Quantcast

Latest News

Importance Of Early-Life Factors Identified In New Lung Health Study

New insights into the importance of early-life factors on lung health have been unveiled in the most comprehensive study of its kind, led by the Universities of Bristol and Essex.

Ancient Tools Provide Earliest Evidence of Rice Harvesting

Striations and residue found on stone tools in China reflect harvesting methods.

New UCI study indicates that genetic sex determines how muscle tissue interacts with other tissues and organs

A new study by researchers at University of California, Irvine (UCI) indicates that an individual's genetic sex influences the way muscle tissue communicates with other other tissues and organs in the body.

Socialness Is in the Eye of the Beholder

A new Dartmouth study investigates how social interaction is perceived.

Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk During American Heart Month

February is American Heart Month, a time for all people to focus on their cardiovascular health.

Excess Medications and Alcohol Misuse by People With HIV Increase Delirium Risk

Delirium is a transient but serious condition that complicates as many as one in five hospitalizations, and those living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are especially at risk.

Understanding the Cryptic Role Fungi Play in Ecosystems

A new review analyzes what we know about how fungi disperse.

Working With Faculty Mentor, Undergrad Unlocks Secrets Of ‘Living Fossils’

Working together, Yale undergraduate Chase Brownstein and Professor Thomas Near have published three peer-reviewed studies of “living fossil” fish lineages.

Digital Platform Shows the Complexity of How Patients Recover After Surgery

Measuring the patient’s perspective of recovery after cardiac surgery is challenging. During the initial recovery phase, clinicians struggle to collect information about sleep patterns, mental health, and other symptoms from their patients.

Widening Doorways to STEM Education

Growing up in Minnesota as the child of Indian immigrants, Bala Chaudhary, associate professor of environmental studies, loved spending time outdoors with her family. But she never imagined, back then, that she would her devote her professional life to researching the ecosystems she was exploring on foot.

Early Universe May Be ‘Teeming’ With Bright Galaxies, New Data Reveals

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the universe may have started forming star-filled galaxies earlier than previously thought.

Untangling the Evolution of Complex Life

Expansion of microRNAs in octopuses suggests a role in advanced brain development.

As AI Talks, People Are Beginning to Listen

And Dartmouth researchers want to make sure chatbots don’t turn toxic.

Insights & Outcomes: Clinical trial data gaps and a universe of old milk

Yale researchers study a program to fight childhood obesity, a new theory about the density of the universe, and the demographics of clinical trials.

Estimating the Environmental Impact of Certain Prostate Cancer Procedures

A Yale-led study examines the potential environmental benefits of more carefully selecting patients for prostate biopsy in a way that can also spare low-yield and potentially harmful procedures.

Study Finds Parents Receiving Financial Coaching Were More Likely To Bring Infants To Well-Child Care Visits

Parents of infants who received financial coaching in a pediatric primary care setting were much less likely to miss well-child care visits for the first six months of life, according to new UCLA-led research.

UCLA-Led Research Could Help Restore Endangered Fish Species Native To Southern California

California’s dwindling water resources and urban sprawl are leaving a group of residents you’ve probably never heard of on the verge of homelessness.

Decoding Mega Magnetic Explosions Outside the Solar System

Dartmouth physics major helps explain what makes neutron stars shine so bright.

When American Democracy Looks Weak, Alliances May Erode

Study shows how election interference affects public opinion from abroad.