Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory
2010 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the potential cognitive benefits of regular aerobic exercise.
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Screen-based entertainment time, all-cause mortality and heart attacks
2011 study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology on the relationship between leisure activities, cardiovascular disease events and all-cause mortality.
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State and local immigration enforcement in the United States
2011 study by the Migration Policy Institute on the state and local enforcement of the federal 287(g) section of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act.
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Childhood self-control predicts health, wealth and public safety
2010 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the relationship between childhood self-control and its consequences later in life.
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The greenness of cities: C02 emissions and urban development
2008 policy brief by the Rappaport Institute and Taubman Center on carbon dioxide emissions across metropolitan and suburban areas in the United States.
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Pathways to ideology in U.S. politics: Analyzing conservatism
2011 study by researchers from Bucknell and UNC Chapel Hill on the varied political views of those who self-identify as “conservative.”
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Claiming health: Front-of-package labeling of children’s food
2011 report by the Prevention Institute examining the nutritional qualities of 58 children’s products with front-of-the-package labeling.
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Importance of the individual insurance mandate: Evidence from Massachusetts
2011 analysis by researchers from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Wellesley College on the Commonwealth’s insurance-requirement law.
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Subprime opportunity: The unfulfilled promise of for-profit colleges and universities
2010 report from the Education Trust on the relative characteristics of the for-profit school sector, including tuition costs, average student loan amounts and default rates, and graduation rates.
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Understanding the participatory news consumer
2010 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project and the Project for Excellence in Journalism on trends in the news habits of Americans.
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