A new study of racial and ethnic disparities in school discipline found that black middle school students were significantly less
Black students receive fewer warnings from teachers about misbehavior
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How good is your hospital? New composite rank aggregates hospital rating system scores into single, consumer-friendly score
Rush University Medical Center researchers have proposed a rating system that standardizes and combines data from five leading hospital rating
NFL players show heart abnormalities decades after retiring from football: Players with the largest body size at highest risk; researchers urge close monitoring
While elite athletes are often at peak fitness, they are not immune to — and may even face a higher
States with permissive gun laws have higher mass shooting rates, study finds: Average rates 11 percent higher and growing in permissive states, shrinking in restrictive states
States with more permissive gun laws and greater gun ownership have higher rates of mass shootings, and a growing divide
States with strict gun laws see more homicides when they border states with lax ones: Over a 5-year period, most guns found in states with strict gun laws were obtained from less restrictive states
Gun-related homicide rates in states with strict gun laws increase when neighboring states have less restrictive laws as a result
No evidence tougher policies deter adolescent cannabis use
A new study from the University of Kent has found no evidence that teenage cannabis use is lower in countries
Early parent-child conflicts predict trouble charting life path: Children who clash with their mothers may struggle to find purpose as adults
Children who have more conflict in relationships with their mothers during early years of elementary school may find it more
Time parents spend with children key to academic success: Study used parental death, divorce to measure impact
The time parents spend with their children has a powerful effect on their educational achievement, according to a large study
Can a critic-turned-believer sway others? The case of genetically modified foods
What happens when a strong advocate for one side of a controversial issue in science publicly announces that he or
Seeing soda’s influence: Study reveals how soda industry influence helped shape obesity policy in China
A complex network of research funding, institutional ties and personal influence has allowed the Coca-Cola Company, through its connections with