The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea We combined a machine learning algorithm with knowledge gleaned from hundreds of...
Australian Olympic swimmer Kyle Chalmers earned a silver medal and his personal-best time in the 100-meter freestyle event at the 2021 Tokyo Games. While most of...
Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the...
Recent research suggests that consistently meeting physical activity guidelines may reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes such as hospitalization, ICU admission and death. These findings...
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) shares the US Center for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (US CDC) findings that the Delta variant of the...
A widespread return to COVID-19 restrictions could be on the horizon The coronavirus’s delta variant is different from earlier strains of the virus in worrying ways,...
The practice of fasting has entered popular culture in recent years as a way to lose extra pounds. Featured in the bestselling book “The Fast Diet,”...
In the U.S., nearly 1 in 8 couples struggles with infertility. Unfortunately, physicians like me who specialize in reproductive medicine are unable to determine the cause...
Britney Spears’ impassioned remarks in court have raised many questions about conservatorships, including when they’re necessary and whether they effectively protect someone’s best interests. When one...
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Children raised in areas with more atmospheric lead pollution grew up to...