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Few People Seem to Find Real Joy in JOMO

Most people who ranked high in “joy of missing out” or JOMO also reported high levels of social anxiety in a recent Washington State University-led study.

WSU Researcher Studies Trauma of Police Killings on Black Students

It feels personal. The Black college students interviewed by Betty Wilson racially identified with unarmed Black victims of highly publicized police killings. In them, they saw their relatives, their friends — and themselves.

COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories That Spread Fastest Focused on Evil, Secrecy

In the early pandemic, conspiracy theories that were shared the most on Twitter highlighted malicious purposes and secretive actions of supposed bad actors behind the crisis, according to an analysis of nearly 400,000 posts.

Users Care About Assistive Devices’ Look, Feel and Smell

A new study by North Carolina State University researchers found that people often considered the look, texture and, occasionally, the smell of two assistive devices – compression gloves and a knee brace – in online reviews of the products.

Trust in Experts, Media Literacy Connected to Covid‑19 Vaccine Intention

An early pandemic survey found that respondents’ intentions to receive COVID-19 vaccines were linked more to their media literacy and opinion of health experts than knowledge of the virus or previous vaccination behavior.

Earlier Algae Blooms, Lingering Toxins: Invasive Species Cause Big Changes To A Lake’s Microbial Community

New research from University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists traces two tiny invasive species through their outsized effects on the water quality, algae blooms and toxic conditions in a Wisconsin lake.

Fake News on Facebook Increased 2020 Election Doubts

Facebook users were more likely to read fake news about the 2020 U.S. presidential election than users of Twitter and other social media websites, a Washington State University-led analysis found.

New Way to Rearrange Store Products Could Boost Impulse Buying

A data-based method for periodically rearranging products enables retailers to optimize new store layouts based on customer familiarity with where their favorite things used to be.

Lake Superior Researcher Helps Communities Better Understand Harmful Algal Blooms

Do blooms also like it cold? Lake Superior researcher and international team of scientists help communities better understand harmful algal blooms.

Smooth Sailing For Electrons In Graphene

Physicists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison directly measured, for the first time at nanometer resolution, the fluid-like flow of electrons in graphene.

Gut Microbiomes Help Bears With Very Different Diets Reach the Same Size

A recent study of the gut microbiome of Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos) shows that the microbial life in bears’ guts allows them to achieve comparable size and fat stores while eating widely different diets.

U. of Virginia researchers study how 'opportunistic pathogens' are tied to infections

A potentially deadly infection has a dangerous ally lurking in the human body, and researchers at the University of Virginia's School of Medicine, along with collaborators from other institutions, have uncovered how certain microorganisms found in the gut can worsen potentially deadly C. difficile infections.

U. of Virginia scientists create mathematical tool to advance genomics, disease research

Researchers from the University of Virginia (UVA) have developed a mathematical tool that can filter out noise and bias from large sets of data about the building blocks of our chromosomes, which could advance genomics and disease research.

Fear Can Inspire Remote Workers to Protect IT Resources

Fear of what could go wrong is the greatest motivator when it comes to getting remote workers to protect their employer’s information technology security, according to a recent study in Computers & Security.

Changing Feelings Can Boost Creativity for Conventional Thinkers

Even people who tend to think conventionally, such as accountants or insurance adjusters, can be creative, a recent study suggests, if they can look at emotional situations in a different light.

Discovery Could Hold the Key to Healthy Aging During Global Warming

Researchers have long known that many animals live longer in colder climates than in warmer climates. New research in C. elegans nematode worms suggests that this phenomenon is tied to a protein found in the nervous system that controls the expression of collagens, the primary building block of skin, bone and connective tissue in many animals.

E-Health Reduces Patient Pain, Opioids in Clinical Study

An online “e-health” program helped more people with chronic pain reduce their opioid medications and pain intensity than a control group that had only regular treatment in a recent clinical study.

Finger-Prick Test Developed for ‘Trich’ a Common, Undiagnosed STI

A quick, affordable diagnostic test developed by a Washington State University researcher may help curb one of the most prevalent but least discussed sexually transmitted infections.

Scientists Can Show a Movable Hologram with a New Microscope

Researchers from the Nano-optics research team have developed a new technology that allows composing a three-dimensional image from a constantly moving sample using an optical microscope. The prestigious journal Nature Communications reported about the new patented method today.

A Novel Method of Labelling DNA Bases for Sequencing

An international research team headed by Michal Hocek of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague) and Charles University and Ciara K. O’Sullivan of Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) in Spain have developed a novel method for labelling DNA, which in the future can be used for sequencing DNA by means of electrochemical detection. The researchers presented their results in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.