March 8, 2021
By reducing heat leakage, engineers improve wearable device powered by body heat.
March 8, 2021
A research team has uncovered a molecular mechanism to help explain how psychological and/or physiological stress in pregnant women triggers preterm birth with no known cause.
Study reveals process to explain how maternal stress triggers idiopathic preterm birth
March 8, 2021
Engineers have characterized the properties of the protective membrane around tumors and found that this lining may be a good target for therapies to prevent metastasis.
March 8, 2021
New research reveals that attitudes based on feelings and emotions can also stand the test of time.
Opinions and attitudes can last when they are based on emotion
March 8, 2021
Men and women tend to respond differently to many kinds of vaccines. That’s probably because of a mix of factors, including hormones, genes and the dosing of the shots.
March 5, 2021
New research finds that specific regions of the brain respond to emotional stimuli related to loneliness and wisdom in opposing ways.
How does your brain process emotions? Answer could help address loneliness epidemic
March 5, 2021
A study of national data shows the devastating impact the pandemic has had on those with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers.
After old age, intellectual disability is greatest risk factor for death from COVID-19, study finds
March 5, 2021
Studies of the microbiome in the human gut have largely overlooked non-bacterial microbes: viruses, protists, archaea and fungi. Now research in mice points to a significant role for fungi, called the mycobiome, in the intestine.
The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods
March 5, 2021
A new study finds a possible link between slow walking pace and an increased risk of death among cancer survivors. The researchers say more work is needed to see if physical activity programs or other interventions could help cancer survivors improve their ability to walk and perhaps increase survival after a cancer diagnosis.
Walking pace among cancer survivors may be important for survival
March 4, 2021
As a child born and raised in a low-income, urban neighborhood of Jersey City, NJ, Ijeoma Opara counted herself lucky. She had strong support from her parents, both college-educated Nigerian immigrants. But she also saw firsthand the devastating effects that gang violence, crime, drugs, and alcohol were having on too many young people in her community. When she was in high school, her family bought their first house about 20 miles away in the middle-class, suburban neighborhood of Roselle, NJ. The dramatic differences between these two worlds drove home for her how significant a zip code can be in determining a child’s outlook and opportunities.
Taking a Community-Based Approach to Youth Substance Abuse Prevention
