Introducing a protocol for using robotic pets in memory care
You might think it was a typical therapy session at a long-term care facility. In a quiet room, a therapist sets down a pet carrier,...
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Six new species of miniature frog discovered
Eric Smith, a professor of biology at The University of Texas at Arlington, and a team of international researchers have discovered six new species of...
Brain stimulation improves motor skill learning at older age
Even though we don’t think about it, every movement we make in our daily life essentially consists of a sequence of smaller actions in a...
Zoom calls between ideologically-opposed U.S. adults go better than they predict, and may help inform and soften attitudes
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0270355Credit: Binnquist et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0270355 Article Title: The Zoom solution: Promoting effective cross-ideological communication online...
Putting the brakes on “budding” viruses
LA JOLLA, CA — Paramyxoviruses have the potential to trigger a devastating pandemic. This family of viruses includes measles, Nipah virus, mumps, Newcastle disease and...
Researchers create nanoparticle-vaccine combination to target melanoma
Credit: Aliasger Salem lab, University of Iowa Journal Science Advances Method of Research Experimental study Subject of Research Animals Article Title Cationic nanoparticles enhance T...
Beliefs in conspiracy theories may not be increasing
A new analysis contradicts popular thinking about beliefs in conspiracy theories, suggesting that such beliefs may not have actually increased over time. Joseph Uscinski of...
Higher rates of preterm birth in women infected with COVID-19 in late pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, but only for women infected in their final trimester, according to research published in...
Racial discrimination affects brain microstructure
Philadelphia, July 20, 2022 – Racial discrimination increases the risk for physical and mental illnesses, and Black women suffer from diseases at significantly higher rates...
Johns Hopkins APL assembles first global map of lunar hydrogen
Using data collected over two decades ago, scientists from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have compiled the first complete map...
Physicists use quantum simulation tools to study, understand exotic state of matter
AMES, Iowa – Thomas Iadecola worked his way through the title of the latest research paper that includes his theoretical and analytical work, patiently explaining...
Idea of ice age ‘species pump’ in the Philippines boosted by new way of drawing evolutionary trees
LAWRENCE — Does the Philippines’ astonishing biodiversity result in part from rising and falling seas during the ice ages?Credit: Rafe Brown and Jason Fernandez LAWRENCE...
Going against the flow: Scientists reveal garden eels’ unique way of feeding
Garden eels are the ultimate homebodies. Instead of swimming freely in the ocean, these eels anchor themselves into burrows in the sandy seabed, which they...
New Jersey Health Foundation awards three grants to Kessler Foundation to advance cognitive and mobility research in neurological disabilities
East Hanover, NJ. July 20, 2022. Each year, New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) accepts applications for grants for research projects that demonstrate exciting potential to...
Mammals were not the first to be warm-blooded
Endothermy, or warm-bloodedness, is the ability of mammals and birds to produce their own body heat and control their body temperature. Credit: Luzia Soares Endothermy, or...