Featured series 
Tag: Research
-
Health
Weight-loss drug linked to fewer COVID deaths
Large-scale study finds Wegovy reduces risk of heart attack, stroke
-
Health
Billions worldwide deficient in essential micronutrients
Inadequate levels carry risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, blindness
-
Health
Smokers are less likely to develop Parkinson’s. Why?
Researchers test theory explaining medical mystery and identify potential new treatment
-
Work & Economy
You want to be boss. You probably won’t be good at it.
Study pinpoints two measures that predict effective managers
-
Health
Alzheimer’s drug may save lives through ‘suspended animation’
Could buy patients more time to survive critical injuries and diseases, even when disaster strikes far from a hospital
-
-
Health
Implantable device responds to opioid overdose
Without assistance, it allows for precise administration of naloxone at the moment it is needed
-
Health
Study detects ‘hidden consciousness’ in brain injury patients
25% of participants with severe brain injury followed instructions covertly
-
Health
Examining new weight-loss drugs, pediatric bariatric patients
Researcher says study found variation in practices, discusses safety concerns overall for younger users
-
Health
Shingles may increase risk of cognitive decline
Availability of vaccine offers opportunity to reduce burden of shingles and possible dementia
-
Work & Economy
Finding lessons on power of federally funded childcare for working mothers
New research by Claudia Goldin takes look at World War II-era Lanham Act
-
Campus & Community
How a few Facebook posts brought heat on Ugandan professor
Sylvester Danson Kahyana, Congo activist Amani Matabaro Tom finish terms as Scholars at Risk
-
Health
Loving your pup may be a many splendored thing
New research suggests having connection to your dog may lower depression, anxiety
-
Nation & World
Looking at how prejudice is learned, passed
Research suggests power, influence of watching behavior of others
-
Health
Aspirin may help cut colorectal cancer risk
New research suggests those with less healthy lifestyles may get highest benefit from regular use
-
Science & Tech
How moms may be affecting STEM gender gap
Research suggests encouragement toward humanities appears to be very influential for daughters
-
Health
Faster ‘in a dish’ model may speed up treatment for Parkinson’s
Could result in personalized models to test diagnostic and treatment strategies
-
Science & Tech
How did life begin on Earth? A lightning strike of an idea.
Researchers mimic early conditions on barren planet to test hypothesis of ancient electrochemistry
-
Campus & Community
How they spent their summer vacations
A look at five projects, including a hunt for stolen coins, tracing history of long closed, Jim Crow-era beach in New Orleans
-
Work & Economy
Economic prospects brighten for children of low-income Black Americans, study finds
Opportunity Insights also finds gap widening between whites at top, bottom
-
Health
Does your brain reflect your sex?
Precision medicine is just one field where the answer matters
-
Work & Economy
More money, empowerment — and less chance of domestic abuse
Study examines benefits for working women who help produce Rwandan specialty coffee
-
Arts & Culture
Tracing roots of hidden language of an outsider minority
Graduate student aims to update large gaps in research on argot of Irish Travelers
-
Health
Can good sleep help prevent diabetes?
Study links irregular sleep patterns with higher disease risk
-
Health
Between bright light and a good mood, plenty of sleep
Researchers outline path to lower risk of depression
-
Science & Tech
The answer to your search may depend on where you live
Researchers find ‘language bias’ in various site algorithms, raising concerns about fallout for social divisions among nations
-
Science & Tech
Early warning sign of extinction?
Fossil record stretching millions of years shows tiny ocean creatures on the move before Earth heats up
-
Science & Tech
So much for summers of love
Despite ‘hippie’ reputation, male bonobos fight three times as often as chimps, study finds
-
Science & Tech
Amazon butterfly evolved from hybrids
Genomic findings challenge thinking on what makes a species
-
Nation & World
How dating sites automate racism
Sociologist’s new book finds algorithms that suggest partners often reflect stereotypes, biases
