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/ 1 year agoShort naps can improve memory, increase productivity, reduce stress and promote a healthier heart
Naps can be rejuvenating and beneficial to attentiveness and overall health, but the length of naps and the time of day...
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/ 1 year agoFDA’s greenlighting of maternal RSV vaccine represents a major step forward in protecting young babies against the virus
Nearly 100,000 US children under age 5 are hospitalized each year for an RSV infection.
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/ 1 year agoMedication can help you make the most of therapy − a psychologist and neuroscientist explains how
Combining psychotherapy with medication can lead to more immediate and enduring results by boosting the brain’s neuroplasticity.
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/ 1 year agoWhy do fingers get wrinkly after a long bath or swim? A biomedical engineer explains
Recent research suggests blood vessels are the key to why fingers and toes turn pruny and pale after being submerged for...
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/ 1 year agoGospel singer Mahalia Jackson made a suggestion during the 1963 March on Washington − and it changed a good speech to a majestic sermon on an American dream
As the “Queen” of gospel music, Mahalia Jackson sang two songs during the historic March on Washington. But her most famous...
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/ 1 year agoTrump out on bail – a criminal justice expert explains the system of cash bail
One by one, former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants in the Georgia presidential election interference case turned themselves in...
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/ 1 year agoAI scores in the top percentile of creative thinking
Researchers had college students and AI take a standardized test in creative thinking, and all of them were scored by trained...
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/ 1 year agoScreen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids’ mental health
Exposure to screens before bedtime can contribute to chronic sleep deprivation, which raises the risk for anxiety, depression and even suicidal...
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/ 1 year agoHow some Muslim and non-Muslim rappers alike embrace Islam’s greeting of peace
In many parts of the world, hip-hop has become a way for Muslim artists to assert their belonging and identity.
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/ 1 year agoHow educational research could play a greater role in K-12 school improvement
A veteran education researcher raises questions about whether educational research is actually being put to use.
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/ 1 year agoIndia’s Chandrayaan-3 landed on the south pole of the Moon − a space policy expert explains what this means for India and the global race to the Moon
India became the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon, a notoriously difficult achievement that also marks...
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/ 1 year agoCampus sexual assault prevention programs could do more to prevent violence, even after a decade-long federal mandate
In the 10 years since the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act took effect, the measure appears to have had a greater...
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/ 1 year agoWaves of strikes rippling across the US seem big, but the total number of Americans walking off the job remains historically low
Many of the reasons for strikes now – low compensation, technological change, job insecurity and safety concerns – mirror the motives...
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/ 1 year agoInsider trading − the legal kind − is a lot more profitable if you work for a multinational company
Executives and other high-level inside traders at US companies with global sales earned about three times as much in a month...
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/ 1 year agoCanines go to college in this class that seeks to give shelter dogs a fresh start
Shelter dogs get a new shot at life through a college course that teaches them how to be faithful companions once...
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/ 1 year agoLGBTQ+ caregivers of people with dementia face unique stresses that lead to poorer physical and mental health
Discrimination, isolation and stigma related to sexual orientation or gender identity likely contribute to the higher rates of depression and lower...
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/ 1 year agoWith fewer than 1,500 Catholics in Mongolia, Pope Francis’ upcoming visit brings attention to the long and complex history of the minority religious group
The Catholic community that Pope Francis will visit later this month has a complex history that goes back to the 13th...
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/ 1 year ago8 GOP candidates debate funding to Ukraine, Trump’s future and — covertly, with dog whistles — race
From immigration and federal spending to Ukraine and the state of American schools, eight GOP presidential candidates had a lot to...
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/ 1 year agoWagner group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died in private jet crash – if confirmed, it wouldn’t be first time someone who crossed Putin met a suspicious demise
The lesson in the presumed death of the mercenary leader two months after his mutiny against Putin: Don’t make yourself an...
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/ 1 year agoSecrets of an octopus’s garden: Moms nest at thermal springs to give their young the best chance for survival
Thousands of pearl octopuses were discovered in 2018 lining thermal vents near a deep-sea volcano. Researchers now know why octopus moms...
