Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes
Eleanor Rivera, University of Illinois Chicago
For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease...
Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering
Cal J. Halvorsen, Washington University in St. Louis and Seoyoun Kim, University of Michigan
As gerontologists – social scientists...
‘Everyday discrimination’ linked to increased anxiety and depression across all groups of Americans
Monica Wang, Boston University
People who most frequently encounter everyday discrimination – those subtle snubs and slights of everyday...
Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential...
Deborah Fuller, University of Washington and Patrick Mitchell, University of Washington
Nearly every modern medical treatment can be traced...
From censorship to curiosity: Pope Francis’ appreciation for the power of history and books
Joëlle Rollo-Koster, University of Rhode Island
In January 2025, while doing research at the Vatican archives, I heard Pope...
What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices
Brooke Schedneck, Rhodes College
The new season of “The White Lotus” is set on a luxury resort on the...
Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can...
Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, University of North Dakota
The Trump administration’s firing and furloughing of tens of thousands of federal workers...
With Hooters on the verge of bankruptcy, a psychologist reflects on her time spent...
Dawn Szymanski, University of Tennessee
In 1983, six businessmen got together and opened the first Hooters restaurant in Clearwater,...
