What makes people rich — their genetics or environment?
…who had lived their own mismatched lives in urban Bogota. What may have fascinated audiences is how much two key factors — genetics and the environment — determined each man’s…
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1 in 4 journalists surveyed rarely or never seek out peer-reviewed research to learn about beat topics
…61% said it’s “very important” to provide more on climate change and the environment. The three other highest-rated topics were health, education and understanding how to gauge the quality of…
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Food insecurity and food deserts in the US: A research roundup and explainer
…the nearest supermarket, supercenter or large grocery store, according to the agency. The agency also has a Food Environment Atlas, which examines how factors such as store or restaurant proximity,…
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The presidency above the campaign: A lecture by CBS Prime Time anchor John Dickerson
…presented to the public, compressing the complex into TikTok videos or content suitable for audiences addicted to them. In this environment, it’s hard to slow the horses and talk about…
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Story ideas from the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book: March 2022
…the current work environment was ‘not what they had signed up for.’” No other details are given. Is teaching classes online “not what they had signed up for”? Are these…
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Mpox: An explainer and research roundup
…collected, but there was no viable virus. This suggests “that virus viability might have decayed over time or through chemical or environmental inactivation,” the authors write. “Monkeypox virus primarily spreads through…
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Sleep disparities: An explainer and research roundup
…think about sleep health, I think about the right environment and the right amount of hours for sleep,” says Matsumura. “If the environment is too cold or too warm, or…
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Improving college student mental health: Research on promising campus interventions
…examine the entire culture and environment of the institution and accept more responsibility for creating learning environments where a changing student population can thrive.” In a more recent analysis, three…
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Rural development in the farm bill: A research roundup
…They then analyzed how average wages in the county changed after the broadband loan or grant. https://journalistsresource.org/environment/environmental-conservation-farm-bill/ The findings: The first two programs — the pilot and the Community Connect…
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Weight bias, common in health care, can drive weight gain and prompt people with obesity to avoid doctors, research finds
…Their analysis indicates the opposite is true for men, whose odds of obesity rise with their income, the researchers write in a 2021 paper in the International Journal of Environmental…
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