Day July 3, 2018

People who engage in more substantive conversations tend to be happier, a new study confirms. Researchers also found that idle small talk is not necessarily negatively related to well-being, contrary to previous findings, said study co-author Matthias Mehl, a professor…

IMAGE: Jenna Weglarz-Ward, an alumna of the U. of I.’s special education doctoral program, found in a recent study that child care providers in Illinois often lack the staffing, resources and… view more  Credit: University of Nevada CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Although…

IMAGE: Shima Hamidi, UTA assistant professor in the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs, has published papers that show the cost of sprawl in a region. view more  Credit: UT Arlington A recently published study by a University of Texas…

IMAGE: This MRI with contrast shows heterogenous interstitial fluid flow in glioblastoma. The tumor border is outlined in red. view more  Credit: Kingsmore et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3, 2018 — Interstitial fluid transports nutrients and removes waste between the organs…

Sepsis is an infection that kills as many Americans each year as stroke and Alzheimer’s combined-about 250,000-but very little has changed in the treatment of this age-old scourge. Now researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have found a clue…

Researchers have recently begun to realize that biological sex plays a key role in disease risk. Sex plays a role in hypertension, diabetes, arthritis – and in many neurological and psychiatric disorders. Depression and anxiety affect females more, while neurodevelopmental…

IMAGE: FSU scientists have devised a strategy for synthesizing carbocyclic 5-8-5 fused ring systems, a molecular structure with potentially broad therapeutic potential. view more  Credit: Benjamin Moten TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In pharmacology, not all molecular structures are created equal. Some frameworks…

IMAGE: This is a view from a mesa of a Chaco Canyon great house called Kin Kletso. view more  Credit: Samantha Fladd/UC Researchers think they have a better understanding for how ancient North Americans thrived for centuries in northwestern New Mexico’s…

IMAGE: Dr. Gretchen Diehl is the corresponding author of this work. view more  Credit: Baylor College of Medicine New research reveals a cellular mechanism by which good bacteria can help the gut stay healthy. The study, which appears in the journal…

For more than a century, scientists have understood that natural selection have profound effects on how an animal looks – Anolis lizards that spend more time on the ground, for example, might need longer legs for running, while species that…