People tend to underestimate how much a friend they’ve lost contact with would enjoy a simple note saying ‘hi.’
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Some states fund their public colleges based on how well the schools perform on key metrics. New research raises questions about how that affects outcomes for students from different racial groups.
Some students aren’t identified as gifted but should qualify.
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Common methods for identifying gifted students often miss students from lower-income families who should qualify for gifted programs.
Children with ADHD typically exhibit a combination of hyperactivity, inattentiveness and/or impulsive behavior.
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ADHD diagnoses are on the rise, a trend that might in part be driven by overdiagnosis. A new study finds that white children are especially likely to be overdiagnosed and overtreated for ADHD.
Though intolerance is still commonplace, young Americans are finding it less stigmatizing to openly identify as trans.
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A new study that breaks down the number of trans teens by state could give policymakers a better idea of how many kids will be affected by anti-trans legislation.
These funds help people stay out of jail while awaiting trial.
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Physician burnout is a severe problem in the medical field, made much worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. But an online coaching program that could be scaled up had dramatic results for participants.
Social Security makes it more likely the elderly have enough food.
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Some of the largest donations made in 2021 went to donor-advised funds, financial accounts known as DAFs.
Children living in low-income neighborhoods with ‘hands-off’ norms about safety showed higher levels of reactivity in a region of the brain associated with emotion processing and threat detection.
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The latest findings add to the understanding of how social disadvantage such as poverty and low-quality, unsafe housing can affect early child development.
At the moment, the bear seems to have the best of the bull.
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US stocks recently entered a bear market as investors grow pessimistic the Federal Reserve can bring down inflation while avoiding a recession.
Most research on poverty has focused on the effects on mothers, but a new study shows the importance of turning increased attention to fathers’ mental health.
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In families that are facing economic insecurity, fathers are more likely to experience depressive symptoms that can lead to conflict.
Nine out of 10 college men who admitted to sexual assault say they took advantage of victims who were intoxicated.
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An increasing number of college students say they were victims or perpetrators of sexual assault – and that victims were drunk when the assault took place. Are campus drinking environments to blame?
President William Howard Taft and his wife rode in this steam-powered automobile in 1909.
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This technology, popular when automobiles first caught on, had a short resurgence in the 1970s.
For at least three decades, studies have shown that Latinos have better heart health than other people, but new research calls that into question.
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It has long puzzled researchers why Latinos seem to have lower rates of heart disease than their non-Latino counterparts, even though they have higher risk factors for heart disease.
The Moon often looks enormous when it first rises because of what is known as the Moon illusion.
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The Moon illusion is what makes the Moon look giant when you see it rising over a distant horizon. An astronomer explains what causes this awe-inspiring trick of the mind.