to an analysis. “Our primary analysis indicates that in the first six months of 2023, births rose by an average of 2.3 percent in states enforcing total abortion bans compared to a control group […]
Accident and fatality rates among young drivers have fallen dramatically in the United States over the past 20 years, a new report says, though young drivers remain the most at-risk group behind the wheel. Released Wednesday by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), the report has good news to share: An analysis of data from […]
Researchers from the United States have found that many household cleaning products, including those marketed as supposedly eco-friendly and “green,” could be harmful to humans. A peer-reviewed study, titled “Volatile organic compounds emitted by conventional and ‘green’ cleaning products in the U.S. market,” was published in the journal Chemosphere on Sept. 13. As part of […]
Incidence of early-onset cancer has increased worldwide by 79 percent over the last three decades, according to a new study shows. The study, published in BMJ Oncology journal, analyzed collected data of early-onset cancer incidences—cancers in adults under 50—for 29 cancer types in 204 countries and regions, from 1990 to 2019. The number of newly […]
Here’s some good news for parents. New research by the University of Calgary may help alleviate some concerns parents face when it comes to their children’s health and well-being. The research specifically delved into the longer-term effects of certain types of childhood concussions. It involved gathering and compiling information from emergency room visits in children’s […]
A peer-reviewed study by British and Chinese scientists has revealed that smoking inhibits brain growth in young people, and even reduces gray matter mass in certain areas of the brain. Scientists from the universities of Cambridge and Warwick in the UK analyzed brain images and behavioral data from over 800 young people in cooperation with […]
More than 20 types of unregulated toxic flame retardants have been discovered in human breast milk in the United States for the first time, according to the findings of a new study. The peer-reviewed research was authored by Toxic-Free Future, a non-profit organization conducting environmental health research, and is published in Environmental Pollution. Researchers from Emory University, the University […]
A recent report (pdf) has found that nearly 60 percent of young adults who have TikTok accounts would rather give up their voting rights than social media. Recent national test scores in history and civics also indicated a significant drop in students’ perception and understanding of what it means to be a good citizen. In […]
A new study review revealed that exposure to particulate air pollutants might lead to an increased risk of dementia, even with pollution levels below EPA standards. The study, a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health meta-analysis, scanned more than 2,000 papers for associations between ambient pollutants and clinical dementia. Data revealed that long-term exposure […]
A new study has revealed that injuries among army recruits are costing the U.S. government millions of dollars in rehabilitation and compensation costs. Injuries have been surging at an alarming rate—and particularly for recruits from the South. The study, published in the medical journal “Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases,” found that of almost 100,000 trainees in […]
