By David Oxborough, Professor of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
Flo Place, PhD Candidate, Cardiovascular Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
Image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs), such as steroids and human growth hormone, can harm the heart – and it isn’t just elite bodybuilders who are at risk.
With a growing number of everyday gym-goers taking these drugs to improve their fitness or enhance their appearance, what was once a niche issue in competitive sports is quickly becoming a wider public…
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By Polina Zelmanova, PhD Candidate in Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick
Benedict Bridgerton has fallen for a woman from a different class and his class power complicates the issue of consent.
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By Keren MacLennan, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath
In the academic year so far, the proportion of children who are “persistently absent” from schools in England – missing at least 10% of school sessions – stands at 19.5%. This is up from last year – and significantly higher than the 10.5% who were persistently absent before the pandemic.
The UK government’s “back to school” call in 2025 proposed a crackdown on “bad behaviour” to address this issue and get children back into classrooms. But a focus on bad behaviour…
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By Mary Magnuson, Associate Science Editor, The Conversation
Athletes will use physics concepts such as friction and lift to their advantage on the world stage in the 2026 Olympic Games.
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By Casey Fiesler, Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
Following the app’s sale, the company’s updated privacy policy and terms of service set off alarm bells. The reaction shows Big Tech has lost the public’s trust.
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By Frédéric Dimanche, Professor and former Director (2015-2025), Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
Kelley A. McClinchey, Teaching Faculty, Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
Talk of boycotts have added to fears among the US tourism industry that foreign tourists will continue to stay away.
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By Josh Ederington, Professor of Economics, Miami University
Jenny Minier, Julian Lange Professor of Economics, Miami University
New research adds evidence to a common thesis offered after the end of the Cold War that globalization was making physical distance economically obsolete.
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By Jack Buffington, Associate Professor of Practice in Supply Chain Management, University of Denver
Grocery prices have risen by 25% in Colorado over the past five years, more than wages have grown over that same period.
One of the top issues facing Americans is the cost of living relative to housing, health care and food, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey from December 2025.
Food prices are a more acute problem in Colorado than in many U.S. states due to a highly…
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By Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
In dozens of states, an increasing number of legislative seats are going completely uncontested by one of the two major parties.
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By Mark Robert Rank, Professor of Social Welfare, Washington University in St. Louis
Whether the American Dream is centered in economic mobility or personal freedom, many citizens believe its achievement has grown more elusive.
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