Side view of a woman staring at her phone in the dark.

“Avoid screens before bed” is one of the most common pieces of sleep advice. But what if the real problem isn’t screen time − it’s the way we use social media at night?

Sleep deprivation is one of the most widespread yet overlooked public health issues[1], especially among young adults and adolescents.

Despite needing eight to 10 hours of sleep, most adolescents[2] fall short, while nearly two-thirds of young adults...

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Farmworkers pick crops in a field on a sunny day.

Agricultural employers who provide farmworkers with health insurance earn higher profits, even after accounting for the cost of that coverage. In addition, farmworkers who get health insurance through their employers are more productive and earn more money than those who do not.

These are the key findings from our study[1] published in the March 2025 issue of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

To conduct this...

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