12+ hour, 9+ min ago   (506+ words) Berkeley’s restrictions on foods and drinks displayed at store checkouts were associated with lower soda sales after the rule became enforceable, a new study found. Overall candy sales did not show a comparable decline. The research published in The Lancet…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (578+ words) Research linking persistent job boredom with poorer wellbeing is drawing attention to a problem that a full workload can conceal: employees may be busy while their skills go largely unused. The American Psychological Association’s September coverage calls that prolonged lack…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (663+ words) A serotonin-regulating protein in two fish species responded to some antidepressants at lower concentrations than its human equivalent in laboratory tests. Several effective concentrations overlapped with levels previously recorded in heavily polluted waters, raising questions about how pharmaceutical residues are…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (673+ words) Remote work has made it possible for employees to remain on the job while sick without entering the workplace. New research suggests the risks depend less on location than on whether home working is formally arranged or simply becomes an…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (649+ words) Young people with high rather than low exposure to alcohol marketing had a 50% higher relative risk of subsequent drinking outcomes in a systematic review covering 82,498 participants. The result describes an association across observational studies. Researchers examined longitudinal studies, which measure…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1198+ words) Cryoport, which provides temperature-controlled supply-chain services and equipment to life-science companies, reported second-quarter revenue of $49.0 million, up 7.7% from a year earlier. Its Life Sciences Services revenue rose 14.8%, providing a recent measure of demand for the infrastructure used to move and…...