Psychological 'vaccine' could help immunize public against 'fake news' on climate change

(University of Cambridge) New research finds that misinformation on climate change can psychologically cancel out the influence of accurate statements. However, if legitimate facts are delivered with an 'inoculation' -- a warning dose of misinformation -- some of the positive influence is preserved.

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Sepsis trumps CMS's 4 medical conditions tracked for readmission rates

(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Sepsis accounts for considerably more hospital readmissions and associated costs than any of the four medical conditions tracked by the federal government to measure quality of care and guide pay-for-performance reimbursements.

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For health and happiness, share good news

(Society for Personality and Social Psychology) Service members, including both active and recently separated, have been called upon to fight overseas and to assist during natural disasters at home. They can face unique challenges when they return in both the workplace and at home. New research, focused on these service member couples in Oregon, confirms supportive, responsive partners provide a buffer to loneliness and sleep deficits among military couples.

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Facts, beliefs, and identity: The seeds of science skepticism

(Society for Personality and Social Psychology) From climate skeptics to anti-vaxxers, psychologists are studying what motivates and drives our decisions to pay attention to some facts while ignoring others.

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Humans, not climate change, wiped out Australian megafauna

(University of Colorado at Boulder) New evidence involving the ancient poop of some of the huge and astonishing creatures that once roamed Australia indicates the primary cause of their extinction around 45,000 years ago was likely a result of humans, not climate change.

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Humans, not climate change, wiped out Australian megafauna

(University of Colorado at Boulder) New evidence involving the ancient poop of some of the huge and astonishing creatures that once roamed Australia indicates the primary cause of their extinction around 45,000 years ago was likely a result of humans, not climate change.

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IT network upgrades support LSUHealthNO research enterprise

(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) The Department of Information Technology at LSU Health New Orleans successfully competed for its first National Science Foundation grant. The $499,640 grant will support a complete cyberinfrastructure overhaul in two key research buildings to create a science demilitarized zone (DMZ) and a high-speed science network for LSU Health New Orleans researchers.

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