Recent peer-reviewed and published research from the Florida State University College of Medicine has received national and world attention, as evidenced by a wide range of media hits and web-generated numbers.
Most recently, the Dec. 8 article FSU research links common sweetener with anxiety, published on our website and disseminated by Florida State University News, generated 353,748 page views and 333,194 unique page views in the first five days. Equally impressive, readers were spending nearly four minutes, on average, with the article.
The research produced by lead author Sara Jones, who recently completed her Ph.D. in biomedical sciences under the guidance of professor and co-author Pradeep Bhide, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS). It generated a global audience from the science and medical communities and as of Dec. 14, was in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric for PNAS, which also provides a complete list of related articles.
A sampling of that list, including links, can be found below.
A recent study led by Angelina Sutin, professor in the college’s Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, found that the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to cause personality changes in young adults. The study, published in PLOS ONE, generated wide-reaching media attention.
“This research has by far received the most media coverage of any papers from our lab,” said Sutin. “It was featured in many prominent news outlets, both in the U.S. and abroad. It was also a number of firsts for us in terms of media coverage:
“The first time the New York Times featured an article focused specifically on our work; the first time a news alert went out about our work; and the first time we had our work made fun of by Stephen Colbert.”
Data collected by Altmetric for PLOS ONE supports Sutin’s assertion, as the study generated 419 news stories from 367 outlets worldwide, which also includes articles from virtually every U.S. television network.
“I think the broad media coverage of our study reflects a general interest in trying to understand how the pandemic has changed us and who changed the most,” she said. “It has been a great opportunity to be able to communicate our findings with the public and gratifying for there to be so much interest in our findings from all over the globe.”
A list of linked articles is also included below.
Aspartame and Anxiety Research Articles
healthnews.com, Dec. 14, 2022
A Common Artificial Sweetener Is Linked to Anxiety-like Behavior
sciencealert.com, Dec. 14, 2022
A Popular Sweetener Has Been Linked to Increased Anxiety in Generations of Mice
The News International, Dec. 14, 2022
Artificial sweetener might be linked to anxiety: study
onlymyhealth.com, Dec. 12, 2022
Artificial Sweetener May Cause Anxiety, Reveals Study
The Jerusalem Post, Dec. 11, 2022
Commonly-used artificial sweetener linked to anxiety
labroots.com, Dec. 11, 2022
Artificial Sweetener Linked to Anxiety-Like Behavior in Mice
tekdeeps.com, Dec. 9, 2022
Aspartame causes anxiety in mice
The Independent (UK), Dec. 9, 2022
Commonly used sweetener found linked to anxious behavior in mice
Personality Changes Linked to COVID Articles
The New York Times, Oct. 25, 2022
Did the Pandemic Change Your Personality? Possibly.
cbsnews.com, Oct. 10, 2022
Did the pandemic change our personalities?
cnbc.com, Oct. 6, 2022
Young adults are now more neurotic, less agreeable, study finds: The pandemic may have ‘disrupted maturity’
npr.org, Oct. 5, 2022
Personalities don’t usually change quickly but they may have during the pandemic
Smithsonian Magazine, Sept. 30, 2022
Has the Pandemic Changed Your Personality?
nbcnews.com, Sept. 28, 2022
Pandemic may have made young adults more neurotic and less agreeable
cnn.com, Sept. 28, 2022
People experienced some key personality changes during the pandemic