Researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University collaborated with colleagues at universities in China to provide evidence of a strong link between schizophrenia and the organisms in the digestive track. Gut microbiomes, found in the intestines, […]
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RIT study suggests GRE is more harmful than helpful
A team of researchers led by the Rochester Institute of Technology completed an analysis of physics Ph.D. students from 2000 to 2010, and discovered that the students’ performance on the GRE physics subject test had […]
Read moreStony Brook University explores complexity of autism classification
A new Stony Brook University study reveals that autism might be better understood as several interrelated spectra, rather than a spectrum. The study compares two large independent samples of children and adolescents, with and without […]
Read moreColumbia University unlocks graphene’s superconducting powers
A Columbia University-led team found a new method to induce superconductivity by finely tuning adjacent layers of graphene. They studied a sample with a twist angle of 1.3 degrees — the applied pressure transforms the […]
Read moreCornell psychologists solve mystery of songbird development
New research by Cornell University psychologists has revealed more about how zebra finches learn their songs. Instead of simply imitating adults, they actually learn by watching their mother’s reactions to their immature songs. This solves […]
Read moreNYU researchers say “bursty” social behavior spreads disease
The New York University Tandon School of Engineering collaborated with Politecnico di Torino, Italy, to develop a more accurate mathematical model predicting the spread of disease. The model takes into account the social interactions between […]
Read moreThe University at Albany sheds new light on Zika virus transmission
Research by a professor at the University at Albany School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shed new light on the risk of transmitting the Zika virus. The […]
Read moreNew study suggests a link between high blood pressure and Alzheimer’s
University of Rochester neuroscientists and mechanical engineers report in a new study that the brain’s mechanism for removing waste is driven mainly by the pulsations of arteries. The change in these pulsations caused by high […]
Read moreThe Rockefeller University study explains how geckos move on water
A Rockefeller fellow in physics and biology recently completed a study which explores how geckos can scurry across the water’s surface at impressive speeds. The study highlights a combination of techniques that geckos use to […]
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