‘Baby talk:’ Decoding how children’s vocal and cognitive cues sway adults
Compared to other mammals, human children are dependent on their caregivers for a remarkably long time. Throughout the ages, they have developed “psychological tactics” to...
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Caregiving: Poll reveals who’s providing care and who they’re caring for
More than 1 in 4 people age 50 and older helps take care of at least one family member or friend who has a health...
The variability of ocean weather
Tropical waters are not as thermally stable as once thought. Ocean waters vary widely in temperature over space and time, but the spatial and temporal...
Breakthrough: Natural bacteria compound offers safe skin lightening
Melanin protects the skin—the body's largest organ and a vital component of the immune system—from the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. When the skin...
UVA engineering professor lands $1.9 million NIH award to maximize biomedical research
University of Virginia assistant engineering professor Liheng Cai has earned the Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award from the National Institutes of Health. His work holds significant implications...
Self-powered pump harnesses light and chemistry to target, capture pollutants
Dartmouth researchers have developed a self-powered pump that uses natural light and chemistry to target and remove specific water pollutants, according to a new report...
Nature’s design marvel: How shark skin’s denticles adapt to wide speed
New findings on how sharks achieve drag reduction could inspire the design of riblets for more efficient aircraft and boats. In their investigation of great...
Strong driving to realize super-Bloch oscillations
Full coherent control of wave transport and localization is a long-sought goal in wave physics research, which encompasses many different areas from solid-state to matter-wave...
Balancing fairness and welfare in the face of uncertainty
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was enacted in 2021 to inject $1.25 trillion into the country's aging infrastructure to help cities protect and prepare...
Pennington Biomedical researcher Dr. Carrie Elks awarded $1.4 million to study fat cell communication cycle
The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, or NIDDK, awarded Pennington Biomedical researcher Dr. Carrie Elks a grant...
UH astronomers uncover risks to planets that could host life
A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much higher than previously believed. This...
Tradition meets transformation for Maasai women
Few communities reveal both the challenges and opportunities presented by cultural globalism more than Maasai communities in northern Tanzania. Traditionally pastoralists, the Maasai ethnic group’s...
The race to discover biodiversity: 11 new marine species and a new platform for rapid species description
Accelerating global change continues to threaten Earth’s vast biodiversity, including in the oceans, which remain largely unexplored. To date, only a small fraction of an...
Study finds refined corn flour with added corn bran can lower cholesterol
The findings of the randomized crossover clinical trial, available online now and slated to appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Nutrition, reveal...
Sex bias in pain management at emergency departments new study reveals
New study reveals a significant sex bias in pain management at emergency departments, showing that female patients are consistently less likely to receive pain medication...
