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What Can Your Hand Say About Your Cognition? Digit Length and Cognitive Abilities
Having a relatively longer ring finger compared to index finger (a difference that reflects individuals’ prenatal hormone milieu) is associated with less cognitive decline and dementia in older women, but not in older men.
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Parents’ Perspectives on the Effects of COVID-19 on K-12 Education, April-July 2020
Three-quarters of responding parents support or strongly support schools offering both remote and in-person instruction.
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COVID-19 and Addiction: 20 Pressing Questions Answered
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula and Adam Leventhal answer questions raised during “The Intersection of Two Pandemics: COVID-19 and Addiction” webinar.
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Has the Employment Recovery Stalled?
Data from the Understanding Coronavirus in America tracking poll shows almost no gain in employment in July.
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Are We Gearing Up for a Drug Rebate Rule Instant Replay?
The so-called “rebate rule” was reported dead in 2019. Here’s why that may not be entirely true.
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Counties in the Inland Empire and Central Valley Report High and Rising COVID-19 Hospitalizations
Many of these counties have also surpassed L.A. County in per-capita COVID-19 ICU patients. Many communities in the Inland Empire and Central Valley will keep working in work places that might be COVID-19 hot spots.
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Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Up 130% Since June 1
Perhaps most strikingly—and worryingly—Orange County has emerged as a hotspot with an ever accelerating rate of ICU use.
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How Can We Leverage Healthcare AI While Ensuring Data Privacy and Security?
AI will not resolve existing challenges, but once regulators and innovators address them, it may provide suitable tools to deliver high-quality care at a lower cost.
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California Leads in Public Investment in Biomedical Innovation and It Is Beginning to Show Returns
Schaeffer Center research indicates public investment into biomedical innovation yields substantial economic and social return in California.
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How Can We Improve the Public’s Understanding of Social Security Rules? An Information Experiment on the Retirement Earnings Test
Can better information improve the public’s understanding of the retirement earnings test? Even a very simple information campaign can reduce misunderstandings by between 30% and 50%.
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