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Health care providers who counsel their patients about firearm safety and prevention could prevent future injury or death, including suicides, violent injuries and unintentional injuries resulting from firearms, according to a University of Michigan report.

UCLA study shows lower rates of gun ownership, higher rates of fear of being a victim of gun violence Health + Behavior UCLA study shows lower rates of gun ownership, higher rates of fear of being a victim of gun violence Key takeaways 416,000 LGBT adults in California seriously thought about suicide in the past year, according to pooled data from the 2021 and 2022 California Health Interview Survey.

Faculty members granted tenure in anthropology; comparative media studies/writing; philosophy; political science; and science, technology, and society.

Content warning* - please note there is distressing content in this press release. Nine fathers were given legal access by private family court law proceedings (PLP) to the children they were accused of sexually abusing, according to a qualitative study. The groundbreaking UKRI funded paper , published in the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, was carried out by University of Manchester researchers in partnership with members of SHERA Research Group and The Survivor Family Network.

The Australian government's intervention into the national census, and its sudden backflip, has broken trust and left it unclear what's next.

UCLA evolutionary anthropologist Brian Wood tells us about a rare example of cooperation between humans and wild birds in Africa Science + Technology UCLA evolutionary anthropologist Brian Wood tells

What makes someone seem wise? People view wisdom through the lens of applying knowledge and thinking logically as well as considering others' feelings and perceptions, finds a new study led by Univers

Johns Hopkins University articulates restrained approach to issuing public statements University leaders clarify standard for official statements, limited to issues that pertain directly to the 'inte

A new professor in UdeM's School of Criminology, the Toronto native specializes in the psychology of sexual disorders, including zoophilia.

Far-right activists and politicians are stoking racism and discontent, not just in the UK but in Western society at large.

Recent riots across the UK have sparked widespread discussion about the role of social media in spreading hatred and disinformation.

New EPFL research has found that the exchange of comments between members and non-members of fringe communities (fringe-interactions) on mainstream online platforms attracts new members to these groups. It has also suggested potential ways to curtail this growth. Fringe communities promoting conspiracy theories and extremist ideologies have thrived on mainstream online platforms, consistently raising the question on how this growth is fueled.

A study of social media posts from convicted far-right terrorists identifies risk signals of terrorist action Researchers at the University of Bath have identified signals in social media posts that can predict when someone posting on far-right forums is likely to go on to commit a terrorist act.