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Blood samples at HIV clinical trial site

Policy Leads to Improved Treatment Access for Young Adolescents Living with HIV

January 27, 2020

| Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy

Children under 15 living with HIV in Africa are receiving treatment sooner, thanks to new policies that make them eligible despite the severity of their illness. Read more ›

This Breast Cancer Drug May Help Fight Malaria Too, Scientists Say

January 24, 2020

| Lehman College

Scientists say a drug used to treat breast cancer could help fight malaria. Read more ›

African American pregnant mother and her daughter.

Does Pregnancy Happen By Planning or Fate? People Say It’s a Mix of Both

January 22, 2020

| Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy

A new study looks at people's perspectives on getting pregnant — whether the event is deliberate or the result of fate. Read more ›

The Mysteries of the Universe Explained — in 30 Seconds!

January 21, 2020

| College of Staten Island, The Graduate Center

A new book co-authored by Prof. Charles Liu works to explain the most complicated ideas, theories, and principles of the universe. Read more ›

P.h.D student Jennifer Zhu (right) with Baruch College students Victor Siev and Saif Chaudhary at Jamaica Bay, Queens, where they have been doing research on mussels and salt marshes

Salt Marshes Are Disappearing — Mussels Could Help Save Them

January 21, 2020

| Baruch College, The Graduate Center

Fifty percent of the world's salt marshes have disappeared, but a new study found that ribbed mussels may be a valuable addition for salt marsh restoration projects. Read more ›

How Carbon-14 Sparked a Scientific Revolution & ‘Left an Imprint’

January 17, 2020

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

Prof. John Marra details just why Carbon-14 is the most important isotope — existing in every living thing — in his new book "Hot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science." Read more ›

People with Depression Are Twice as Likely to Use Cannabis

January 16, 2020

| Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, The Graduate Center

Cannabis use is twice as common among people with depression, a new study shows. And many who use the drug don't factor in the risks. Read more ›

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Running the US Health Care System Costs 4 Times More Than Canada’s

January 13, 2020

| Hunter College

The United States health system costs four times more to run than Canada's, partly due to its reliance on private insurers, a new study shows. Read more ›

Protecting This Lemur Could Save the Madagascar Rainforest

January 7, 2020

| Hunter College, The Graduate Center

Madagascar could lose up to 93% of its rainforest habitat by 2070 due to combined effects of deforestation and climate change. Read more ›