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MU Study Suggests Best Practices For Attracting New Customers

Study shows the key to attracting new customers is to know how to leverage new and veteran salespeople.

Searching For The Earliest Galaxies In The Universe

Using data from NASA’s new space telescope, University of Missouri astronomers suggest more galaxies were formed in the early universe than previously thought.

Predicting A Recession

Researchers develop new model to predict US recessions and slowdowns in GDP growth

“The Real World Still Matters”

A study from the University of Missouri finds political polarization doesn’t dominate people’s perceptions of COVID-19.

Study Unexpectedly Finds Only 7 Health Symptoms Directly Related To ‘Long COVID’

The discovery by MU researchers — from a list of 47 top reported symptoms from ‘long COVID’ — provides a better understanding of how SARS-CoV-2 may mutate or evolve.

Black South Africans Report Higher Life Satisfaction And Are At Less Risk For Depression Post-Migration, MU Study Finds

Findings may help policymakers tailor mental health resources to underprivileged migrants, those seeking economic mobility.

Alzheimer’s Risk Gene Undermines Insulation Of Brain’s “Wiring”

In people carrying APOE4, a key brain cell mismanages cholesterol needed to insulate neurons properly — another sign APOE4 contributes to disease by disrupting brain lipids.

International Team Observes Innermost Structure Of Quasar Jet

New observations show the deepest parts of the quasar's plasma jet in a project led by MIT Haystack Observatory.

New CRISPR-Based Tool Inserts Large DNA Sequences At Desired Sites In Cells

Known as PASTE, the technique holds potential for treating a variety of diseases caused by faulty genes.

The Task Of Magnetic Classification Suddenly Looks Easier

MIT undergraduate researchers Helena Merker, Harry Heiberger, and Linh Nguyen, and PhD student Tongtong Liu, exploit machine-learning techniques to determine the magnetic structure of materials.

Silent Synapses Are Abundant In The Adult Brain

These immature connections may explain how the adult brain is able to form new memories and absorb new information.

MIT Researchers Use Quantum Computing To Observe Entanglement

Researchers at the Center for Theoretical Physics lead work on testing quantum gravity on a quantum processor.

How Touch Dampens The Brain’s Response To Painful Stimuli

Rubbing an aching body part can bring some relief. Neuroscientists at MIT's McGovern Institute are looking to find out why.

A Healthy Wind

Health benefits of using wind energy instead of fossil fuels could quadruple if the most polluting power plants are selected for dialing down, new study finds.

Using Light To Manipulate Neuron Excitability

A new optogenetics-based tool allows researchers to control how neurons respond to electrical input.

Study: Without More Data, A Black Hole’s Origins Can Be “Spun” In Any Direction

Current measurements of black holes are not enough to nail down how the invisible giants form in the universe, researchers say.

Scientists find unique fossil of turtle on Danish island thought to be in transition from land to sea

In evolutionary terms what happens when a terrestrial organism adapts to a marine environment? The recent discovery of a unique fossil turtle provides an unusual example of one such organism in transition from land to sea.

MIT Engineers Design A Soft, Implantable Ventilator

The new design works with the diaphragm to improve breathing.