COVID-19 lockdowns linked to less accurate recollection of event timing
Participants in a survey study made a relatively high number of errors when asked to recollect the timing of major events that took place in...
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Overfishing linked to rapid evolution of codfish
The overfishing of codfish spanning the second half of the 20th century indicates that human action can force evolutionary changes more quickly than widely believed,...
Special Issue of Health Equity devoted to veterans issues
A special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Health Equity titled “Improving Care for Veterans Through Health Equity Research" includes 13 articles that discuss issues vital to...
Under pressure: Foundations of stellar physics and nuclear fusion investigated
Research using the world’s most energetic laser has shed light on the properties of highly compressed matter – essential to understanding the structure of giant...
Computational biologist Tal Einav joins LJI faculty
LA JOLLA, CA—La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) is pleased to welcome biophysicist and immune system researcher Tal Einav, Ph.D., to the Institute’s faculty. His...
Examining loneliness and problem drinking in the Hispanic community
In 2018 the government of the United Kingdom created the captivatingly singular position of “Minister of Loneliness,” validating that loneliness is a “real and diagnosable...
New study highlights need for expanded application of prism adaptation treatment for spatial neglect
East Hanover, NJ. May 31, 2023. A team of rehabilitation researchers discovered that prism adaptation therapy (PAT) was as beneficial for treating right-sided spatial neglect...
NIRISS instrument on Webb maps an ultra-hot Jupiter’s atmosphere
There’s an intriguing exoplanet out there – 400 light-years out there – that is so tantalising that astronomers have been studying it since its discovery...
Experts assess state of the art in the treatment and management of cerebral palsy
Amsterdam, May 31, 2023 – Although cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood-onset disability, there are very few evidence-based clinical practice guidelines or recommendations...
Paleontologists discover elephant graveyard in North Florida
About five and a half million years ago, several gomphotheres — extinct relatives of elephants — died in or near a river in North Florida....
Enhanced treatment helps fast nicotine metabolizers quit smoking
A study from Vanderbilt researchers has found that enhanced treatment support can help smokers who have more difficulty quitting because they are fast metabolizers of...
Phenomenal phytoplankton: Scientists uncover cellular process behind oxygen production
Take a deep breath. Now take nine more. According to new research, the amount of oxygen in one of those 10 breaths was made possible...
Male babies “talk” more in the first year than female babies do
Young babies make many squeals, vowel-like sounds, growls, and short word-like sounds such as “ba” or “aga.” Those precursors to speech or “protophones” are later...
Scientists’ report world’s first X-ray of a single atom in Nature
A team of scientists from Ohio University, Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and others, led by Ohio University Professor of Physics, and Argonne...
Desert ant increase the visibility of their nest entrances in the absence of landmarks
Desert ants have outstanding navigational skills. They live in the saltpans of North Africa, an extremely inhospitable environment. To find food for their nest mates,...
