What the research says about hormones and surgery for transgender youth
Researchers and physicians point to a growing body of peer-reviewed academic scholarship in support of gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender youth.
Politics & Government
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
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Why a 7-yuan-per-dollar exchange rate is ‘psychologically important’
In early August 2019, exchange rates between the yuan and the dollar crossed a 7-to-1 threshold that many media outlets called “psychologically important.” What does psychology have to do with international financial markets? A lot.
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Black men 2.5 times more likely than white men to be killed by police, new research estimates
Research finds a black man in the U.S. has a 1 in 1,000 chance of being killed by police during his lifetime — 2.5 times the odds for a white man. This contextual data can gird stories about people killed by police.
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How journalists’ jobs affect their mental health: A research roundup
Journalists report on complex and difficult topics, including natural disasters, political violence and human suffering. We’ve summarized studies that look at how occupational stress affects journalists’ mental health.
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What happens to a community when a rural school closes?
One thing is clear from academic research on rural schools: closings and consolidations can drastically change the flavor of civic life in a rural community.
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Higher taxes, more violence against black politicians during Reconstruction era
A new paper out of the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that for each additional dollar in per capita tax revenue collected in 1870, a black politician was 25% more likely to experience violence.
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10 tips for covering white supremacy and far-right extremists
Two experts offer journalists tips to help them better understand and cover white supremacists and other far-right extremists.
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How detention centers affect the health of immigrant children: A research roundup
Researchers have documented and quantified the physical and mental health toll that immigrant children experience during and after detention.
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Obstacles prevent access to mental health care, even among insured
Patients seeking mental health care deal with hurdles such as incorrect phone numbers, month-long delays in scheduling appointments and psychiatrists who refuse to accept insurance.
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7 tips for covering the 2020 US census
Two experts — a university researcher and a former Census Bureau director — point out weaknesses in news coverage of the U.S. census and how journalists can do a better job covering the once-every-10-years population count.
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