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Vinculan el racismo con el deterioro cognitivo en mujeres afroamericanas

  • Written by Lynn Rosenberg, Professor of Epidemiology, Boston University
imagePara las mujeres afroamericanas, el racismo puede contribuir a una variedad de problemas de salud. Getty Images / monkeybusinessimages

Los afroamericanos tienen tasas más elevadas de demencia y Alzheimer que los estadounidenses blancos. El estrés crónico, asociado con el deterioro cognitivo y la reducción del volumen...

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Who formally declares the winner of the U.S. presidential election?

  • Written by Amy Dacey, Executive Director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, American University
imageWith rare exceptions, like the 2000 presidential election, the winning candidate usually declares victory on election night. But the win isn't actually certified until January. ranklin McMahon/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

With the U.S. presidential election rapidly approaching at a time of extraordinary political and social disruption, the...

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What is a hurricane storm surge, and why is it so dangerous?

  • Written by Anthony C. Didlake Jr., Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University
imageStorm surge can push water levels well above normal sea level during a hurricane.Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, and break up dunes and levees that normally...

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Asian Americans' political preferences have flipped from red to blue

  • Written by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
imageAsian American voters leave a Temple City, California, polling place in 2012, in the state's first legislative district that is majority Asian American.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Asian Americans used to be a reliable Republican voting bloc. But long before Kamala Harris, who is Indian American and Black, became Joe Biden’s running...

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Big pharma's safety pledge isn't enough to build public confidence in COVID-19 vaccine – here's what will

  • Written by Efthimios Parasidis, Professor of Law and Public Health, The Ohio State University
imageA patient receives a shot in a clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Americans are increasingly concerned that regulators and manufacturers will rush a vaccine to market without an adequate review.

That prompted nine vaccine front-runners, including Pfizer and Merck, to promise to abide by clinical and ethical standards in an...

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Why gender reveals have spiraled out of control

  • Written by Jenna Drenten, Associate Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago
imageIt's a ... fire!Illustration by Anurag Papolu/The Conversation; photo by milorad kravic/iStock via Getty Images, CC BY-SA

Over Labor Day weekend, two expectant parents didn’t get the viral hit they had hoped for.

During a gender reveal party in Southern California, a “smoke-generating pyrotechnic device” was supposed to simply...

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Defending the 2020 election against hacking: 5 questions answered

  • Written by Douglas W. Jones, Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Iowa
imageVote count machines are just one target of hackers looking to disrupt US elections.AP Photo/Ben Margot

Editor’s note: Journalist Bob Woodward reports in his new book, “Rage,” that the NSA and CIA have classified evidence that the Russian intelligence services placed malware in the election registration systems of at least two...

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It's still a conservative Supreme Court, even after recent liberal decisions – here's why

  • Written by Ofer Raban, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Oregon
imageDACA supporters rally at the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 18, 2020, after the court rejected the Trump administration's push to end DACA. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

The new Supreme Court term begins on the first Monday in October, a date set more than 100 years ago by Congress. As expected, the court’s upcoming docket...

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Far from being anti-religious, faith and spirituality run deep in Black Lives Matter

  • Written by Hebah H. Farrag, Assistant Director of Research, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageSage burning as a spiritual cleansing ritual is common at Black Lives Matter protests. Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Black Lives Matters (BLM) has been portrayed by its detractors as many things: Marxist, radical, anti-American. Added to this growing list of charges is that it is either irreligious or doing religion wrong.

In late...

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Study: Pandemic-induced stress could be increasing the risk of child abuse

  • Written by Samantha M. Brown, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
imageMany families have had a hard time since schools and day care centers had to shut their doors.Westend61/Getty Images

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

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Parents and children surveyed about the COVID-19 pandemic in late April and early May of 2020 – when most schools and day care providers closed...

