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How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline

  • Written by Natalie C. Tronson, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan
imageMore and more studies are revealing the cognitive effects of COVID-19.Amornrat Phuchom / Getty Images

Of all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects the body, one of the more insidious is the effect of COVID-19 on the brain.

It is now clear that many patients suffering from COVID-19 exhibit neurological symptoms, from loss of smell, to...

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Lost your job due to coronavirus? Artificial intelligence could be your best friend in finding a new one

  • Written by Stewart Black, Professor of Management Practice in Global Leadership and Strategy, INSEAD
image Some places are still hiring.AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

Millions of Americans are unemployed and looking for work. Hiring continues, but there’s far more demand for jobs than supply.

As scholars of human resources and management, we believe artificial intelligence could be a boon for job seekers who need an edge in a tight labor market like...

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Why New York is suing the NRA: 4 questions answered

  • Written by Brian Mittendorf, Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
imageThe suit alleges improprieties by Wayne LaPierre and other current and former NRA officials. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Editor’s note: New York state Attorney General Letitia James is suing the National Rifle Association and four of its current and former officials. Brian Mittendorf, an Ohio State University accounting scholar who researches...

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Brag and name drop: How to project credibility as workplace meetings move online

  • Written by Lisa Leopold, Associate Professor of English Language Studies, The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Middlebury
imageAmid the global work-from-home phenomenon, what a presenter says carries more weight than ever.Getty Images

COVID-19 has altered nearly every aspect of American life, including the workplace. For millions of Americans, the kitchen or the living room now doubles as the office and conference room.

This workspace shift, likely to last long past the...

Read more: Brag and name drop: How to project credibility as workplace meetings move online

Ocean warming threatens coral reefs and soon could make it harder to restore them

  • Written by Shawna Foo, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Arizona State University
imageClimate-driven ocean warming threatens healthy coral reefs, like this one in Hawaii.Shawna Foo, CC BY-NDimageCC BY-ND

Anyone who’s tending a garden right now knows what extreme heat can do to plants. Heat is also a concern for an important form of underwater gardening: growing corals and “outplanting,” or transplanting them to restore...

Read more: Ocean warming threatens coral reefs and soon could make it harder to restore them

Wearable fitness devices deliver early warning of possible COVID-19 infection

  • Written by Albert H. Titus, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
imageFitness information from wearable devices can reveal when the body is fighting an infection.Nico De Pasquale Photography/Stone via Getty Images

The difficulty many people have getting tested for SARS-CoV-2 and delays in receiving test results make early warning of possible COVID-19 infections all the more important, and data from wearable health...

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8 simple strategies to fuel your body during a pandemic

  • Written by Julie Lee, Registered Dietitian, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageFood is fuel for the human body. Photo by Merve Aydin for Unsplash

People eat for many reasons – pleasure, emotional release, boredom or to connect with others. And then there is eating during a pandemic. Whether you find yourself working from home, in quarantine or transitioning back to an office, chances are good that COVID-19 has impacted...

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What is intolerance fatigue, and how is it fueling Black Lives Matter protests?

  • Written by Bev-Freda Jackson, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, American University School of Public Affairs
imageThese people are protesting because they are tired, because they are worn out, because they are exhausted by violence against themselves and their communities.Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images

Protesters remain on the streets demanding equality and justice for Black Americans. What they’re feeling, I believe, is something I call...

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Brain scientists haven't been able to find major differences between women's and men's brains, despite over a century of searching

  • Written by Ari Berkowitz, Presidential Professor of Biology; Director, Cellular & Behavioral Neurobiology Graduate Program, University of Oklahoma
imageAre there innate differences between female and male brains?SebastianKaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

People have searched for sex differences in human brains since at least the 19th century, when scientist Samuel George Morton poured seeds and lead shot into human skulls to measure their volumes. Gustave Le Bon found men’s...

Read more: Brain scientists haven't been able to find major differences between women's and men's brains,...

5 reasons Chinese students may stop studying in the US

  • Written by Andrew Swindell, Ph.D. Candidate in International Education, University of California, Los Angeles
imageChinese universities have risen in prestige.Kevin Frayer / Stringer / Getty Images

Nearly 400,000 Chinese students were enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities in 2019 – more than one-third of the country’s international students.

