According to new research from scientists with Emory University and the University of Rochester, teens who can describe negative emotions “in precise and nuanced ways” are more likely to stave off increased depressive symptoms after stressful life events compared to those who can’t.
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Scientists identify 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia disorder →
Researchers with Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified more than 100 high-risk genes for schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder known to cause people to interpret reality abnormally.
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Read MoreCould increasing minimum wage help reduce the suicide rate? →
To examine the role of financial anxiety in America’s rising suicide rate, scientists with the University of North Carolina’s GIllings School of Global Public Health have been looking at the impact of wage changes.
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Read MoreStudy: As planet warms, mental health issues expected to increase
New research has found empirical evidence that climate change could increase mental health issues in the United States.
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Read MoreOne year after #MeToo: Where do we go from here? →
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Sheena Bosket was in her therapist’s office earlier this year when she unraveled her history with sexual assault. She first opened up about being molested at age 8, then about being assaulted twice as an adult.
For Bosket and many others, #MeToo has given her the courage to share her experiences aloud.
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Read MoreDaily discrimination literally upping women’s blood pressure, study finds →
New research suggests women’s exposure to daily discrimination may contribute to rising blood pressure over time, a risk factor that, if left untreated, can increase risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Read MoreWe have 12 years left to act on climate change, UN warns →
A grim report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that if governments don’t act on climate change soon, more devastation is to be expected.
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Read MoreOne year after Weinstein: A timeline of powerful men accused of sexual misconduct →
Friday, Oct. 5 marks exactly one year since the New York Timespublished the groundbreaking exposés from multiple women alleging Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein had raped or sexually harassed them. Some 80 women, including prominent actresses, have come forward since.
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Read MoreWhat is red tide? Inside the toxic phenomenon destroying Florida’s marine life →
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Florida is experiencing its most toxic red tide in more than a decade, decimating at least 120 miles of its Gulf of Mexico coast since November 2017.
According to officials with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, thousands of dead marine animals have been found washing up on the state’s beaches.
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Read MoreWant a raise? Be a white man — Report finds people of color less likely to receive pay increase →
Asking for a raise isn’t the most comfortable part of the job. But it helps if you’re a white male.
That’s according to the new “Raise Anatomy” report from compensation data and software provider PayScale, Inc., which found that people of color are up to 25 percent less likely than white men to receive a raise after asking for one.
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Read MoreS.C. restaurant manager accused of enslaving black cook pleads guilty to forced labor →
The manager of a South Carolina restaurant has pleaded guilty to forcing a mentally disabled black buffet cook to work unpaid for more than 100 hours a week, according to federal officials.
Bobby Paul Edwards, a 53-year-old white male, admitted he used violence, threats and intimidation tactics to force John Christopher Smith, who is black, to work more than 100 hours a week without pay at Edwards’ Myrtle Beach buffet restaurant J&J Cafeteria.
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Read MoreWhat’s killing America’s teens? Inside CDC’s new mortality report →
America is witnessing a troubling increase in deaths among its children and teens, according to a new mortality report from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The report, which was released Friday, is based on information from death certificates filed in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
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Read MoreWho is Rod Blagojevich? Trump considers commuting former Illinois governor’s sentence →
President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One Thursday that he’s considering commuting former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s sentence.
The move comes two days after the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by Blagojevich in which he decried his conviction as being politically motivated.
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Read MoreDeadly romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak nearing end, CDC says
The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said that due to its 21-day shelf life, “it is unlikely that any romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region is still available in stores or restaurants.”
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Read More#MeToo: A timeline of 2018’s sexual harassment scandals →
On Oct. 5, 2017, the New York Times published a report against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein revealing claims of rape or sexual harassment of dozens of women.
Since then, multiple high-profile men (Kevin Spacey, Matt Lauer, Roy Moore) in media, politics and beyond have faced allegations ranging from inappropriate behavior to forced sexual misconduct to rape. Some — but not all — have been ousted from their companies or resigned themselves amid the allegations.
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Read MoreCan police legally obtain your DNA from 23andMe, Ancestry? →
The DNA you send in the mail through genetics kits and ancestry programs like 23andMe and Ancestry can be used by police in a criminal investigation, but it doesn’t happen very often.
Recently, Joseph James DeAngelo, the man authorities suspect is the so-called Golden State Killer responsible for at least a dozen murders and 50 rapes in the 1970s and 80s, was arrested more than three decades after the last killing.
And according to the Sacramento County district attorney's office, investigators used information from an online genealogical site to determine whether the DNA from one of the crime scenes was a match, the Associated Press reported.
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Read MoreAmericans waste 150,000 tons of food (or one pound per person) every day →
Americans waste mass quantities of food every year — and healthy eaters waste the most.
That’s according to a new collaborative study released this week from the United States Department of Agriculture, the University of Vermont and the University of New Hampshire.
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Read MoreBlack infants in US more than twice as likely to die as white infants now, study finds →
Black women are three to four times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And a new analysis from the New York Times using the most recent government data revealed that black infants today are more than twice as likely to die as white infants.
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Read MoreChina trade war: What does Georgia import from and export to China? →
President Donald Trump two weeks ago approved a possible $50 billion tariff hike on Chinese goods such as steel and aluminum in a dispute over Beijing’s technology policy, a move that experts say would hurt many countries, including close allies like the European Union.
The spat worsened Sunday when in retaliation, China hiked tariffs on approximately $3 billion worth of U.S. goods, including fresh and dried fruits, nuts and sparkling wine. The hike matched a March 23 list of potential tariffs.
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Read MoreBlack boys fare worse than white boys in 99 percent of America, massive study finds →
New research from the United States Census Bureau, Stanford University and Harvard University reveals that even if black boys come from wealthy families, they’re still more likely than their white counterparts to live in poverty as adults.
In fact, even when both groups grow up in the same neighborhoods, black boys fare worse than white boys in 99 percent of America. And the disparity is even greater in neighborhoods promising low poverty and good schools, researchers said.