Like Prince Harry a quarter of British people have consulted a psychic – here’s the science on why

How Prince Harry using a psychic to contact his dead mother, Princess Diana, isn’t that unusual.

Neil Dagnall, Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
Jan. 12, 2023 • ~7 min

After long decline, stroke deaths are rising again

Barring further improvements in stroke prevention or treatment, new research shows that total stroke fatalities will rise as millennials age.

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 6, 2023 • ~4 min

Young men have higher risk of gun death in some US cities than in war

Young men who live in some US zip codes face more risk of firearm death than do those deployed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Dec. 23, 2022 • ~10 min

Why mourning a pet can be harder than grieving for a person

The death of a pet can be a deeply painful experience. But acknowledging the way pet grief is different can help people find consolation.

Sam Carr, Reader in Education with Psychology and Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath • conversation
Dec. 7, 2022 • ~5 min

In 30 years, the US saw 1.1 million gun deaths

Gun deaths in the US are reaching unprecedented levels. A new study digs into the data behind the violence.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Dec. 6, 2022 • ~6 min

More than 4 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable in the US, and mental health is the leading cause

Many of the preventable pregnancy-related deaths documented by the CDC are directly attributable to failures and barriers in the maternal care system.

Rachel Diamond, Clinical Training DIrector and Assistant Professor of Couple and Family Therapy, Adler University • conversation
Nov. 30, 2022 • ~10 min

More Republicans died than Democrats after COVID vaccines came out

The sharp divergence in excess death rates that emerged in the post-vaccine period "is pretty striking… and the magnitudes are quite large."

Yale • futurity
Nov. 22, 2022 • ~6 min

The tragedy of sudden infant death syndrome: A pediatrician explains how to protect your baby

Babies should never sleep on couches, sofas, stuffed armchairs or an incline. Co-sleeping is a bad idea, too.

Rachel Moon, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia • conversation
Nov. 16, 2022 • ~7 min

PTSD may speed up cellular aging

New research with veterans finds a connection between DNA methylation signals of accelerated cellular aging and PTSD.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
Nov. 15, 2022 • ~7 min

Air pollution may cause far more deaths than previously thought

Fine particulate air pollution causes 1.5 million more premature deaths every year than previously thought.

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
Nov. 9, 2022 • ~4 min

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