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Discrimination in the form of microaggressions, slights and overt racism take a toll on the body, including neural activity in the brain. LeoPatrizi/E+ via Getty Images

Racism and discrimination lead to faster aging through brain network changes, new study finds

Black women who are more frequently exposed to racism showed stronger connections in areas of the brain involved in rumination and heightened vigilance, both of which lead to faster biological aging.
Pro-Palestinian protesters face off against University of Chicago police on May 7, 2024, on the school’s campus. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP

Arrest student protesters, wait or negotiate? Colleges can use ‘ladder of harm’ to determine appropriate response to Gaza protests on campus

The anti-war protests that rocked college campuses across the US in spring 2024 may well erupt again in the fall. An expert on civil disobedience sets the bar high for deploying police.
A group of formerly enslaved people gather on a South Carolina plantation during the Union occupation in 1862. Corbis/ Getty Images

Paying reparations for slavery is possible – based on a study of federal compensation to farmers, fishermen, coal miners, radiation victims and 70 other groups

Since the 1930s, the federal government has made payments to victims of financial hardships and social injustices. But for those suffering from the harms of slavery, the US remains silent.
Na imagem de microscópio eletrônico, os vírus causadores da Covid SARS-CoV-2 (amarelos) emergem da superfície de células (azuis e rosas) numa cultura de laboratório. NIAID-RML / AP Photo

Estudo internacional que investigou os enigmas do coronavírus teve protagonismo brasileiro

Estudo internacional que contou com pesquisadores do Brasil revelou as estratégias surpreendentes empregadas pelo coronavírus para escapar do sistema imunológico, driblando as defesas naturais do organismo
Democrats and Republicans are equally less likely to support a drug treatment clinic if it’s in their neighborhood. Can Merey/picture alliance via Getty Images

How opioid treatment centers can overcome bipartisan NIMBYism to build local support

A Philadelphia neighborhood is pushing back against the city’s plan to expand an existing shelter to serve people in active addiction.

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