Findings

Surveys tracking religious engagement globally show decline starts after church’s 1960s reforms

Tool identifies disease before symptoms appear

Researchers zero in on potential key to rapidly repairing tissue harmed by inflammation

Currently using model to tackle Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

Study finds mealtimes may impact health, longevity in older adults

Doctors report ‘fascinating and counterintuitive’ results delivering healthcare to hard-to-reach population via telehealth

Gastroenterologist Trisha Pasricha discusses why new findings may change how you think about bathroom routines

Astrophysicists think mysterious ‘little red dots’ are generated from spinning dark matter, studying them may yield insights into evolution of universe

Music appears to decrease anxiety, discomfort in ER patients, study finds

Chemist Richard Liu harnesses sunlight to trap greenhouse gases

40% lower risk of hospitalization or death

Research links by-products of steroid hormone to excessive daytime sleepiness

New study identifies genetic, developmental shifts that resculpted pelvis, setting ancestors apart from other primates

Economist’s new tool looks at how China is more effective than U.S. in exerting political power through import, export controls

Less than a third conduct screenings, according to survey of more than 1,000 principals

Greatest benefit for those with highest predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease

‘There is literally no other intervention in our field that impacts burnout to this extent’

Harvard clinic uses mindfulness techniques to treat medically induced PTSD

Report on classroom literature shows staying power for ‘Gatsby,’ ‘Of Mice and Men,’ other classics. Time to move on?

Harvard startup is developing a softer device to monitor head injuries

Humans can track a handful of objects visually, but their imaginations can only handle one

Rodent study suggests different signaling ‘languages’ in parts of brain for learned skills, natural behaviors

Study offers new theory of disease and strategy for fighting it

Study looks at national disparities, finds bill-paying habits emerge by early adulthood, influence upward mobility

Researchers use Dutch tool to pursue full scale of functional limitations in U.S. labor force

New study suggests what has long been considered innate aspect of human cognition may be more a matter of schooling

Neural study shows how evolution prepared two species to adopt different survival strategies to take advantage of native habitats

Experiment with synthetic self-assembling materials suggests how it all might have begun

New study finds link between sleep curfew, higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity

Researchers rush to get hands around multiple serious health risks as blazes mount — and get bigger