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Occupational Risk For Heavy Drinking by Anjanee Sharma on  February 24, 2021 at 6:05 PM Research from the UK shows that people aged 40-69 years working in certain occupations may have a higher likelihood of heavy drinking. Jobs classified as skilled trade occupations (like construction and manufacturing) were most likely to contribute to heavy drinking. In contrast, those categorized as professional occupations (like medicine and teaching) were associated with a low likelihood of heavy drinking. Andrew Thompson, corresponding author of the study, explained that consuming ...

Policy Research Working Paper Series Publication roundup for the weeks of February 1 and 8 © kan_chana/Shutterstock This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group that were published in the World Bank’s Policy Research Working Paper Series. This entry introduces seven papers published during the weeks of February 1 and 8 on various topics, including the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the use of a new data source (such as nighttime data), and the measurement of poverty. Here are the highlights of select findings. Satellite imagery data have b...

Scientists have not properly distinguished mind-reading from empathy - until now.

Save ADHD is a neurological disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention — with or without hyperactivity and impulsivity — that interferes with daily functioning. While the prevalence rates are increasingly similar by gender, the diagnosis rate among American men is nearly 69% higher than it is among American women (5.4% of men in the U.S. have an ADHD diagnosis vs. just 3.2% of women. Why? ADHD in women does not comply with stereotypes. Its distinct symptom presentation is skewed toward inattentiveness – a feature that explains, in part, why ADHD in women is still larg...

THE future is STEM; this is a saying that has been hackneyed time and again. The government has continuously invested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), as seen in the recent tabling of Budget 2021 where RM400mil was allocated for research and development efforts under various ministries and agencies to support the development of science and technology. The question, however, is whether the country’s youth have an interest in the areas of STEM. In a recent study titled ‘Gender Differences in the Interest in Mathematics Schoolwork Across 50 Countries’, Sweden’s...