An early advocate for the electronic health records now found in hospitals across the country has developed a plan to improve their use, lighten clinicians’...
When we talk about defects, we generally think of flaws or impairments. However, as far as materials science is concerned, defects represent windows of opportunity....
Aging often is accompanied by cognitive decline. Among the first structures of the brain affected are the hippocampus and adjacent cortices, areas essential for learning...
May 25, 2023Credit: UMass Amherst May 25, 2023 Saving Our Soil: How to Extend US Breadbasket Fertility for Centuries New research from UMass Amherst...
Light is a very delicate and vulnerable property. Light can be absorbed or reflected at the surface of a material depending on the matter’s properties...
LA JOLLA, CA—Every year, hundreds of thousands of people in West Africa become infected with Lassa virus, which can cause Lassa fever and lead to...
EL PASO, Texas (May 24, 2023) – Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have successfully mapped specific regions in the brain that...
“Recent findings suggest that neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases may have overlapping etiologies ”Credit: 2023 Loika et al. “Recent findings suggest that neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- New psychosocial stressors and widespread lifestyle changes resulted from to the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to depression, isolation, and anxiety. Many studies have...
A new analysis of data from more than 10,000 adults shows that people who were physically active had higher pain tolerance than those who were...
Fibers lost during the wear and care of textiles may pose a risk to the environment and human health when released into air and water....
Young adults engage in online anti-social behavior for fun and social approval, and those who perpetrate this behavior tend to have lower cognitive empathy scores...
A widely used compostable plastic persists unchanged in marine environments for at least 14 months, according to a new study in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by...
To know when it’s time for a meal – and when to stop eating again – is important to survive and to stay healthy, for...
To prevent our body’s cells from overflowing with garbage and to keep them healthy, the waste inside them is constantly being disposed of. This cleaning...
