A person’s level of social and economic status can shape their brain heath in later life, a study suggests.

Research led by the University of Edinburgh found a connection between socioeconomic status and changes in the white matter of the brain – a known risk factor of cognitive decline and dementia in older age.

New research from RMIT University and End Food Waste Australia reveals confusing food labels are driving Australians to throw away perfectly edible food, costing households money and contributing to the nation’s food waste problem.

Study finds that people with higher levels of depressive symptoms are more susceptible to the emotional influence of negative surrounding images, perceiving even neutral content as more emotionally negative when it's paired with negative peripheral information. This effect was not mitigated by positive imagery, highlighting an asymmetry in how depression affects emotional processing. The findings underscore the importance of contextual cues in shaping emotional experiences in individuals with depression and point to potential strategies for therapeutic interventions that address these contextual sensitivities. 

Framing a cause as a “civil rights” issue may actually decrease public support—even among people who deeply value civil rights, according to new research published in the American Sociological Review, which challenges long-held beliefs about how best to win public backing for social change.

The European Union’s industrial strategy, centred on Single Market Resilience, Strategic Autonomy, and Competitive Sustainability, is riddled with contradictions that risk exacerbating the very crises it seeks to address. According to a recent study by the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), the EU’s current industrial policy will not achieve its own objectives unless it is fundamentally rethought.