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Popular Students May Not Always Be The Most Well-Liked, MU Study Finds

Findings can help teachers promote prosocial behaviors, cultivate positive school climate.

Is the Universe Asymmetrical?

Postdoc Oliver Philcox may have found a “smoking gun” for new frontiers in physics.

Ultrasound Device May Offer New Treatment Option for Hypertension

A device that uses ultrasound to calm overactive nerves in the kidneys may be able to help some people get their blood pressure under control.

Personalizing Treatment For Severe Limb Injuries

Researchers at the University of Missouri used small wearable sensors to gather data on how people use a prosthesis versus a transplant in everyday life following a traumatic hand loss.

Custom Finger Clip Offers A New Way To Measure Blood Pressure, Other Vitals

University of Missouri engineers have designed a prototype of a novel blood pressure monitoring device using two photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors.

A Faster “Code Breaker” To Analyze Human DNA

University of Missouri researchers are working to help scientists speed up their data analysis of human genomes along the way to making new scientific discoveries.

New York City’s Open Streets Program During COVID Has Unintended Consequences on Noise Complaints

The Open Streets program launched in New York City during COVID-19 may be linked to an increase in street and sidewalk noise complaints, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers.

Shale Reservoirs Could Be ‘Substantial Source of Lithium’

University of Houston Researcher Lays Out Potential of Petroleum-Based Rock Brines as New Lithium Source

Shale Reservoirs Could Be ‘Substantial Source of Lithium’

Traces of Long-Ago Climate Change Could Foretell Earth’s Own Climate Troubles

Shale Reservoirs Could Be ‘Substantial Source of Lithium’

University of Houston Researcher Says the 'Kids are Not Alright'

AI Software Can Provide ‘Roadmap’ For Biological Discoveries

University of Missouri researchers update an online prediction modeling tool to help advance other researchers’ scientific discoveries involving proteins.

Scientists Use Card Game to Probe Role of Memory–and Uncertainty–in Decision-Making

When making decisions, we rely on different kinds of memory. How does the brain decide which to use? New research suggests it depends on uncertainty

Shale Reservoirs Could Be ‘Substantial Source of Lithium’

Washington, D.C., New York and Boston Showed Biggest Air Quality Improvements

Uh Researchers Make Inroads in Converting Seawater to Green Hydrogen

Seawater electrolysis, the process of extracting oxygen and hydrogen out of water, was first discovered in the early 19th century.

Science Has Spoken: Tell the Truth on Facebook or Risk Your Reputation

Black and Hispanic Populations Have High Rates of Deficiency

Pioneer In Degradation Of 'Forever Chemicals' Brings Research To Mizzou

Feng “Frank” Xiao is confronting the global and decades-old health issue of mass-marketed detrimental chemical compounds that wreak havoc on human health.

Engineered Bacteria Find Tumors, then Alert the Authorities

Combining discoveries in cancer immunology with sophisticated genetic engineering, Columbia University researchers have created a sort of “bacterial suicide squad” that targets tumors, attracting the host’s own immune cells to the cancer to destroy it.

Progress on Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

Innovative Approach May Slow Down, Halt Onset, Progression

Deep Nerve Stimulation Consistently Reduces Blood Pressure

Using Newly Developed Mini Electrodes to Fight Hypertension