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Viewing exercise as stress outlet can increase college students' willingness to work out

Viewing physical activity as an outlet for stress can increase college students' willingness to exercise.

9 Aug 2019

Kent State researcher receives NIH funding to teach children food allergy safety skills

Food allergies can be as dangerous as firearms for children who don't have the skills to react responsibly to when they're exposed to them.

9 Aug 2019

Nonprescribed psychostimulants may boost short-term focus but impede sleep, mental functions

The use of prescription stimulants by those without medically diagnosed conditions marks a growing trend among young adults – particularly college students seeking a brain boost.

9 Aug 2019

New insights into emergent evolutionary potential and generative phenotype

In the cover photo, nature photographer Andreas Kay has captured one of the most striking examples of Batesian Mimicry in nature--first reported by Henry Walter Bates in 1861.

9 Aug 2019

Rutgers' CHJL launches interactive resources to address inequities in cancer treatment

The Cancer Health Justice Lab at the Rutgers School of Public Health has launched a series of educational programming on cancer information, prevention, and treatment.

8 Aug 2019

Obesity plagues Hispanics and blacks in Colorado, nation’s ‘healthiest’ state

Colorado stands out on the map of U.S. obesity rates, a cool green rectangle surrounded by more alarming shades of yellow, orange and red.

8 Aug 2019

New method can more accurately gauge pain in mice

For decades, biomedical researchers have used mouse behavior to study pain, but some researchers have questioned the accuracy of the interpretations of how mice experience pain.

8 Aug 2019

New Milford Hospital’s Eating Well program offers comfort to patients and caregivers

Diane and Phil Hannah started their lifelong journey together as neighbors who would talk to each other from their bedroom windows. They were high school sweethearts before they married in 1952.

8 Aug 2019

Light satisfaction makes office workers to deem people as being warm and competent

The more satisfied office workers are with the light in a room, the more likely they are to deem people they have just met as being warm and competent, a new Loughborough University study has found.

8 Aug 2019

Freiburg start-up company takes over publicly traded company ‘CELLINK AB’

The idea of developing a laboratory instrument that handles and sorts individual, viable cells has been realized by researchers in the Laboratory for MEMS Applications in the Department of Microsystems Engineering at the University of Freiburg.

7 Aug 2019

Uncovering how cyanobacteria edit their genomes

Unique editing mechanisms in cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, make them able to remove large sections of the genome to give cells the ability to fix nitrogen, when necessary.

7 Aug 2019

Study examines the utility of thyroid function screening in youth with mood and anxiety disorders

A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's looks at the prevalence of abnormal thyroid function in youth with severe mood and anxiety disorder.

6 Aug 2019

Scientists from Vilnius develop cost-effective and faster DNA testing method

DNA or genetic testing is a medical test that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins to determine a genetic condition or eliminate the chance of the formation or passing on of a gene-based disorder amongst humans and animals.

6 Aug 2019

UIC Nursing and Erie partner on $3.3 million grant to improve health care in underserved communities

The University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Nursing is partnering with Erie Family Health Centers on a $3.3 million grant for health care improvements in underserved communities.

5 Aug 2019

Water treatment appears to be most effective at reducing roundworm infections

Roundworm infections can be reduced significantly simply by improving the treatment and quality of drinking water in high risk regions, according to an international team of researchers led by Tufts University.

3 Aug 2019

Machine learning-guided virtual reality simulators can be powerful tools in surgeon training

Machine learning-guided virtual reality simulators can help neurosurgeons develop the skills they need before they step in the operating room, according to a new study.

3 Aug 2019

Digital games may relieve stress more effectively than mindfulness apps

Digital games, typical of those used on smartphones, may relieve stress after a day's work more effectively than mindfulness apps, according to a study by UCL in London and the University of Bath.

2 Aug 2019

Mice brain study reveals secrets about Alzheimer’s

Researchers from University of California, Irvine have found the key responses of brain cells to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and say that this could help them understand the chronic debilitating and progressive neurodegenerative disease better in future.

1 Aug 2019

Understanding creation of antibiotic scaffolds could drive new class of antibiotics

Understanding how antibiotic scaffolds are constructed in nature can help scientists prospect for new classes of antibiotics through DNA sequencing and genome mining.

31 Jul 2019

Penn State researchers explore how the opioid epidemic affects society

The devastating consequences of the opioid crisis are far-reaching in the United States, impacting public health as well as social and economic welfare.

30 Jul 2019

Students News and Research

Viewing exercise as stress outlet can increase college students' willingness to work out

Kent State researcher receives NIH funding to teach children food allergy safety skills

Nonprescribed psychostimulants may boost short-term focus but impede sleep, mental functions

New insights into emergent evolutionary potential and generative phenotype

Rutgers' CHJL launches interactive resources to address inequities in cancer treatment

Obesity plagues Hispanics and blacks in Colorado, nation’s ‘healthiest’ state

New method can more accurately gauge pain in mice

New Milford Hospital’s Eating Well program offers comfort to patients and caregivers

Light satisfaction makes office workers to deem people as being warm and competent

Freiburg start-up company takes over publicly traded company ‘CELLINK AB’

Uncovering how cyanobacteria edit their genomes

Study examines the utility of thyroid function screening in youth with mood and anxiety disorders

Scientists from Vilnius develop cost-effective and faster DNA testing method

UIC Nursing and Erie partner on $3.3 million grant to improve health care in underserved communities

Water treatment appears to be most effective at reducing roundworm infections

Machine learning-guided virtual reality simulators can be powerful tools in surgeon training

Digital games may relieve stress more effectively than mindfulness apps

Mice brain study reveals secrets about Alzheimer’s

Understanding creation of antibiotic scaffolds could drive new class of antibiotics

Penn State researchers explore how the opioid epidemic affects society

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