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Helping Students Build Strong Foundations in Ethical Global Health Work

When she was a student at Yale School of Medicine more than a decade ago, Dr. Mei Elansary ’12 conducted a project on the Indonesian island of Borneo.

Plant Study Hints Evolution May Be Predictable

Evolution has long been viewed as a rather random process

A New Take on the ‘Marshmallow Test’: When It Comes to Resisting Temptation, a Child's Cultural Upbringing Matters

For decades, studies have shown that children able to resist temptation—opting to wait for two marshmallows later rather than take one now—tend to do better on measures of health and success later in life.

Pre-Teen Children Tend to Associate ‘Brilliance’ to Males: Study

Children hold stereotypical views that ‘brilliance’ is a male trait, and this belief strengthens as they grow up to the age of twelve, researchers from Singapore and the United States have reported.

The Outer Limits: Future Economic Growth in the Face of Diminishing Resources

UC San Diego researcher warns that economic growth is not possible in the long-term

Study Links Insulin Resistance, Advanced Cell Aging with Childhood Poverty

Black adolescents who lived in poverty and were less optimistic about the future showed accelerated aging in their immune cells and were more likely to have elevated insulin resistance at ages 25-29, researchers found.

Daily Exposure to ‘Forever Chemicals’ Costs United States Billions in Health Costs

NYU Langone Researchers Link the Chemicals to Cancer, Thyroid Disease, Childhood Obesity & Other Medical Conditions

Our Social Interactions Begin at a Young Age

Overdoses in rural and urban areas will spike, finds new study that gives geographic breakdown

Inefficient Building Electrification Risks Prolonging Fossil Fuels

Direct fossil fuel consumption by buildings, burned in water heaters, furnaces, and other heating sources, account for nearly 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

Reducing Sugar in Packaged Foods Can Prevent Disease in Millions

Reducing the sugar content of commercially prepared foods and beverages will have a larger impact on the health of Americans than other initiatives to cut sugar.

Climate Change Has Likely Begun to Suffocate the World’s Fisheries

By 2080, around 70% of the world’s oceans could be suffocating from a lack of oxygen as a result of climate change

Onset of Modern Sea-Level Rise Began in 1863, International Study Finds

An international team of scientists including Rutgers researchers has found that modern rates of sea-level rise began emerging in 1863 as the Industrial Age intensified, coinciding with evidence for early ocean warming and glacier melt.

Lead Exposure in Last Century Shrank Iq Scores of Half of Americans

Leaded gasoline calculation to have stolen over 800 million cumulative IQ points since 1940s

Studies Link COVID-19 to Wildlife Sales at Chinese Market, Find Other Scenarios Extremely Unlikely

Analyses based on locations and viral sequencing of early cases indicate the COVID-19 pandemic started in Wuhan's Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, with two separate jumps from animals to humans.

UCLA Scientists Discover Places on the Moon Where It’s Always ‘Sweater Weather’

People could potentially live and work in lunar pits and caves with steady temperatures in the 60s

Lactating Mice Pass along Common Antimicrobial to Pups, Initiating Liver Damage

Triclosan is used in everything from cleaners to pesticides to toys; researchers say exposure early in life may lay groundwork for future development of fatty liver disease

Climate Change Will Increase Chances of Wildfire Globally – but Humans Can Still Help Reduce the Risk

New research highlights how the risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change – but also, how human actions and policies can play a critical role in regulating regional impacts.

Scientists Discover Key Genes Behind Insect Migrations

Scientists have identified more than 1,500 genetic differences between migratory and non-migratory hoverflies.

Swans Sacrifice Rest to Squabble

Swans give up resting time to fight over the best feeding spots, new research shows.