Articles by

Sujata Gupta

A common parenting practice may be hindering teen development

Vacation season is upon us. But that doesn’t necessarily translate to teens roaming free. A new poll...

Students’ mental health imperiled by $1 billion cuts to school funding

Four-year-old Elijah’s task was to draw a penguin, his favorite animal, and then rip up the paper...

Cryopreservation is not sci-fi. It may save plants from extinction

Early one morning in 1985, a pair of researchers trekked into a spit of Colombian rainforest surrounded...

$1.8 billion in NIH grant cuts hit minority health research the hardest

The headlines keep coming: Another federal grant funding medical research terminated. Another lab devoted to mental health...

Chess players rely on familiar moves even when the game changes

Last year, my son joined the middle school chess club and began using me, a total novice,...

Uncertainty is on the rise. Here’s how people can cope

The rapid pace of change under the current presidential administration has been amping up people’s feelings of...

Loneliness is higher among middle-aged Americans than older ones

Across the world, loneliness tends to increase after midlife. But for reasons that aren’t altogether clear, the...

A messed-up body clock could be a bigger problem than lack of sleep

On the eve of Daylight Saving Time, I flew home to Vermont from California. Crossing several time...