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How Schizophrenia Resembles the Aging Brain
The search for schizophrenia’s biological basis reveals an unexpected link to cellular changes seen in aging brains.
by Ann Thomas
Frontiers
A common plasticizer causes infertility, and fructose affects fat metabolism.
Passive Corporate Governance
Index funds cast a large proportion of proxy votes in U.S. companies, but take a hands-off approach with management.
by Erin O'Donnell
A Blood Test for PTSD?
A potential “paradigm shift” in developing new diagnostic tests in mental health
by Erin O'Donnell
Could College Be Free?
David Deming says existing federal higher-education subsidies, if redeployed, could make public colleges free.
by Cherone Duggan
The Coming Eldercare Tsunami
Can technology coupled with cultural understanding improve the health and wellness of the elderly?
by Jonathan Shaw
Where Teachers Thrive, Students Do
Education policy should focus on schools as a whole, not individual teachers, argues Susan Moore Johnson.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
What Ails Modern Liberalism?
Eric Nelson says John Rawls led modern philosophy astray.
by John A. Griffin
Mount Laurel and Climate Change
In combatting climate change, will courts hold that the general welfare trumps local sovereignty?
by Cherone Duggan
The Resurrection of the Marlboro Man
Two public-health veterans warn of new smoking risks, especially for the young.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Rawlsian Revolution
The lasting influence and limitations of John Rawls’s political philosophy
by Marina N. Bolotnikova