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Young people in the Middle East struggle to see a promising future

  • Written by Georges Naufal, Associate Research Scientist, Public Policy Research Institute, Texas A&M University
imageMahdi Shaban, a Palestinian living in Gaza, paid for his master's degree with earnings from digging graves.Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The Middle East’s population is growing almost twice as fast as the world overall, and one-third of its people are under the age of 15.

As Joe Biden takes his first trip to the region as...

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Monsters are everywhere in the Bible – and some are even human

  • Written by Madadh Richey, Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible, Brandeis University
imageA 12th-century commentary on the Book of Job shows Satan transmitting a disease to him.DeAgostini Picture Library via Getty Images

What is a “monster”? For most Americans, this word sparks images of haunted houses and horror movies: scary creations, neither human nor animal, and usually evil.

But it can be helpful to think about...

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Y chromosome loss through aging can lead to an increased risk of heart failure and death from cardiovascular disease, new research finds

  • Written by Kenneth Walsh, Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia
imageChromosomes change over time, whether through the process of aging or exposure to harmful substances in the environment.Steven Puetzer/The Image Bank

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

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The Y chromosome can be lost through the process of aging, and this can lead to an increased risk of heart failure and...

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Swelling grocery bills are pummeling the poorest – who spend over a quarter of their incomes on food

  • Written by David Soll, Associate Professor of History and Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
imageFood prices are soaring. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty ImagesimageCC BY-ND

The cost of eggs and bread is soaring – a trend that’s particularly punishing for the poorest Americans.

Average food prices climbed an annualized rate of 10.4% in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on July 13, 2022. The gains were driven primarily by the cost...

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Decrying Nazism – even when it's not there – has been Russia's 'Invade country for free' card

  • Written by Juris Pupcenoks, Associate Professor of Political Science, Marist College
imageBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, with Vladimir Putin, accused the West of supporting Nazi ideas in May 2022.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

Oleg Morozov, a member of the Russian parliament and an ally of President Vladimir Putin’s, made what sounded much like a threat in May 2022.

Poland should be “in first place in the...

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Enriching uranium is the key factor in how quickly Iran could produce a nuclear weapon – here's where it stands today

  • Written by Gary Samore, Professor of the Practice of Politics and Crown Family Director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University
imageA cascade of gas centrifuges at a U.S. enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio, in 1984. Iran is using similar technology to enrich uranium.U.S. Department of Energy

Iran’s nuclear program was a major topic in President Joe Biden’s July 13-16, 2022 trip to the Middle East. The most challenging part of producing nuclear weapons is making the...

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With Trump's role on Jan. 6 becoming clearer, and potentially criminal, GOP voters are starting to look at different options

  • Written by Victor Menaldo, Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
imageU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has promised to hold accountable all those involved with the Jan. 6 assault on U.S. Capitol.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

As the Jan. 6 committee reconvened for another round of hearings, the question remains: Will the Justice Department indict former President Donald Trump for his role in the assault on the...

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France reenters medical marijuana industry after more than a half-century hiatus – a cannabis historian explains

  • Written by David A. Guba, Jr., Assistant Professor of History, Bard Early College Baltimore
imageFrance led the world in medical marijuana research in the 19th century.CasarsaGuru/E+ via Getty Images

Early in 2022, the French legislature greenlighted the cultivation of cannabis inside French territory to supply the nation’s ongoing pilot program in medical marijuana. The clinical trials were launched in March 2021 with cannabis supplied...

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Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas

  • Written by Marylynn Salmon, Research Associate in History, Smith College
imageDoes a painting from 1400 depict one of Jesus' torturers as suffering from 'saddle nose,' a common effect of syphilis?Detail of an Austrian painting c. 1400 of the Passion of Christ, The Cleveland Museum of Art

That the arrival of Europeans in the New World in 1492 led to a massive shift in the ecological landscape has been widely accepted for the...

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Cannabis prohibition in France over the past 50 years has disproportionately punished its Muslim minority

  • Written by David A. Guba, Jr., Assistant Professor of History, Bard Early College Baltimore
imageA cannabis ban has been in place in France since 1970, but there are ongoing demands to end it.juanma hache/Moment via Getty Images

In recent years, France has come closer to ending its national prohibition of cannabis, which has been in place since 1970.

The rise of “CBD cafés,” the growing public calls for an end to drug...

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