College students with loans more likely to report bad health and skip medicine and care, study finds

College students who postpone medical care to save money end up paying for it down the line in the form of worse health, a researcher contends.

Joan Maya Mazelis, Associate Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University • conversation
Aug. 4, 2023 ~5 min

Millions across the world live with low back pain, but addressing major risk factors like smoking, obesity and workplace ergonomics could curb the trend, research shows

The prevalence of low back pain continues to surge worldwide, but many treatments currently available offer little to no relief.

Manuela Ferreira, Professor of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney • conversation
July 28, 2023 ~6 min


Global diabetes cases on pace to soar to 1.3 billion people in the next 3 decades, new study finds

Diabetes rates across the world have been rising steadily since the early 1990s, when this data was first estimated. That trend is only going up.

Liane Ong, Lead Research Scientist at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington • conversation
July 19, 2023 ~6 min

A 1-minute gun safety video helped preteen children be more careful around real guns – new research

Kids were more likely to tell an adult and less likely to touch or hold a handgun that they discovered if they’d recently watched a short video about gun safety.

Sophie Kjaervik, Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, The Ohio State University • conversation
July 17, 2023 ~5 min

Putting a price on exoskeleton assistance puts users in the driver's seat of honing the tech

Asking users the dollar value of the costs and benefits of walking in exoskeletons is a better way of finding out how users feel about them than measuring calories saved.

Elliott Rouse, Associate Professor of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
July 12, 2023 ~5 min

The 21st Century Cures Act requires that patients receive medical results immediately – and new research shows patients prefer it that way

The law requires medical test results be made available to patients even before a clinician has reviewed them.

CT Lin, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
July 11, 2023 ~6 min

Positive parenting can help protect against the effects of stress in childhood and adolescence, new study shows

Without supportive parents, children already under stress may experience a shrinkage in brain volume in an area of the brain that is important for learning and memory.

Isabella Kahhalé, PhD student in Clinical and Developmental Psychology, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
July 10, 2023 ~6 min

96.4% of Americans had COVID-19 antibodies in their blood by fall 2022

There’s pretty much no one left in the US who hasn’t been exposed to the coronavirus, whether by vaccination, infection or both.

Derek Cummings, Professor of Biology, the Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida • conversation
June 15, 2023 ~5 min


Annual numbers of excess deaths in the US relative to other developed countries are growing at an alarming rate

New research shows that preventable deaths are increasing in the US at the same time that life expectancy keeps dropping.

Patrick Heuveline, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
June 13, 2023 ~6 min

The allure of the ad-lib: New research identifies why people prefer spontaneity in entertainment

Audiences love improvised, off-the-cuff entertainment, and new research suggests it’s because spontaneity seems to offer a glimpse of the performer’s authentic self.

Katherine Du, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee • conversation
June 2, 2023 ~5 min

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