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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Consumer sentiment generally refers to consumers' attitudes and expectations about economic conditions. A new analysis published in Economic Inquiry indicates that U.S. party affiliation has a significant effect on consumer sentiment, and that sentiment, in turn, affects spending intentions. In the study that relied on information dating back to 1991 and focused…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Economic abuse is common, affecting about 15% or 1 in 7 women who have been in a relationship, new University of Auckland research finds. The study is published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Further, economic violence compounds the impacts of other forms of intimate partner violence. Economic abuse is…

Arthritis is usually associated with older people but kids can suffer too. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common type of arthritis in children.It affects about about 1 in 1,000 kids under 16 in the UK (roughly 15,000 children), and causes joint pain and inflammation in the hands, knees, ankles, elbows and wrists – although it can affect other body parts, too.There's no cure for JIA. Pain can be managed through treatments to ease symptoms, reduce pain and swelling, and prevent joint damage. Medications…

The Apple Watch has been credited with saving more than a few lives over the years and in many and varied ways. The atrial fibrillation alerts have given people warnings of an unknown health condition while high or low heart rate alerts have been credited with helping people become aware of problems even when they didn't have any symptoms. Other times, Apple Watches have used their Fall Detection and Crash Detection features to help people get the help that they need even when they didn't have the capacity to do it for…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Actor Lupita Nyong'o describes colourism as "the daughter of racism" in "a world that rewards lighter skin over darker skin". This form of prejudice sees people more penalized the darker their skin is and the further their features are from those associated with whiteness. In 2021, we developed the Everyday Colourism…

Neurological symptoms in COVID-19 patients, such as headaches and fatigue, may not be due to direct brain infection but rather the body’s immune response to the virus, with studies showing no virus in brain neurons.Neurological symptoms are apparently not a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection of the brain.Scientists still are not sure how neurological symptoms arise in COVID-19. Is it because SARS-CoV-2 infects the brain? Or are these symptoms the result of inflammation in the rest of the body? A study by Charité –…

Using neuroimaging data of nearly 12,000 participants, researchers have confirmed there is a need for a ‘whole brain approach’ to diagnosing, researching and treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Previous studies have focused instead on certain regions or networks in the brain, which scientists at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the University of Minnesota Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain believe risks overlooking aspects of the condition that can be detected by zooming…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Math anxiety, which can begin as early as kindergarten, negatively affects students' math performance both in the moment and throughout their math education. Most research focuses on the affective or physiological aspects of math anxiety—the feeling of your palms sweating or the sense that your heart is racing. But, as University of Delaware Associate Professor Jessica Namkung has shown, it's much more…

BBC presenter Naga Munchetty revealed last year that she suffers from adenomyosis, a chronic condition that affects the uterus. She spoke of how her pain can leave her unable to move and how a recent flare-up was so intense her husband had to call an ambulance.Yet many people have never heard of this condition, despite it affecting as many as one in five women.Adenomyosis can cause symptoms including irregular and heavy menstrual bleeding and pelvic pain. The severity of symptoms varies between patients – up to one-third…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Amid rising demand for convenience and bolstered by the pandemic, online food delivery platforms like DoorDash and UberEats have become key players in the dining scene. As these three-way relationships—connecting consumers, restaurants and gig drivers—have grown, a new study co-authored by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher is shedding light on how pricing, service quality and the…