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UH Sociologist Finds Disparities in Initial COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

New Study Examines Early Vaccine Rollout in Five Urban Texas Counties

UCI, UC Riverside Astronomers Discover Galactic Protocluster In Early Universe

Researchers surprised to find that many of the galaxies had stopped forming new stars

UCI Study Reveals Neurobiological Processes Occurring During Puberty That Trigger Sex Differences In Learning And Memory

New findings suggest optimal teaching tactics, psychiatric treatment, should adapt to reflect brain differences

UCI Scientists Discover How Galaxies Can Exist Without Dark Matter

In simulations, collisions cause smaller star groupings to lose material

UC Irvine Research Team Identifies Glycosylation Enzyme Critical In Brain Formation

Findings may contribute to new therapeutic uses for neural stem cells

Behind A Good Mutation: How A Gene Variant Protects Against Alzheimer’s

UCI study provides first evidence about how this protective mutation may reduce disease risk

UH Study: Greenhouse Gas Emission Impact from Peatland Fires Underestimated by 200% to 300%

Global forest fires in 2019 and 2020, such as the wildfires in Australia and California, and the deforestation fires in Brazil and Indonesia, accounted for between 10% and 15% of global GHG emissions.

New Study Estimates Over 5.5 Million U.S. Adults Use Hallucinogens

Past 12-month LSD use rate increased from 0.9 percent in 2002 to 4 percent in 2019

Therapy Dogs Aren’t Always The Answer To Help Children With Autism

MU study finds some – but not all – children with autism respond favorably to therapy dogs as a motivator to complete tasks, learn new skills.

The Unfolding of Thought

Can the neurobiology of the simplest of decisions also underlie our most complex of thoughts?

In Pursuit Of Better Batteries

MU researchers are using a $500,000 grant from NSF to explore a key technical challenge preventing lithium-ion batteries from achieving optimal energy performance.

Astronauts and Airplanes Come From?

New research shows how and when these particles form and offers clues to questions that have troubled scientists since the 1940s.

Longhorned Tick Discovered In Northern Missouri For First Time, MU Researchers Find

Discovery indicates looming problem for cattle health in the Midwest.

Nearly One in Ten Americans Reports Having Depression

Prevalence is particularly high among adolescents and young adults

Electronic Health Records May Be Key To Improving Patient Care, MU Study Finds

MU researcher studies benefits, challenges of using electronic health records in health care industry, offers solutions for using digital data to improve health outcomes.

How Close Are We to Developing Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants?

Recent developments have brought potentially lifesaving technologies closer to fruition.

From Analog To Digital

How a University of Missouri researcher and colleagues have helped advance the field of anatomical research from scalpels, scissors to 3D models using artificial intelligence.

Resiliency, Family Support Help Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors Manage Lymphedema

MU researcher studies factors that help Hispanic women return to work, adapt to life with lymphedema after surviving breast cancer.

A Researcher Shores Up Einstein’s Theory With Math

Professor Giorgi shares how she showed that black holes are stable, and how a discovery as a Columbia student charted her professional “destiny.”