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How big of an effect do boycotts have on brand sales?
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
At a campaign event in the midst of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the chief executive officer of Goya, a large Latin food brand, publicly praised and endorsed then-president Donald Trump. The comments triggered both a boycott and a counter "buycott" movement in support of the brand.
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Climate change tempered by protected areas for biodiversity
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Climate change is emerging as a top threat to biodiversity according to the latest Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Plant and animal species face greater risks of thermal stress as climate change pushes temperatures beyond their thermal tolerance.
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Reduced-nicotine cigarettes make anxious smokers smoke less
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Lowering the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels may reduce smoking without worsening mental health in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders, according to Penn State College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School researchers. They said reducing nicotine content in cigar
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Most dry rangelands under danger due to increased grazing demand
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study published in Science reports results from the first-ever global field assessment of the ecological impacts of grazing in drylands. The international research team found that grazing can have positive effects on ecosystem services, particularly in species-rich rangelands, but thes
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Human evolution wasn't just sheet music, but how it was played: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A team of Duke researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain development, digestion and immunity that seem to have evolved rapidly after our family line split from that of the chimpanzees, but before we split with the Neanderthals.
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525-million-year-old fossil contradicts textbook theory of brain evolution
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in the animal kingdom. Combining detailed anatomical studies of the fossilized nervous syste
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Planet's most unique birds at higher risk of extinction
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest risk of extinction. The findings are published in the British Ecological Society journal Functional Ecology.
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New research reveals relationship between oral bacteria and diseases
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections. Few such studies have been done before, and the team now hopes that the study can provide deeper insight into the association between oral bacteria and other diseases. T
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Research: 1 in 8 adult experienced depression for first time during pandem
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new, large-scale study of more than 20,000 older adults in Canada found that approximately 1 in 8 older adults developed depression for the first time during the pandemic.
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Vitamin D fails to reduce statin-associated muscle pain: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Patients who take statins to lower high cholesterol levels often complain of muscle pains, which can lead them to stop taking the highly effective medication and put them at greater risk of heart attack or stroke.
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Using vapes can contribute to dental decay: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A vaping habit could end up leading to a tarnished smile, and more frequent visits to the dentist. Research by faculty from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine found patients who said they used vaping devices were more likely to have a higher risk of developing cavities. With CDC sur
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Study reports higher number of child abuse cases in areas selling alcohol
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The number of stores selling alcohol in a neighborhood is linked to cases of child abuse and neglect in the same area, a new study suggests.
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