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Suicide is the second leading cause of death for teens in America. But there may be ways to study the stress response and figure out who is most at risk.
John Jackson, Monash University and Ben Urick, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pharmacies are paid a set amount to dispense most medicines, so the more they dispense, the greater their income. But there’s a better way to pay pharmacists and improve health care at the same time.
Ping Chen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Kathleen Mullan Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The teen years are filled with fun for some, but many youth begin to experience serious depression, which can set them up for recurring bouts. A new study offers hope: Support and understanding help.
Hans Paerl, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
As climate change speeds up tropical storm cycles, rivers and bays have less time to process nutrients and pollutants that wash into them after each event.
Some view a retreat from democracy and the escalating effects of climate change as an unfortunate coincidence. But a new study shows that the two trends may be more closely related than we think.
Leah Ranney, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
It’s not just that e-cigarettes have fruity, fun-evoking flavors added to them. There’s danger in the mere fact that the flavors lead kids to dismiss risk.
Ilona Jaspers, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Il a fallu des décennies aux épidémiologistes pour découvrir que l'inhalation de la fumée provenant du tabac causait le cancer du poumon. Ils semblent aujourd'hui ignorants des dangers du vapotage.
Ilona Jaspers, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
As vaping-related illnesses increase and deaths reported, an inhalation toxicologist explains why comparing the dangers of vaping to the dangers from cigarettes doesn’t make sense.
Jeffrey Hirsch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
If your job doesn’t currently involve automation or artificial intelligence in some way, it likely will soon. Computer-based worker surveillance and performance analysis will come, too.
Joseph Cabosky, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Political campaigns and journalists often turn to social media to see how voters feel about an election. But the numbers they see there may not accurately reflect the electorate’s views.
Jason West, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Barbara Turpin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Air quality in the US has improved greatly since 1990, but a new report finds progress stalling in some cities. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is rolling back air pollution controls.