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New UCI-Led Study Finds Links Between Circadian Rhythms, Metabolism And Addiction

Findings reveal possible role for peripheral organs in substance use disorders

UCI Researchers Develop Hybrid Human-Machine Framework For Building Smarter AI

Model uses human and algorithmic predictions and confidence scores to boost accuracy

UCI, NASA JPL Researchers Detail Causes Of Glacier Retreat In West Antarctica

Ice-ocean interactions are accelerating melting into Amundsen Sea Embayment

Signaling ‘Stressed-Out’ Plants

For more than 30 years, Ron Mittler has studied a chemical compound called reactive oxygen species, and his ongoing work is uncovering a new view on its importance.

Positively Charged Nanomaterials Treat Obesity Anywhere You Want

Columbia researchers discover that the cationic charged P-G3 reduces fat at targeted locations by inhibiting the unhealthy lipid storage of enlarged fat cells

To Bee Or Not To Bee

Scientists at University of Missouri and Webster University find climate change is linked to the decline of bumblebees in alpine regions of the Rocky Mountains.

Social Exclusion More Common Form Of Bullying Than Physical, Verbal Aggression

MU study finds perceptions of popularity, social status at school impact social exclusion.

One in 10 Older Americans Has Dementia

In the first nationally representative study(link is external and opens in a new window) of cognitive impairment prevalence in more than 20 years, Columbia University researchers have found almost 10% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older have dementia, while another 22% have mild cognitive impairment.

Taking Down Stigma, One Step At A Time

MU researcher decreases stigma among probation and parole officers through short online trainings, showing even a small intervention makes a difference.

MIT's Nedivi: 'How the thalamus communicates with the cortex is a fundamental feature of how the brain interprets the world'

Researchers from MIT have made significant progress in understanding how the brain communicates using neural pathways, shedding new light on the brain's interpretation of the world.

UCI Researchers Find Fewer Low-Cost Air Pollution Sensors In Disadvantaged Communities

First-of-its-kind state study examined distribution, sociodemographic factors over time

HIV And Hepatitis C Virus Monitoring Needs to Increase to Achieve Global Elimination Goals

Countries must intensify efforts to track HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among people who inject drugs, and to prioritise this group in prevention and elimination work, according to new University of Bristol-led research, published online in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

Earth’s First Plants Likely to Have Been Branched, Study Finds

A new discovery by scientists at the University of Bristol changes ideas about the origin of branching in plants.

Providing Free School Meals to All Secondary Pupils Is Feasible and Acceptable, Finds Study

Providing free school meals to all secondary pupils is feasible and acceptable, and brings many potential benefits, finds a new University of Bristol-led study of a pilot scheme in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, published today [22 March].

Genetic Causes of Three Previously Unexplained Rare Diseases Identified

Using a new computational approach developed to analyse large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues including the University of Bristol, have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of three rare conditions:

New Research Shows Recovering Tropical Forests Offset Just One Quarter of Carbon Emissions from New Tropical Deforestation and Forest Degradation

A pioneering global study has found deforestation and forests lost or damaged due to human and environmental change, such as fire and logging, are fast outstripping current rates of forest regrowth.

A Researcher Shores Up Einstein’s Theory With Math

Professor Giorgi shares how she showed that black holes are stable, and how a discovery as a Columbia student charted her professional “destiny.”

Resiliency, Family Support Help Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors Manage Lymphedema

MU researcher studies factors that help Hispanic women return to work, adapt to life with lymphedema after surviving breast cancer.

From Analog To Digital

How a University of Missouri researcher and colleagues have helped advance the field of anatomical research from scalpels, scissors to 3D models using artificial intelligence.

How Close Are We to Developing Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants?

Recent developments have brought potentially lifesaving technologies closer to fruition.