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Many Students Not Getting Recommended Concussion Care

Prompt diagnosis and treatment can reduce risk of long-term psychological and cognitive harms, an injury-prevention specialist says.

Black Men Face Grim Prostate Cancer Realities With Surgery

Black men have higher prostate cancer mortality rates if treated by less experienced surgeons, researchers found.

Incident Atrial Fibrillation Appears To Heighten Dementia Risk

A large UW Medicine-Kaiser Permanente study finds modestly increased risk, with a stronger link seen among younger people.

Copper Artifacts Unearth New Cultural Connections In Southern Africa

A University of Missouri researcher and colleagues use geochemical analyses on copper objects to reveal centuries of previously unknown connections within the region.

Toward a Quantum Computer That Calculates Molecular Energy

Researchers at Columbia and Google Quantum AI have developed an algorithm that uses the most quantum bits to date to calculate ground state energy, the lowest-energy state in a quantum mechanical system. The discovery could help make it easier to design new materials.

A New Paper Calls for More HIV Research in Marginalized Communities

Intimate partner violence is a key indicator for poor HIV outcomes.

11 Ways To Improve Airlines For Customers

MU researcher uses artificial intelligence to show airline customers enjoy cabin staff and in-flight entertainment but find accommodations uncomfortable and the industry unreliable.

When SEC Is Challenged, CEOs Notice

MU research shows that success of regulatory enforcement impacts corporate managers’ communication during private meetings.

Teachers Who Struggle To Cope With Stress Report Far Lower Job Satisfaction, MU Study Finds

Findings can help identify coping mechanisms that alleviate teacher stress, which has implications for teacher shortages.

MU Researcher Uses Gene-Editing Tool To Improve Productivity In Rice Crops

A recent study by a University of Missouri researcher used genetic engineering tools to better prepare Missouri’s agriculture industry to control crop disease outbreaks.

Occludin Protein Plays Key Role In Spread Of Coronavirus Throughout Body’s Cells

Finding by University of Missouri researchers gives insight into how the virus spreads throughout the human body, may help development of antiviral drugs.

More Spice Could Help Seniors Avoid Salt

Add a little spicy seasoning to a low sodium meal, and adults over the age of 60 may have a harder time noticing a lack of salt

Viral Proteins Join Forces to Lower Plants’ Defense ‘Shields’

WSU research scientist Ying Zhai examines a tobacco plant inoculated with a geminivirus. The pathogen stunts growth and can eventually kill infected plants. Zhai and colleagues study how the geminiviruses evade plant defenses.

Signaling Proteins Shown To Play Key Role In TB Biology

Findings suggest a largely overlooked cellular signaling system may play a more important role in bacteria than previously thought.

Inflammation Is Culprit Behind Long COVID, Study Suggests

Murine research indicates that the S1 protein is gatekeeper for how the SARS-CoV-2 virus crosses the blood-brain barrier.

UW Students Design Low-Cost IV Monitor For Newborn Care

Designed for use in low- and middle-income settings, the device is twice as accurate as similar commercial monitoring systems.

Pandemic Did Not Weaken Student Trust in Higher Education Overall

Despite major COVID-19 disruptions, a survey study involving more than 8,300 students at 29 colleges and universities revealed that most maintained their trust in their institutions, at least in the early pandemic months.

‘Explainable AI’ Can Efficiently Detect AR/VR Cybersickness

University of Missouri researchers are exploring how explainable artificial intelligence can help detect how people develop cybersickness in augmented and virtual reality.

Four‑year College Students Drink More, Use Marijuana Less Than Community College Peers

Students at four-year colleges and universities drink nearly twice as much alcohol as their peers in two-year colleges, according to a survey of college students in the Seattle area.