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Sylvia Hurtado, a Distinguished Professor in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA, has been elected the 112th president of the American Educational Research…

As colleges grapple with student mental health and belonging, loneliness is emerging as a central—and often overlooked—factor. According to recent research, the effects of loneliness reach…

Eighty-seven percent of institutional research officials say they’d benefit from more time to compile the seven years of admissions data that the federal government plans to use…

More than a quarter of healthy years lost to breast cancer are due to lifestyle factors such as red meat intake and smoking, according to the…

Weight-loss drugs could help people who have had a heart attack avoid suffering potentially fatal complications afterwards, research has found.Drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy reduce…

Giving stem cells to unborn babies diagnosed with spina bifida while they have in utero surgery could be “a major milestone” in the treatment of birth…

Tens of thousands of years ago, as modern humans migrated into northerly territories inhabited by our ancient cousins, the Neanderthals, the two species met – and…

Jumping to a new research topic is intimidating but can enable diverse teams and creative breakthroughs.Credit: GettyIn science, careers are often imagined as linear: a direct…

Obstructive sleep apnoea costs the US and UK economies more than £137bn ($185bn) a year, according to research.People with the serious health condition repeatedly stop breathing…

Karl Thompson is a microbiologist at Howard University in Washington DC and the director of its graduate programme for biomedical sciences.Credit: Justin D. Knight/Howard UniversityOne year…