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October 02, 2017
Balance Forgiveness Programs More Effective at Reducing Credit Card Debt Than Lowering Monthly Minimum Payments
According to data recently released by the Federal Reserve, the amount of outstanding debt that Americans hold — often in the form of credit card debt — hit a new high at $1.021 trillion in June 2017, topping the previous record set in April 2008 just before the financial crisis.Even when credit card debt seems manageable, some…
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September 27, 2017
Felten, Krueger Join Rework America Task Force
Princeton professors Edward Felten and Alan Krueger will serve on a new task force aimed at transforming America’s labor market to a 21st century, skills-driven model.Formed by the Markle Foundation, the Rework America Task Force (Rework America) brings together a coalition of influential leaders with diverse backgrounds and…
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September 15, 2017
To Predict How Climate Change Will Affect Disease, Researchers Must Fuse Climate Science and Biology
Predicting how climate change will affect the incidence of infectious diseases would have great public health benefits. But the relationship between climate and disease is extraordinarily complex, making such predictions difficult. Simply identifying correlations and statistical associations between climatic factors and disease…
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August 14, 2017
Doctors Trained at Lowest-Ranked Medical Schools Prescribe More Opioids
Physicians trained at the United States’ lowest-ranked medical schools write more opioid prescriptions than physicians trained at the highest-ranked schools, according to a study by Princeton University. The study suggests that better training for physicians, and for general practitioners in particular, could help curb the…
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August 04, 2017
Study Links Unhealthy Segregated Neighborhoods to Childhood Asthma
Researchers have had trouble explaining why black children are much more likely than other children to suffer from asthma. A new study by Princeton University strongly suggests that much of the answer lies in persistent residential segregation, which traps minority children in unhealthy, polluted neighborhoods.In the United…
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July 24, 2017
Exposure to Violence Hinders Short-Term Memory, Cognitive Control
Being exposed to and actively remembering violent episodes — even those that happened up to a decade before — hinders short-term memory and cognitive control, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.The study, which was co-authored by Princeton University’s Pietro Ortoleva, examined…
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June 28, 2017
Revitalizing Detroit Requires Development of Specific Neighborhoods
Despite the relatively large number of employees working in downtown Detroit, the city continues to be afflicted by urban blight, surrounded by a swath of vacant neighborhoods. Changing this pervasive phenomenon has been at the forefront for developers, city officials and groups like Detroit Future City, an initiative with a…
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June 28, 2017
Decrease in Lead Exposure in Early Childhood May Be Responsible for Drop in Crime Rate
Exposure to lead in the preschool years significantly increases the chance that children will be suspended or incarcerated during their school careers, according to research at Princeton University and Brown University. Conversely, a drop in exposure leads to less antisocial behavior and thus may well be a significant factor…
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June 15, 2017
Deaton Testifies Before U.S. Senate on America’s Deadly Opioid Epidemic
Testifying before a Joint Economic Committee hearing in the U.S. Senate on June 8, Sir Angus Deaton, Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus and senior scholar at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, warned of an opioid epidemic that is contributing to an…
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May 16, 2017
Medical Abortions Obtained Through Online Telemedicine Shown to be Effective, Safe
Women in Ireland and Northern Ireland acquiring medical abortion pills through online telemedicine report successful terminations with low rates of adverse effects, according to new research published in “The BMJ” by Princeton University, the University of Texas at Austin and Women on Web (WoW).The researchers examined self…