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Lauren Schneider

Lauren Schneider

I am a science reporter focused on health and medicine. In a past life, I studied neuroscience. In a future life, I’d like to be a cat.

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Many scientists are worried. They’re also annoyed.

 Social Science
• September 17, 2025

In some labs, mounting inconveniences feel like busywork that distracts from research.

Pedestrians under a public art installation of colorful umbrellas.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, social prescribing researchers form new connections

 Social Science
• July 18, 2025

The post-conflict Balkan nation is disconnected from many public health efforts in Europe. Aptly, loneliness researchers are working to change that.

AI music is more common – and harder to catch – than ever

 Tech
• May 19, 2025

As text-to-music generators proliferate, detection tools are trying to catch up

A hospital building with cars parked out front and a helicopter flying overhead.

Over a year after workplace violence bill, are Georgia hospitals safer?

 Health
• February 13, 2025

Effects of the 2023 Safer Hospitals Act could become clear as more hospital police departments are formed in coming years

Illustration of a robot wearing a taxi driver cap in front of the New York City skyline.

Robotaxis: Should we be on board?

 Tech
• December 11, 2024

Automation safety experts say robotaxi concerns persist, but the technology works best with limited routes and human backups

Circuit board-inspired illustration with a human at the center surrounded by a clock, a pill, a DNA double helix, and an waveform.

Can lifestyle hacks really extend your lifespan?

 Health
• December 2, 2024

In Brooklyn, longevity researchers debate whether aging is a disease to be treated or a natural stage of life

An illustration of two men who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun

Two U.S. scientists awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for genetic research

 Blogs
• October 7, 2024

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun recognized for the discovery of microRNA and its role in gene expression

 
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