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Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

  • Written by Alan Stevens, Professor of Medicine; Director, Center for Applied Health Research, Texas A&M University
Daily tasks such as cooking and cleaning are out of the reach of many seniors.Nancy Beijersbergen/Shutterstock.com

Family care of an older adult has emerged as an essential element of the U.S. health care system, with 83 percent of long-term care provided to older adults coming from family members or other unpaid helpers. As the population of older...

Read more: Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

Betsy DeVos has little to show after 2 years in office

  • Written by Dustin Hornbeck, Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Leadership and Policy, Miami University
Many of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' policy proposals have failed.Matt Rourke/AP

Despite widespread fear that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would dismantle the public system of education, she has failed to accomplish much of what she set out to do.

That is my assessment as an educational policy researcher who has followed Secretary DeVos s...

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Climate change is making soils saltier, forcing many farmers to find new livelihoods

  • Written by Joyce J. Chen, Associate Professor of Development Economics, The Ohio State University
Experimental field of a salt-tolerant rice variety in Bangladesh. IRRI, CC BY-NC-SA

Salt is essential for cooking, but too much salt in soil can ruin crops and render fields useless. According to legend, Roman general Scipio Aemilianus Africanus sowed the soils of Carthage with salt after conquering the city during the Punic Wars. And after...

Read more: Climate change is making soils saltier, forcing many farmers to find new livelihoods

America's dark history of organized anti-Semitism re-emerges in today's far-right groups

  • Written by Bradley W. Hart, Assistant Professor of Media, Communications and Journalism, California State University, Fresno
A memorial outside Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue on Oct. 29, 2018, erected after a gunman killed 11 worshippers at the temple.AP/Gene J. Puskar)

Hours after Robert Bowers allegedly walked into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 people, investigators told the media that Bowers appeared to have acted alone and fit what experts call the...

Read more: America's dark history of organized anti-Semitism re-emerges in today's far-right groups

The surprising way plastics could actually help fight climate change

  • Written by Joseph Rollin, Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioenergy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Over 99 percent of today's plastics come from oil, but new bio-based options are becoming available.Icons by Vectors Market, Freepik and srip, CC BY

What do your car, phone, soda bottle and shoes have in common? They’re all largely made from petroleum. This nonrenewable resource gets processed into a versatile set of chemicals called polymers...

Read more: The surprising way plastics could actually help fight climate change

How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and what health worries may ensue

  • Written by George Seidel, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
He Jiankui, a Chinese researcher, speaks during the Human Genome Editing Conference in Hong Kong, Nov. 28, 2018. He made his first public comments about his claim of making the world's first gene-edited babies.AP Photo/Kin Cheung

On Nov. 28, He Jiankui claimed to a packed conference room at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in...

Read more: How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and what health worries may ensue

Swamped by cyberthreats, citizens need government protection

  • Written by Karen Renaud, Professor of Cybersecurity, Abertay University
The public needs help from officials who can protect and serve.kirill_makarov/Shutterstock.com

Most people can’t keep up with the latest in technology, which puts them at risk as cybercriminals exploit human and technical weaknesses.

For example, William and Nancy Skog hoped to retire to a beautiful new home. Then a fraudster fooled them into...

Read more: Swamped by cyberthreats, citizens need government protection

Trump was dealt a winning hand on trade – his hardball negotiating tactics are squandering it

  • Written by James Lake, Associate Professor of Economics, Southern Methodist University
Trump had a full hand, but he may have squandered it.Happy Author/shutterstock.com

As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the G-20 summit on Nov. 30, the stakes could hardly be higher.

The two countries are in the middle of a trade war Trump launched earlier this year, one of the hardball...

Read more: Trump was dealt a winning hand on trade – his hardball negotiating tactics are squandering it

How Salvation Army's red kettles became a Christmas tradition

  • Written by Diane Winston, Associate Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
The Salvation Army is among the top few U.S. charities.CityOfFortWorth, CC BY-NC-ND

Tinseled trees and snowy landscapes are not the only signs of the upcoming holiday season. Red kettles, staffed by men and women in street clothes, Santa suits and Salvation Army uniforms also telegraph Christmastime.

The Army is among America’s top-grossing...

Read more: How Salvation Army's red kettles became a Christmas tradition

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  3. Test prep is a rite of passage for many Asian-Americans
  4. 5 ways to help robots work together with people
  5. Low-income parents want a white picket fence, not just money, before getting married
  6. In Georgia's gubernatorial race, Stacey Abrams' strategy may make victory easier for future black candidates in the South
  7. Companies blocked from using West Coast ports to export fossil fuels keep seeking workarounds
  8. Trump, Saudi Arabia and the Khashoggi case: What would Obama have done?
  9. Rogue science strikes again: The case of the first gene-edited babies
  10. The road to enhancement, via human gene editing, is paved with good intentions
  11. The key to fixing the gender gap in math and science: Boost women's confidence
  12. Why aren't there electric airplanes yet?
  13. Kim Kardashian West and ecstasy: A reminder of the social dangers of the drug
  14. Living drugs: Engineering bacteria to treat genetic diseases
  15. Instagram posts suggest e-scooter companies like Bird aren't promoting safe riding to newbies
  16. Why Twitter's cute, heart-shaped 'like' button is not so harmless
  17. How local journalism can upend the 'fake news' narrative
  18. A rush to judgment: The Trump administration is taking science out of air quality standards
  19. Drug treatment targets mutant proteins to stop neurodegenerative diseases
  20. Mexico wants internet access for all. Getting everyone online could reduce poverty, too
  21. College-educated cops enforce the law more aggressively
  22. Smoking rates in US have fallen to all-time low, but how did they ever get so high?
  23. Social Security helped slash elderly poverty to 9.2 percent in the 20th century – that triumph is now in jeopardy
  24. US complicity in the Saudi-led genocide in Yemen spans Obama, Trump administrations
  25. Climate change is driving wildfires, and not just in California
  26. When you're grateful, your brain becomes more charitable
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  28. La publicidad diseñó el Día de Acción de Gracias tal y como se conoce hoy
  29. Virtual reality tours give rural students a glimpse of college life
  30. The government aims to boost ethanol without evidence that it saves money or helps the environment
  31. Why bigotry is a public health problem
  32. Amazon's move will gentrify neighborhoods – at what social cost?
  33. Rock 'n' roll is dying in Bangladesh
  34. In the 1600s Hester Pulter wondered, 'Why must I forever be confined?' – now her poems are online for all to see
  35. Blockchain systems are tracking food safety and origins
  36. Wildfire smoke is becoming a nationwide health threat
  37. Why do Black Friday shoppers throw punches over bargains? A marketing expert explains 'psychological ownership'
  38. Kavanaugh's impact on the Supreme Court and the country may not be as profound as predicted
  39. Preventing infant deaths: The ABCs of safe baby sleep
  40. Fear, more than hate, feeds online bigotry and real-world violence
  41. Parks help cities – but only if people use them
  42. Better forest management won't end wildfires, but it can reduce the risks – here's how
  43. Not everyone wants their donations touted on Facebook or plastered on walls
  44. New dates for ancient stone tools in China point to local invention of complex technology
  45. Superar el cáncer para morir por sobredosis: la vida difícil de las mujeres en los montes Apalaches
  46. Flying with emotional support animals: The ups and downs of life in coach
  47. Lies, damn lies and post-truth
  48. Technology giants didn't deserve public trust in the first place
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  50. Why people become vegans: The history, sex and science of a meatless existence