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Finding the Right Senior Housing Fit

Dwayne J. Clark | Posted 06.18.2013 | Fifty
Dwayne J. Clark

When you are shopping for assistance and care for your aging parent(s), it shouldn't matter if a senior housing company owns 20,000 buildings or 50. All that matters is your family member finds the best fit for their individual personal and care needs.

Lost and Found for Humans

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 06.17.2013 | Impact
Megan Smolenyak

As much as I love traditional genealogy, I also enjoy playing at the fringes to discover new applications for our research skills, and that's how I fi...

A Step Forward for the GOP With Young People

Karin Agness | Posted 06.13.2013 | Politics
Karin Agness

From a Republican perspective, there seems to be a disconnect between the impact of Democratic policies on the lives of young people and which political party young people favor. Looking forward, the question is can Republicans make that connection? If so, how?

The People We Tend To Ignore Post-Divorce

Vicki Larson | Posted 06.13.2013 | Divorce
Vicki Larson

Like many men of his generation, my father wasn't a very hands-on dad and so for many children of my generation, our fathers were somewhat of a mystery. Even now, we don't focus as much on dads as we do on moms.

My Unexpected Research Partner Was My Daughter

Jeffrey W. Rubin | Posted 06.13.2013 | Parents
Jeffrey W. Rubin

Only glimmers of light showed through the hotel windows. "This will make a great story," Emma suggested gamely. Where had I brought my daughter, I worried, and how could I keep her safe?

Why Study the Learning Process If the Data Isn't Used?

Dr. Lennie Scott-Webber | Posted 06.10.2013 | College
Dr. Lennie Scott-Webber

One would think the world of education-Including educators, decision makers and government education policy generators -- would base decisions on grounded research. Why then is there such a gap between what we know (through research) and what we do (practice/make decisions)?

Are We Fatter Than We Think We Are?

John Dick | Posted 06.10.2013 | Healthy Living
John Dick

Over the past year, we asked more than 130,000 Americans a simple question -- "Do you consider yourself to be overweight?" -- with a super-simple yes/no response set. We then queried thousands of other respondent attributes in our database and flagged some of the more fascinating and quirky cross tabs.

New Rules and Research Mark a Coming of Age for Workplace Health

Dr. Derek Yach | Posted 06.11.2013 | Healthy Living
Dr. Derek Yach

For CEOs this presents an opportunity to re-examine and elevate the standards for workplace programs, choosing the ones based on science-based evidence of measurable impact.

5 Important Facts About Kidney Cancer

Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP | Posted 06.05.2013 | Healthy Living
Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP

When used to treat small kidney tumors, radical nephrectomy has been shown to increase the risk of developing chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular complications, while partial nephrectomy has less risk of progressive kidney disease and has equal cancer-free survival.

My Winter As a Hospital Intern: How Non-Medical Professionals Will Change Healthcare

Eduardo Garcia | Posted 06.04.2013 | Healthy Living
Eduardo Garcia

Spending six months at a world-renowned hospital institution has been an incredibly insightful and uplifting experience for me. As part of the Master'...

Scientists Fight Back Against 'Witch Hunt' By Animal Rights Activists

Posted 06.04.2013 | Science

By Tiziana Moriconi About 300 researchers and students from around Italy demonstrated in Milan on 1 June to increase awareness of the need for lab an...

CoQ & A

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.31.2013 | Healthy Living
David Katz, M.D.

The current study, which thus far has only been presented at a conference, albeit a prestigious one, and not yet published in full in the peer-reviewed literature, appears to be a game-changer.

An Over-worked Scientist and a Sweaty Social Worker

Ambar Mehta | Posted 05.31.2013 | Science
Ambar Mehta

If we're talking about how they approach a problem, then everything. But Priya and the rest of us in development need to place a greater focus on conducting impact assessments and rigorous studies on our interventions to stay true to our cause.

Why Most Diet Research Sucks

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 05.28.2013 | Healthy Living
Dr. Jonny Bowden

What happens is that these observational studies become the basis of health policy. They don't generate hypothesis that can be tested and either proven or disproven, they generate the assumption of cause and effect, which is reinforced by the media, and becomes the basis of public health policy.

In Hoops, Is a Hot Hand Hot?

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.27.2013 | Sports
Michael Sigman

Anyone who's played a fair amount of basketball knows the thrill of the "hot hand." You hit two or three in a row and soon even the longest of long sh...

How To Crank Out An Extra Dose Of Courage

Polly Campbell | Posted 05.18.2013 | Healthy Living
Polly Campbell

This kind of "psychological courage" is essential to our health and happiness because it allows us to face up to our lives. To acknowledge and even confront the addictions and lies, fears and mistakes we make so that we can move into them and beyond them.

Fool's Gold

Charles Mojkowski | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business
Charles Mojkowski

A lot of what passes for high quality research and evaluation is found upon closer inspection to be much closer to tungsten than gold. Education, although a most flagrant violator, is not the only one.

Congress and Peer Review of Science

James M. Gentile | Posted 05.10.2013 | Science
James M. Gentile

The peer review system, even with its innate imperfections, is an essential arbiter of scientific quality and integrity.

For Mother's Day, Support Moms at Community College

Linda Hallman | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics
Linda Hallman

Studies have shown that a mother's education level is an important factor in the educational success and health of her children and that supporting mothers' educational achievement ultimately benefits our communities.

Working in the World's Cholera Hospital

Adam C. Levine | Posted 05.08.2013 | World
Adam C. Levine

Diarrhea is still one of the most serious causes of death and disability worldwide. Despite significant improvements in prevention and treatment efforts over the past few decades, it remains the second biggest killer of children in the world.

Keeping America's Research Engine Running Requires Strong Federal Investment

Robert A. Brown | Posted 05.08.2013 | College
Robert A. Brown

When it comes to putting our economy on a path toward expansion and growth, and ensuring America's global competitiveness, one of the smartest things we can do is continue to invest in the research that makes discovery and innovation possible.

Good News About Organ Transplantation and Kidney Disease

Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP | Posted 05.02.2013 | Healthy Living
Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP

Researchers created an artificial rat kidney in the laboratory that was then transplanted into another rat and ultimately produced urine -- a huge advance in the field of bioengineering.

Changing the Sequester for the FAA Adds Insult to Injury for Cancer-Affected Families

Deborah J. Cornwall | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics
Deborah J. Cornwall

Now we've learned what it takes to get legislators to do something smart about at least a part of the sequester: make them wait for hours on the tarmac because air traffic controllers are on furlough caused by mindless budget cuts.

Good Intentions Are Not Enough: On Community, Voice, and the Ethics of Inclusion/Exclusion

Mona Shattell | Posted 04.26.2013 | Chicago
Mona Shattell

How do we include more, and diverse voices? How do we ensure that we get it "right"? How do we ensure that our impact is what was intended? What do we need to do now, early in the process to be more inclusive?

How Researchers Are Using Fiction to Make Their Reports Accessible to the Public

Patricia Leavy, PhD | Posted 04.25.2013 | Arts
Patricia Leavy, PhD

Here's the issue: because research is too boring and too difficult to read, very few people actually read it. The problem is that much of the research we're not reading is impacting us, or could.