Our research on dark web forums reveals the growing threat of AI-generated child abuse images

There has been an 830% rise in online child sexual abuse imagery since 2014 – and AI is fuelling this further.

Samantha Lundrigan, Professor of Investigative Psychology and Public Protection, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Feb. 20, 2025 ~7 min

Legal fight against AI-generated child pornography is complicated – a legal scholar explains why, and how the law could catch up

US law tries to strike a balance between free speech and protecting people from harm. When it comes to child pornography, AI makes that task all the more difficult.

Wayne Unger, Assistant Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University • conversation
Feb. 11, 2025 ~8 min


Deepfakes of children: how the government can get to grips with them

The law on deepfakes of children is more established than for adults, but there are still a lot of challenges.

Sue Roberts, Senior Lecturer Public Management, and Course Leader Masters in Public Administration, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 ~7 min

Swedish academics suffer widespread threat and harassment – most of it from their own colleagues and students

As many as 39% of academics answering a Swedish survey reported experiences of threats or harassment in some form during their academic careers.

David Brax, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research, University of Gothenburg • conversation
Dec. 10, 2024 ~7 min

Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records

Harris and Trump have starkly contrasting records on health care. This analysis examines their differing approaches to Medicare, the ACA, drug pricing and other public health efforts.

Zachary W. Schulz, Lecturer of History, Auburn University • conversation
Sept. 17, 2024 ~9 min

Drinking alcohol before conceiving a child could accelerate their aging – new research in mice

Researchers are uncovering the ways by which dad, mom or both parents drinking can result in fetal alcohol syndrome and other lifelong effects on children.

Michael Golding, Professor of Physiology, Texas A&M University • conversation
Aug. 28, 2024 ~6 min

New research suggests estrogen and progesterone could play role in opioid addiction and relapse

Why are some individuals at greater risk for developing opioid dependence and addiction? Two neuroscientists at Rowan University discuss their latest findings.

Daniel Manvich, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Virtua Health College of Medicine & Life Sciences, Rowan University • conversation
July 16, 2024 ~8 min

I want to keep my child safe from abuse − but research tells me I’m doing it wrong

It’s rarely the creep at the playground. About 90% of child sexual abusers know the family.

Melissa Bright, Founder and Executive Director, Center for Violence Prevention Research; Affiliate Faculty with the Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire • conversation
May 24, 2024 ~10 min


Paid family leave may prevent child abuse

Child abuse is a serious public health issue in the United States. Paid family leave can help prevent it, researchers report.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
April 26, 2024 ~6 min

Deepfake porn: why we need to make it a crime to create it, not just share it

The invisible threat of deepfake porn now pervades the lives of women and girls

Clare McGlynn, Professor of Law, Durham University • conversation
April 9, 2024 ~7 min

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