Although treatments for Ebola have helped many people overcome this deadly disease, the virus can persist in the brain and cause a lethal relapse.
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Social scientists determined that body mass index growth declined for children of low-income parents in states that had expanded their Medicaid programs.
A study of 3,000 companies found a correlation between local ‘social capital’ – which measures such variables as voter turnout and census response rates – and more women on corporate boards.
New research shows women paid an average of $18 less per flight than men in the same position at the same company, mainly because they consistently booked earlier.
A scholar warns that women will continue to be underrepresented in STEM careers unless educators focus on helping girls do better in advanced math courses in high school.
Pinpointing the chemical compounds that make a fruit tasty to consumers can help producers breed for even more flavorful crops.
School suspension rates drop significantly if US teachers came from more diverse backgrounds, a scholar says.
Many factors influence women’s underrepresentation in investment careers. One that isn’t often discussed: their concerns about ethics.
Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon all experienced big increases in both deposits and lending shortly after legalizing marijuana for recreational use.
Oral sex is common among young people. Protection from STIs is not.
The proportion of women in a discipline influences how rigorous and trustworthy people rate the field overall, as well as whether they categorize a STEM field as a ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ science.
The 2021 child tax credit expansion helped lift millions of families with children out of hunger. After those payments ended in December 2021, those families may again face food insufficiency.
New research suggests parents are too focused on their children’s competition to spend time or money on things that don’t involve the tournament, hotel stays or quick dining.
Students who are the first in their family to attend college view a college degree differently than children of college-educated parents, researchers find.
Communication breakdowns between doctors and their patients have real-life consequences and can result in poorer health outcomes and sicker patients.
College students with children have slightly higher GPAs but often take a longer time to graduate and are more likely to drop out of school.
Demonstrating for parents how to talk with their babies and toddlers can improve kids’ vocabulary and math skills, new research finds.
The ability to store information is central to learning and the field of artificial intelligence. Researchers have shown how a unique material shows basic learning properties similar to that of slugs.
People who struggle with numbers are also likely to struggle in life, new research shows.
Keeping biomedical data private is important, but so is sharing it for research. Game theory can help researchers accomplish both.
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Director, Institute for Social and Health Equity; Social and Healty Equity Endowed Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University
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Associate Professor of Education, University of Southern California
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Ben L. Fryrear Chair in Marketing and Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of International Business, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Communication, The Ohio State University
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Mel King Fellow, MIT CoLab; Clinical Professor of Gerontology and Co-Director LeadingAge LTSS Center, UMass Boston
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Postdoctoral Fellow at The Injury and Violence Prevention Program, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Professor of Economics and Education Policy, New York University
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Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, UMass Boston
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Associate Professor of Sociology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor, Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
