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Simulating Discrimination In Virtual Reality

The role-playing game “On the Plane” simulates xenophobia to foster greater understanding and reflection via virtual experiences.

Study: Preschool Gives A Big Boost To College Attendance

Research using a Boston admissions lottery shows striking effects for children throughout their student lives.

How Debit Cards Helped Indonesia’s Poor Get More Food

Replacing rice-bag delivery with digital card vouchers helps recipients get their intended supplies, researchers report.

MIT Center For Real Estate Advances Climate And Sustainable Real Estate Research Agenda

Projects, publications, and academia-industry networks produce pathways for the real estate industry to address the climate crisis.

Scientists Use Computational Modeling To Design “Ultrastable” Materials

These highly stable metal-organic frameworks could be useful for applications such as capturing greenhouse gases.

Illuminating The Money Trail

MIT political scientist In Song Kim shines a bright light on the dark art of political lobbying.

Encouraging A Scientific Habit Of The Mind

Abdullahi Tsanni wants to broaden understanding and expand coverage of science research in Africa.

Championing Health Workers To Lead Vaccination Efforts In Uganda

A survey to measure who was getting vaccinated against Covid-19 in Uganda finds health workers had an important role to play.

Even Limited Physical Activity Appears To Protect Against Memory Disorders

A recent analysis based on population surveys confirms that physical activity in middle age reduces the risk of developing a memory disorder in old age.

A New Peptide May Hold Potential As An Alzheimer’s Treatment

The peptide blocks a hyperactive brain enzyme that contributes to the neurodegeneration seen in Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

Like Father Like Child – Male Parents Lead Young Birds On First Migration

GPS tracking of Caspian terns showed that male parents carry the main responsibility for leading young during their first migration from the Baltic Sea to Africa.

Neuroscientists Identify Cells Especially Vulnerable To Alzheimer’s

Neurons that form part of a memory circuit are among the first brain cells to show signs of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease.

Cancer Increases the Risk of Developing Diabetes

Cancer patients are at a greater risk for developing diabetes, according to a new study by the Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, and the University of Copenhagen. The study also concludes that cancer patients who develop diabetes die sooner than survivors without diabetes.

Nanoparticles Provoke Immune Response Against Tumors But Avoid Side Effects

In a new study, immunostimulatory drugs slowed tumor growth without producing systemic inflammation.

Men with Obesity Can Double Their Sperm Count

Men with obesity can double their sperm count if they lose weight and maintain the weight loss. This is the conclusion in a new study by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Hvidovre Hospital.

A Message To Meteorite Hunters: Put Down Your Magnets!

A new study shows that simple hand magnets erase a meteorite’s magnetic memory.

Studying Consciousness Without Affecting It

A new study tests an alternative to external stimulation for measuring when subjects lose and regain responsiveness during sedation and anesthesia.

Scientists Build New Atlas Of Ocean’s Oxygen-Starved Waters

The 3D maps may help researchers track and predict the ocean’s response to climate change.

Predator Interactions Chiefly Determine Where Prochlorococcus Thrive

New findings may help researchers hone predictions for where phytoplankton will migrate with climate change.