A recent study shows that suicide rates in the world are on the rise. In 20 years, the number of suicides has gone up by 20,000. An estimated 800,000 people die each year from suicide. Among the factors responsible for the increase in suicide is population growth. Suicide rates are also highest among people at …
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A study conducted by One Poll on behalf of Avocado Green Mattress revealed that Americans waste about $1500 of groceries every year. The survey of 2000 Americans shows that people throw away groceries that amount to 18% of the money they spend on each grocery shopping trip. Only 10% of the respondents said they use …
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A study done by researchers from the University of British Columbia has reported health benefits from petting a therapy dog. According to Dr. John Tyler Binfet, a director of the Building Academic Retention Through K-9S (BARKS) and an associate professor at the School of Education, studies have previously shown that therapy dogs positively affect wellbeing. …
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Researchers from Germany have found that mini-brains can grow eyes. Scientists usually grow mini-brains from human stem cells to understand how people develop from embryos. The discovery can now help scientists learn how eyes diseases develop. The researchers used human induced pluripotent stem cells, iPSC, to create mini-brains with a pair of symmetrical optic cups …
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A study done by researchers at the University of Bristol has found that using marijuana frequently as a teenager could cause pregnancy issues in the future. Marijuana use as an adolescent can lead to premature births and a low birth weight which can cause further health problems as the child grows. The study also investigated …
A study conducted by One Poll and Commissioned by Kintone gathered 2000 Americans working remotely because of the pandemic to ask about their attitudes on working from home. The results showed that 48% of the respondents wanted to work at a place that enabled them to work remotely. Others were adamant about the policy, saying …
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A study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Fakespot found that the average American wastes about $70,000 on purchases they didn’t like in their lifetime. The survey of 2000 Americans shows that they spend about $899 each year on items that disappointed them. When asked about the items they regret buying the most, the study …
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A study done at the University of Leipzig in Germany shows that assigning seats in the classroom can help children build friendships with classmates different from them. Students who sit near each other can become friends despite their educational achievements, ethnicity, and gender. The researchers add that growing close to the people you see every …
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A study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Slickdeals gathered 2000 Americans who were the parents of school-going children to ask how they felt about their children going back to in-person learning. The study showed that about two-thirds of the parents worried that back to school season would take them more than it did the …
A study conducted by researchers from Washington State University (WSU) found that most Gen Z adults prefer to rent clothes than buy them. Most of them claimed they do this to reduce waste and overconsumption. They argued that rented clothes are worn longer as most people throw away their clothes after wearing them a few …
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