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What Makes Someone Likely to Be a First-Gen College Grad? Money.

A new study finds that first-generation college graduates are more likely to come from families that have higher incomes and more resources than families in which neither parents nor children graduate from college.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Telemedicine Usage Persist During Pandemic

UH Study Finds Minorities Dealing with Access to Care Issues

Study Finds Significant Variation in Anatomy of Human Guts

New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounced differences possible between healthy individuals.

Firefighters with Ptsd Likely to Have Relationship Problems

PTSD Interferes with Ability to Regulate Emotions, Causing Relationship Fallout

Researchers Identify a New Genetic Culprit in Canine Bladder Cancers

Researchers have identified new genetic mutations linked to a subset of canine bladder cancers.

Computational ‘Short Cuts’ Offer Fast Answers to Complex Supply Chain Problems

Supply chain networks can be incredibly complex, with multiple manufacturing and distribution points – and the location of each node in those networks has a significant effect on everything from profitability to product cost to environmental impact.

Researchers Design Battery Prototype With Fiber-Shaped Cathode

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers made a cathode, or the positive end of a battery, in the shape of a thread-like fiber.

Pickleball Helps Older Adults Stay Physically Active

Pickleball isn’t just fun and easy to play – it’s also potentially heart healthy.

New Study Looks at Role of Sleep Disruption in Dogs With Dementia

Dogs with dementia suffer the same sleep disruptions that humans with dementia do.

Collaborative Paper Finds Cell-To-Cell Communication Mathematically Optimal

Cell-to-cell communication is a large part of Professor Dae Seok Eom’s research. In particular, the Eom lab focuses on a novel signaling projection called airinemes, which have meandering trajectories as they travel from the signal sending cell to the target cell.

How To Make Lab Research More Successful For Humans

Why do many treatments that work in animal models fail in people? In his new book, Neurobiology and Behavior professor Georg Striedter says researchers sometimes unwittingly set the stage for defeat by overlooking species differences when designing their studies.

When Exercise Becomes Too Much of a Good Thing

Feeling preoccupied with your fitness regimen could be a warning sign of exercise addiction

Simple Algorithm Brings Complex Power to Quantum Computers

A novel protocol for quantum computers could reproduce the complex dynamics of quantum materials

Digital Markers Near-Perfect for Predicting Dementia

Researchers develop highly accurate machine learning model for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older drivers

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.