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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Daily and lifetime exposure to stress may cause wear and tear on the stress responses of Black…

Douglas Sutherland, Senior Economist, US Desk, Economics Department. The economic expansion in the United States is now one of the longest on record, although it has been sluggish in comparison with previous recoveries. While job growth…

NEW YORK, NY, October 19, 2021 — In September 2021, incidence rates of COVID-19 in rural America were roughly 54% higher than elsewhere in the country according to the Rural Policy Research Institute. As this disparity and rates of…

NEW YORK, NY, February 3, 2022 – The Ad Council, a long-time industry leader in using the power of communications for social good, released a benchmark new study unveiling America’s most trusted messengers, where they have the most…

New York, NY (June 21, 2022) – The Ad Council Research Institute (ACRI), the research arm of the Ad Council, today revealed the findings of their new quarterly issue pulse study in partnership with Morning Consult, examining the most…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans, while Democrats…

On May 13, the NIEHS Office of Science Education and Diversity (OSED) welcomed Caroline Goon, who discussed her efforts related to recruitment, retention, and advancement of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders…

NEW YORK (November 17, 2022) – A new report released by the Ad Council Research Institute (ACRI) finds notable differences across generational, political and geographic lines in who Americans trust for information about important social…

New York, New York, April 27, 2023 – In the midst of a growing national focus on Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), the Ad Council Research Institute (ACRI) and The Joyce Foundation today announce key findings of a mixed-methods…

New York, NY (May 19, 2023) -- Today, the Ad Council Research Institute (ACRI) released results of a year-long study aimed at taking a pulse check of the social issues Americans care most about, the actions they take on behalf of those…

WASHINGTON, DC (September 13, 2023) -- The Ad Council, National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service are releasing new PSAs today as part of the iconic Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention campaign. Inspiring the public…

NEW YORK, NY, November 14, 2023 – Prediabetes is reversible – and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ad Council want to make sure people know they can change the outcome.More than 1 in 3 adults – about 98…

It’s an uncomfortable truth: Jon Stewart and Donald Trump both tapped the same well of latent public disaffection with politics and the media in the 2000s. Trust in media and government had been declining for several decades. But…

This study aimed to explore the relationship between ISS and mental health at the intersection of sexuality and ethnicity in Asian American LGB individuals. In addition, we explored the mediating roles of guilt and shame in explaining…

March 21, 2024 “ was really thrilled. She said that she had saved $400, that it was easy to use… She found it gave her the confidence to be able to do her own taxes using this tool rather than having to go to a…

“First comes love, then comes marriage” – so goes the classic children’s rhyme. But not everyone agrees. Increasingly, the idea that love is the most important reason to marry – or at least to stay married – is under attack.…

Americans have low levels of support for democratic norm violations. Credit: Derek E. Holliday, Shanto Iyengar, Yphtach Lelkes, and Sean J. Westwood…

Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities, and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how climate change and flooding are…

Washington, DC, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WASHINGTON, DC— March 10-16, AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, celebrates AmeriCorps Week, a week-long celebration observed during AmeriCorps 30th…

Sharing ideas—and power The federal government is encouraging tribes to take the lead in climate change planning, says Cris Stainbrook, a member of the Oglala Lakota and the president of the Indian Land Tenure Foundation, which…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Thursday that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago.The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.,…

Transmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public Domain A new study from the Texas A&M University…

A new survey conducted by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Antisemitism Research found a 4% rise in the number of Americans holding antisemitic beliefs since 2022. Interestingly, the study shows younger…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:     Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United…

1. IntroductionChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a persistent health condition characterized by airflow limitations, making it the sixth leading cause of death in the United States (US) . The burden of COPD is expected to…

Washington —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday is signing an executive order aimed at better protecting Americans' personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geolocation from foreign adversaries like…

Today, President Biden will issue an Executive Order to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data from exploitation by countries of concern. The Executive Order, which marks the most significant executive action any…

The NIEHS Diversity Speaker Series recognized Native American Heritage Month with a Nov. 30 webinar featuring Ashley Wells, principal strategist for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Special Emphasis Portfolio for Native…

Black people in the U.S. are more likely to have a stroke than people who are White, Hispanic, Native American, or Asian – and with worse outcomes. The odds of dying of a stroke are 3 to 4 times higher for Black Americans, compared to…

February 22, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 22, 2024Contact: Alex Sarabia, 202-224-2292 Warren, Omar, Lawmakers  Seek Information from Big Banks on Account Closure Practices that Discriminate Against…

For Release WednesdayFebruary 21, 2024 More than 40 percent of Americans know someone who has died of a drug overdose and about one-third of those individuals say their lives were disrupted by the death, according to a new…

The BDN Editorial Board operates independently from the newsroom, and does not set policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. When the Kremlin decided to let a…

Imagine that two years ago—before Putin invaded Ukraine—someone had come to the US with a credible proposition to hobble Russia’s military threat to Europe for the decade ahead without the loss of a single American soldier. How much…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Asian Americans are less likely than their white peers to participate in health research involving MRIs…

Racial and ethnic health inequities remain pervasive across most state health systems*. For most states where data is available, when compared to their Non-Hispanic White counterparts, Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native people are…

In a classic "Saturday Night Live" sketch, a young man hands his girlfriend a Valentine's Day gift: a bear dressed in a bee costume that he picked up at the drugstore. "When did you get this?" she asks with a strained smile. "One…

Black History Month, which began Feb. 1, has been recognized in the United States for 48 years as a time when governments, organizations and individuals celebrate the struggles, achievements and central role of Black Americans in U.S.…

Last year, Pew Research Center data revealed that only 37 percent of Americans said addressing climate change should be a top priority for the president and Congress. Furthermore, climate change was ranked 17th…

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Climate change denial and belief relative to political affiliation. Credit: Yang et al. in Scientific Reports, February 2024. Using social…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nearly one in four Americans (23%) watching Super Bowl LVIII named Travis Kelce as the player they would most want to drink a beer with, according to a recent poll conducted by Morning…

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Thirty years ago, Schindler’s List, directed by the illustrious Steven Spielberg, debuted in theaters across the United States. It not only was the most consequential English-language movie about the Holocaust…

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Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com As campaigning for the 2024 presidential election begins in earnest, I am reminded of a quote once…

February 1, 2024, by CRCHD Staff Sunday Akintoye, B.D.S., D.D.S., M.S., is an associate professor and Director of the Oral Medicine Research Program and Master of Oral Health…

January 18, 2024 Warren: “American data policy should be decided by the American…

Arab Americans are angry. And they let United States President Joe Biden know it when they shunned his campaign manager as she visited Michigan to reach out to their communities this week. Many elected Arab-American officials, including…

The U.S. National Security Agency is buying vast amounts of commercially available web browsing data on Americans without a warrant, according to the agency’s outgoing director. NSA director Gen. Paul Nakasone disclosed the practice…

The First Street Foundation published new research in the journal Nature-Communications, which integrates observed historic trends of population change, along with flood risk information, to uncover climate migration trends that are…