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Researcher gets $4 million to better predict mental health disorders
Psychology professor Vince Calhoun and his team plan to develop novel algorithms to study individuals with mood and psychosis disorders...
First lung map uncovers new insights into asthma
Understanding lung cells and their signals could help towards finding new asthma drug targets For the first time, researchers have...
Study shows 70% of patients lack advance directives before elective surgery
Missed opportunity creates complex situation for care providers and loved onesCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -The majority of people visiting preoperative...
Looming insect invasion threatens California wine and avocados
UCR plans tiny wasp counterattackCredit: Stephen Asmus / USDA-ARS UC Riverside is testing whether a sesame seed-sized wasp can control...
Farm-like indoor microbiota may protect children from asthma also in urban homes
Credit: National Institute for Health and Welfare Earlier research has shown that growing up on a farm with animals may...
U-M researchers testing ways to make aspen-dominated forests resilient to climate change
Credit: Roger Hart, University of Michigan Photography. PELLSTON--In an aspen-dominated hardwood forest at the northern tip of the state's Lower...
Social media use contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia, research finds
Social media use is contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia, research presented in a paper by Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Gindo...
Managing the risk of aggressive dog behavior
Aggressive behaviour in pet dogs is a serious problem for dog owners across the world, with bite injuries representing a...
Do video games drive obesity?
A chubby teen lolling on the sofa for hours on end, the game controller in one hand, a bag of...
No chance for data leeches
KIT researchers have developed an app to protect mobile data without limiting the usability of popular appsCredit: Lydia Albrecht, KIT...
Wheat myth debunked
The pervasive myth that intensive breeding has made modern wheat cultivars weaker and more dependent on pesticides and fertilisers is...
Cold weather increases the risk of fatal opioid overdoses
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Cold weather snaps are followed by a marked increase in fatal opioid overdoses, a new study finds....
NASA selects Carnegie Mellon to develop lunar pit exploration technology
New funding will advance technology for eventual moon missionCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--NASA has approved a $2 million research initiative...
UCF is part of NASA Cassini mission that reveals new details about Saturn’s rings
Researchers are offering glimpses into the nature and composition of Saturn's legendary rings by using data from some of the...
Bees required to create an excellent blueberry crop
Southeern blueberry bees are the bestCredit: Photo credit Blair Sampson, ARS. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, June 17, 2019--Getting an excellent rabbiteye...
Antioxidant puts up fight, but loses battle against protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease
AMES, Iowa - New research may explain why an antioxidant that protects the brain is also associated with deterioration in...
Frontera named 5th fastest supercomputer in the world
TACC's leadership-class system tops all academic supercomputers, achieves 23.5 PetaFLOPS on Top500 benchmarkCredit: Jorge Salazar, TACC The Frontera supercomputer at...
Meteors help Martian clouds form
How did the Red Planet get all of its clouds? CU Boulder researchers may have discovered the secret: just add...
Research highlights possible targets to help tackle Crohn’s disease
The research has focused on different types of cells called macrophages, and how they work when bacteria are presentCredit: University...
Dan M. Frangopol awarded 2019 George W. Housner Structural Control and Monitoring Medal
American Society of Civil Engineers honor recognizes impact of Lehigh University professor's pioneering work in integrating structural health monitoring in...
