In the Battle for Time, Exercise Beats Sleep for American Adults
Parents get less sleep than nonparents but still squeeze in workouts, study suggests.
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Black Women Over Three Times More Likely to Die in Pregnancy, Postpartum Than White Women, New Research Finds
In the United States, Black-white disparities in maternal mortality—deaths related to pregnancy or childbirth—may be larger than previously reported, new research shows. Closing the gap involves addressing structural racism—that is,…
Read MoreU.S. Teenage Births Hit Record Lows—and Could Drop Further If Contraceptives Were More Accessible
Births to U.S. teenagers have been declining for a dozen years and reached another record low in 2020. But birth rates are far higher among U.S. teenagers ages 15 to…
Read MoreIt’s Nature and Nurture: How Our Genes and Our Friends Shape the Way We Live Our Lives
Scientists have long debated the importance of nature versus nurture—genes versus the environment—in shaping the choices people make and the paths their lives take. Two decades of research make it…
Read MoreFamily Instability Linked to Behavior Problems in Kindergarten
Children who enter kindergarten after experiencing repeated household changes are more likely to display problem behaviors that inhibit learning and disrupt classrooms, Paula Fomby of the University of Michigan and…
Read MoreNew Studies Probe “Who Smokes and Why” to Bolster U.S. Prevention Efforts
The percentage of U.S. adults who smoke has fallen dramatically during the past 50 years, from 42 percent in 1965 to just 15 percent in 2015.1 Despite this decline, roughly one in five U.S. deaths is due to tobacco-related disease, making it the nation’s top cause of preventable disease and death.
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