Mothers with depression take longer to respond to their child, MU study finds
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A recent study at the University of Missouri found mothers who are struggling with depression tend to take longer to respond to...
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Astrophysics: Scientists observe high-speed star formation
Gas clouds in the Cygnus X Region, a region where stars form, are composed of a dense core of molecular hydrogen (H2) and an atomic...
Scientists warn of many dangerous climate feedback loops
Contacts: Dr. Chris Wolf, [email protected]; Dr. William Ripple, [email protected]; Dr. Jillian Gregg, [email protected] (Corvallis, Oregon) Credit: Chris Wolf, William Ripple Background photo by Peter Buschmann...
Evolution: Miniproteins appeared “from nowhere”
Every biologist knows that small structures can sometimes have a big impact: Millions of signaling molecules, hormones, and other biomolecules are bustling around in our...
Accelerating molecular diffusion by constructing hierarchical Murray zeolites for maximized catalytic activity
Introducing interconnected mesopores and macropores into microporous zeolites with the rationalized pore size at each level is an effective strategy to suppress the diffusion limitations,...
Flu vaccination rate holds steady but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 persists
PHILADELPHIA – Although the public had been alerted that this winter could be a potentially bad flu season, barely half of Americans said in January...
UTA research professor identifies brain cells linked to pediatric seizures
A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer and his doctoral student have discovered how to identify which brain cells lead to epileptic episodes in children.Credit:...
Kessler Foundation awarded Social Security Administration funding to expand research for improving employment outcomes following neurotrauma
16East Hanover, NJ, February 16, 2023. Kessler Foundation has received $3,000,000 from the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP) to fund a...
Discovery in zebrafish may lead to a better understanding of a wide range of mental health disorders related to stress, anxiety
Virginia Tech researchers studying brain development have identified a molecule that is critical in developing the stress response, a finding that sheds new light on...
Potential for profits gives Rice lab’s plastic waste project promise
HOUSTON – (Feb. 16, 2023) – Putting that soda bottle or takeout container into the recycling bin is far from a guarantee it will be...
Receptor location matters for psychedelic drug effects
Location, location, location is the key for psychedelic drugs that could treat mental illness by rapidly rebuilding connections between nerve cells. In a paper published...
Texas Biomed HIV vaccine candidate aims to block virus before it takes root
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $3.8 million to Texas Biomedical Research Institute to further develop a promising HIV vaccine candidate that stops the...
Travellers as sentinels: what are the most common vector-borne diseases among European travellers arriving from Africa?
So-called arthropod-borne diseases are human illnesses, commonly transmitted by the bite of infected arthropod vectors like ticks, mosquitoes, sandflies, or fleas. Efforts to strengthen disease...
Aging | Epigenetic age and lung cancer risk in the Clue II prospective cohort study
BUFFALO, NY- February 16, 2023 – A new research paper was published in Aging (listed as "Aging (Albany NY)" by MEDLINE/PubMed and "Aging-US" by Web...
AI-driven app for veterans’ mental health earns USC Institute for Creative Technologies $1 million prize
Mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic quickly pivoted to remote and virtual services as restrictions limited in-person visits. The stopgap solution emerged as a...
