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| Oct 13, 2026 | Study finds diet and culture influences Hispanic children’s exposure to 'forever chemicals' | Northern Virginia study is among the first to explore potential sources of PFAS exposure in children from primarily Central American families. If we want to help families reduce their exposure to PFAS, we need to understand what they eat an... |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Sexual violence survivors often expect systems to fail or harm them, study finds | New research shows survivors weigh safety, stigma, confidentiality, and institutional trust when deciding whether to seek support. The Survivors’ Calculus describes how survivors of sexual violence face structural barriers to accessing reso... |
| Sep 21, 2026 | More social media use linked to poorer sleep and self-rated health among college students | College students who spend more time on social media tend to sleep worse, and that may have consequences for how they perceive their own health, according to a new George Mason University study. Mason: Health Starts Here study finds that sl... |
| Sep 4, 2026 | States Are Regulating Youth Social Media at Record Pace, but Evidence Often Lags Behind Policy, Study Finds | George Mason University-led study found state social media laws don’t always align with evidence-based strategies to support youth mental health. Media literacy has received much less attention, even though it may be one of the more promisi... |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Putting a price on preventive care: How Medicaid compares to other insurers in Virginia | A recent study, published in JAMA Health Forum, found a consistent divide: both forms of Medicaid paid substantially less than the other types of insurance studied. Even Medicaid private managed care plans paid 25% less than Medicare plans ... |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Women with endometriosis face 46% higher risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds | Largest study to date examining the relationship between the two conditions Our findings add to a growing understanding that endometriosis may affect more than reproductive health alone.” — Maggie Fuzak Nunziato FAIRFAX, VA, UNITED STATES, ... |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Maternal obesity linked to 64% increase in childhood obesity risk | Photo by Evan Cantwell/George Mason University. A researcher at George Mason University's College of Public Health takes measurements and vitals from a child in the National Institutes of Health’s Environmental influences on Child Health Ou... |
| May 18, 2026 | Gap in treatment for adolescent cannabis users puts young adults at risk | A study by George Mason University reveals patterns of treatment delays for youth with cannabis use disorder. There are persistent and rising barriers to timely treatment. There are variations in access speed across referral processes, sugg... |
| May 4, 2026 | New research links prenatal chemical exposure to chromosomal abnormalities in adult sperm | New human evidence that prenatal and childhood exposure to persistent environmental chemicals may influence sperm chromosomal integrity decades later. These findings provide new evidence that fetal and subsequent chemical exposures can have... |
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