Author: National Academies of Sciences

The loss of hearing - be it gradual or acute, mild or severe, present since birth or acquired in older age - can have significant effects on one's ...

The staggering number of deaths and emergency department visits caused by firearm injuries has only grown with time. Costs associated with firearm ...

Approximately 7.4 million people in the United States live with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD), defined by the Centers for Disea...

Adolescence is a crucial period of life for the prevention of substance use disorders. Research has shown that early intervention can significantly...

Environmental research has driven landmark improvements that led to the protection of human and ecosystem health. Recognizing the value of knowledg...

In October 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop to e...

Over the past several decades, the public and private sectors made significant investments in global health, leading to meaningful changes for many...

Recent disclosures about the bulk collection of domestic phone call records and other signals intelligence programs have stimulated widespread deba...

The U.S. population is aging. Social Security projections suggest that between 2013 and 2050, the population aged 65 and over will almost double, f...

Addressing climate change is essential and possible, and it offers a host of benefits - from better public health to new economic opportunities. Th...

'Long COVID' refers to the wide range of long-lasting symptoms experienced by some patients after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. The most common symptoms ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing weaknesses in the United States health care system, while creating a new set of challenges related t...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is responsible for preventing the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable ...

The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex and requires efforts across many sectors. The United State...

Firearm injuries and death are a serious public health concern in the United States. Firearm-related injuries account for tens of thousands of prem...

Even as the U.S. population becomes steadily more diverse, minorities and women remain underrepresented in clinical trials to develop new drugs and...

Does the public trust science? Scientists? Scientific organizations? What roles do trust and the lack of trust play in public debates about how sci...

On July 15-17, 2012 the United States National Commission on Mathematics Instruction and Seoul National University held a joint Korea-U.S. workshop...

In an era of promising advances in cancer research, there are considerable and even alarming gaps in the fundamental knowledge and understanding of...

Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies....

As the nation's economic activities, security concerns, and stewardship of natural resources become increasingly complex and globally interrelated,...

Speech and language are central to the human experience; they are the vital means by which people convey and receive knowledge, thoughts, feelings,...

Bullying has long been tolerated as a rite of passage among children and adolescents. There is an implication that individuals who are bullied must...

The primary human activities that release carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere are the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil) ...