A sharp decline in the number of these students would spell financial trouble for U.S. colleges and...

Read more: 5 reasons Chinese students may stop studying in the US

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  2. Nuclear threats are increasing – here's how the US should prepare for a nuclear event
  3. How the sound of religion has changed in the pandemic
  4. As the coronavirus rages in prisons, ethical issues of crime and punishment become more compelling
  5. Twitter posts show that people are profoundly sad – and are visiting parks to cheer up
  6. Jim Thompson is the perfect novelist for our crazed times
  7. In Confederate statue debates, common values can bring meaningful resolution
  8. Will the GOP let Congress send money to states and cities reeling from the pandemic? 4 essential reads on the economic crisis
  9. Young Black Americans not sold on Biden, the Democrats or voting
  10. Buddhist monks have reversed roles in Thailand – now they are the ones donating goods to others
  11. Don't want federal agents in your city or town? Then protect federal property
  12. Video: What the huge COVID-19 testing undercount in the US means
  13. Pompeo's plan for a hierarchy of human rights could serve to undermine them all – including religious freedom
  14. How gene editing a person's brain cells could be used to curb the opioid epidemic
  15. Why diversity training on campus is likely to disappoint
  16. Fight for economic equality is as old as America itself
  17. Contaminación, el silencioso enemigo de la CDMX en la lucha contra el COVID-19
  18. ¿Crees que eres malo para las matemáticas? Puedes sufrir un 'trauma matemático'
  19. The loneliness of social isolation can affect your brain and raise dementia risk in older adults
  20. Yes, most workers can collect more in coronavirus unemployment than they earn – but that doesn't mean Congress should cut the $600 supplement
  21. The raging competition for medical supplies is not a game, but game theory can help
  22. 75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Vatican is providing moral guidance on nuclear weapons
  23. Political conventions today are for partying and pageantry, not picking nominees
  24. Marijuana fueled Colombian drug trade before cocaine was king
  25. Making the most of a tree epidemic
  26. Deciding how and whether to reopen schools is complex -- here's how rocket scientists would develop a plan
  27. ¿Qué medicamentos y tratamientos se ha demostrado que funcionan y cuáles no para la COVID-19?
  28. What literature can tell us about people's struggle with their faith during a pandemic
  29. 3 ways to promote social skills in homebound kids
  30. Millions of America's working poor may lose out on key anti-poverty tax credit because of the pandemic
  31. Wildfires can poison drinking water – here's how communities can be better prepared
  32. International trade has cost Americans millions of jobs. Investing in communities might offset those losses
  33. How a peace conference's failures a century ago set the stage for today's anti-racist uprisings
  34. How the failures of the 1919 Versailles Peace Treaty set the stage for today’s anti-racist uprisings
  35. Obamacare's unexpected bonus: How the Affordable Care Act is helping middle-aged Americans during the pandemic
  36. Video: Who controls pandemic data?
  37. ¿Qué puede aprender la cadena de suministro médica de la industria de la moda?
  38. Timeouts improve kids' behavior if you do them the right way
  39. Poor, minority students at dilapidated schools face added risks amid talk of reopening classrooms
  40. Does coronavirus linger in the body? What we know about how viruses in general hang on in the brain and testicles
  41. Why a Canadian hockey team's name recalls US Civil War destruction
  42. One 19th-century artist's effort to grapple with tuberculosis resonates during COVID-19
  43. Fine-particle air pollution has decreased across the US, but poor and minority communities are still the most polluted
  44. How California’s COVID-19 surge widens health inequalities for Black, Latino and low-income residents
  45. Hitler en casa: cómo la máquina de relaciones públicas nazi reinventó la imagen doméstica del Führer y engañó al mundo
  46. Test positivity rate: How this one figure explains that the US isn't doing enough testing yet
  47. Energy is a basic need, and many Americans are struggling to afford it in the COVID-19 recession
  48. The importance of blood tests for Alzheimer's: 2 neuroscientists explain the recent findings
  49. Enslaved people's health was ignored from the country's beginning, laying the groundwork for today's health disparities
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