Researchers analyzed temporary rental listings in New York City and found a pricing gap between races, but is it discrimination?
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Is Quality Pre-Kindergarten the Key to a Better Vocabulary?
Preschool might seem like nothing more than child’s play — a riot of high-spirited kids engaged in finger painting, blockbuilding and games.
The Healthland Podcast: Diets, Divorce and Cigarettes
On the podcast this week: results from a major Harvard study on how to eat right. Also, a controversial new trend in how some divorced parents are raising their children. And finally, the war over government labeling of …
The Lab Rat: A Better Way to Diagnose ADHD
Does your child have ADHD, or is he merely rambunctious? Few questions divide parents, teachers, and mental-health professionals as often as this one.
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Study: Researchers Crack the Mystery of AIDS Immunity
Bruce Walker, an AIDS researcher at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital, has long been trying to understand why some people with HIV can remain untreated for decades and never progress to AIDS. On Nov. 4, Walker …
I Don’t Actually Hate Myself: Why Harvard Is Wrong About Bias
My colleague Maia Szalavitz wrote a great piece we posted Monday on how an online test developed at Harvard can help uncover hidden biases in how you treat people.
Which Low-Carb Diet Is Healthiest?
Many clinical trials (and blockbuster diet plans, from Scarsdale to South Beach to The China Study) have supported the idea that reducing the intake of simple carbohydrates — white breads, pasta, rice and sugar — leads to …