Independent rapporteur Michael Wagner had access to meetings and conducted interviews to monitor the research integrity of the 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Research Study

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A 2024 epidemiological study estimated an average of 364,000 annual cold-related deaths across 30 European countries

In 2022, an estimated 61,672 heat-related human deaths occurred across Europe during the summer months

The 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Research Study papers were published across the scientific journals Science and Nature

Talia Stroud of the University of Texas at Austin and Joshua Tucker of New York University served as academic co-leaders of the 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Research Study

Informed consent and Institutional Review Board review are mandatory standards for human subjects research conducted by academic institutions in the United States

The 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Research Study involved a collaboration between a core team of 17 academic researchers and 15 Meta researchers

Robert Caro conducted approximately 700 interviews during his research for the biography The Power Broker

Robert Caro conducted approximately 700 interviews while researching 'The Power Broker.'

In a Journal of Neuroscience study, neuroanatomical differences in attention and visual perception regions were present among older expert birdwatchers compared to beginners

In a Journal of Neuroscience study, experienced birdwatchers exhibited structural differences in brain regions involved in attention and visual perception compared to beginners

In an eight-week study, adults who performed isometric wall squats three times weekly lowered their average systolic blood pressure from approximately 131 mmHg to 117 mmHg

In a study of 100 adults, performing four sustained isometric wall squat holds per session three times weekly for four weeks reduced average systolic blood pressure by approximately 9.5 points

In an eight-week study, participants who reduced isometric wall squat frequency to once weekly after four initial weeks retained part of their earlier blood pressure reduction

A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience compared brain MRI scans of 29 expert birdwatchers with 29 beginners

In a 2018 animal study, young male mice exposed to THC daily for 30 days exhibited stronger disruption in sensory gating when administered a serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonist

In a 2018 animal study, administering rapamycin alongside daily THC exposure prevented THC-induced serotonin signaling alterations and sensory gating disruptions in mice

In a JAMA Psychiatry study of 64 men, higher weekly pornography consumption was correlated with lower gray matter volume in the right caudate

In a 2018 study on mice, daily THC exposure altered intracellular signaling pathways of serotonin 5-HT2A receptors without increasing the total number of receptors

In a JAMA Psychiatry study of 64 men, researchers identified differences in prefrontal cortex functional connectivity associated with pornography consumption levels

In a JAMA Psychiatry study of 64 men, higher weekly pornography consumption was associated with lower neural activation in reward-related regions during sexual image viewing