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  2. Women have disrupted research on bird song, and their findings show how diversity can improve all fields of science
  3. What’s in your medicine may surprise you – a call for greater transparency about inactive ingredients
  4. We studied what happens when guys add their cats to their dating app profiles
  5. Smoke from wildfires can worsen COVID-19 risk, putting firefighters in even more danger
  6. Philosophy and psychology agree - yelling at people who aren't wearing masks won't work
  7. 19 years after 9/11, Americans continue to fear foreign extremists and underplay the dangers of domestic terrorism
  8. Why women bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees
  9. Why female bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees
  10. Coping with Western wildfires: 5 essential reads
  11. Que las clases en línea no sean un 'dolor de cabeza': te damos 3 tips para que tus hijos pongan atención
  12. Live bacteria spray is showing promise in treating childhood eczema
  13. Coronavirus is hundreds of times more deadly for people over 60 than people under 40
  14. Angry Americans: How political rage helps campaigns but hurts democracy
  15. Community land trusts could help heal segregated cities
  16. Does ignoring robocalls make them stop? Here's what we learned from getting 1.5 million calls on 66,000 phone lines
  17. Few US students ever repeat a grade but that could change due to COVID-19
  18. More dengue fever and less malaria – mosquito control strategies may need to shift as Africa heats up
  19. What a smoky bar can teach us about the '6-foot rule' during the COVID-19 pandemic
  20. Bridging America's divides requires a willingness to work together without becoming friends first
  21. Los indígenas mexicanos se repliegan para sobrevivir a la COVID-19 aislando pueblos y cultivando su comida
  22. Ultraviolet light can make indoor spaces safer during the pandemic – if it's used the right way
  23. 'Quarantine envy' could finally wake people up to the deep inequalities that pervade American life
  24. Americans are renouncing U.S. citizenship in record numbers – but maybe not for the reasons you think
  25. Video: How did mask wearing become so politicized?
  26. Faith and politics mix to drive evangelical Christians' climate change denial
  27. What we know about MIS-C, a rare but dangerous illness striking children weeks after they get COVID-19
  28. The largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage isn't the hajj to Mecca, it's the Shiite pilgrimage to Karbala in Iraq
  29. MIS-C is a rare but dangerous illness striking children weeks after they get COVID-19 – here's what we know about it
  30. 5 things to look for on a college campus that benefit mental health
  31. George Washington was silent, but Trump tweets regularly – running for president has changed over the years
  32. As concerns mount over integrity of US elections, so does support for international poll monitors
  33. Trump’s law-and-order campaign relies on a historic American tradition of racist and anti-immigrant politics
  34. Portland and Kenosha violence was predictable – and preventable
  35. Dangerous bacteria is showing up in school water systems, reminding all buildings reopening amid COVID-19 to check the pipes
  36. Business liability shield is holding up another coronavirus bailout – a legal scholar explains why immunity is unnecessary and even harmful
  37. A doctor's open apology to those fighting overweight and obesity
  38. Does 4 years of college make students more liberal?
  39. Protecting half of the planet is the best way to fight climate change and biodiversity loss – we've mapped the key places to do it
  40. How the Civil War drove medical innovation – and the pandemic could, too
  41. The pandemic has revealed the cracks in US manufacturing: Here's how to fix them
  42. If sitting at a desk all day is bad during coronavirus, could I lie down to work instead?
  43. 'From each according to ability; to each according to need' – tracing the biblical roots of socialism's enduring slogan
  44. Kamala Harris represents an opportunity for coalition building between Blacks and Asian Americans
  45. Labor Day celebrates earning a living, but remember what work really means
  46. Why masks are a religious issue
  47. Monuments 'expire' – but offensive monuments can become powerful history lessons
  48. Steroids cut COVID-19 death rates, but not for everyone – here’s who benefits and who doesn’t
  49. Tom Seaver, like Robin Williams, had Lewy body dementia, but what is this strange illness?
  50. Tom Seaver, like Robin Williams, had Lewy body dementia, but what is this strange illness? A neurologist explains