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- FSU research team makes Zika drug breakthrough https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2016/08/29/fsu-research-team-makes-zika-drug-breakthrough/ 21 comments
- Research links common sweetener with anxiety https://news.fsu.edu/news/university-news/2022/12/08/fsu-research-links-common-sweetener-with-anxiety 71 comments health
- Pandemic altered personality traits of younger adults. Changes in younger adults (study participants younger than 30) showed disrupted maturity, as exhibited by increased neuroticism and decreased agreeableness and conscientiousness, in the later stages of the pandemic. https://news.fsu.edu/news/health-medicine/2022/09/28/fsu-researchers-find-pandemic-altered-personality-traits-of-younger-adults/ 2725 comments science
- Research has uncovered a mechanism one cancer-causing virus uses to evade immune-system responses that would normally trigger antiviral responses and virus suppression https://news.fsu.edu/news/health-medicine/2022/08/24/fsu-biologists-discover-how-cancer-causing-virus-avoids-triggering-immune-system-response/ 18 comments science
- Study: Humans responsible for over 90% of world’s oil slicks https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2022/06/16/study-humans-responsible-for-over-90-of-worlds-oil-slicks/ 57 comments technology
- Humans Responsible for Over 90% of World's Oil Slicks. The research is a major update from previous investigations into marine oil pollution, which estimated that about half came from human sources and half from natural sources. https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2022/06/16/study-humans-responsible-for-over-90-of-worlds-oil-slicks/ 451 comments science
- Personality traits and hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found personality can help protect against Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases by delaying or preventing the emergence of neuropathology for those strong in conscientiousness and low in neuroticism. https://news.fsu.edu/news/health-medicine/2021/10/12/fsu-college-of-medicine-research-links-personality-traits-and-hallmarks-of-alzheimers-disease/ 69 comments science
- FSU researchers find exposure to microplastics may alter cellular function. They found that exposure to microplastics for only a few days caused human lung cells to slow down their metabolism and growth, change shapes, and decluster so that gaps exist in what is typically a solid sheet of cells. https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2021/04/19/microplastics-and-human-health-fsu-researchers-find-exposure-to-microplastics-may-alter-cellular-function/ 7 comments science
- Researchers find sun and rain transform asphalt binder into potentially toxic compounds. https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2020/07/13/fsu-researchers-find-sun-and-rain-transform-asphalt-binder-into-potentially-toxic-compounds/ 19 comments science
- Researchers find seaweed helps trap carbon dioxide in sediment https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2019/06/03/researchers-find-seaweed-helps-trap-carbon-dioxide-in-sediment/ 3 comments science
- Researchers found that male Trinidadian guppies observe a form of nepotism when it comes to pursuing the opposite sex. These tiny tropical fish often help their brothers in the mating process by darting in front of other males to block access to a female. https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2020/03/26/its-a-family-thing-fsu-research-shows-guppies-help-their-brothers-when-it-comes-to-the-opposite-sex/ 3 comments science
- New evidence suggests that deontological thinking is not necessarily impulsive, but can be logical and reflective, which undermines some moral psychologists' arguments for utilitarianism. https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2019/07/11/making-sense-of-morality-fsu-researchers-advance-the-study-of-ethical-decision-making/ 7 comments philosophy
- Researchers find seaweed helps trap carbon dioxide in sediment https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2019/06/03/researchers-find-seaweed-helps-trap-carbon-dioxide-in-sediment/ 11 comments science
- New research from Florida State University finds Airbnb’s exponential growth worldwide is devouring an increasing share of hotel revenues and also driving down room prices and occupancy rates. https://news.fsu.edu/news/business-law-policy/2019/04/18/airbnbs-explosive-growth-jolts-hotel-industrys-bottom-line/ 4 comments business
- Airbnb’s exponential growth worldwide is devouring an increasing share of hotel revenues and also driving down room prices and occupancy rates, suggests a new study, which also found that travelers felt Airbnb properties were more authentic than franchised hotels. https://news.fsu.edu/news/business-law-policy/2019/04/18/airbnbs-explosive-growth-jolts-hotel-industrys-bottom-line/ 4441 comments science
- Researchers uncover conclusive evidence linking sea level rise and ocean oxygen depletion to the widespread decimation of marine species ~430 million years ago, during the early Silurian (Llandovery–Wenlock boundary) mass extinction https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2019/03/27/in-ancient-oceans-that-resembled-our-own-oxygen-loss-triggered-mass-extinction/ 5 comments science
- Individuals who are higher in neuroticism hold more negative attitudes about obesity, they show more phobia toward weight, they talk more negatively about their body to their friends and around their children, and they are more likely to perceive weight discrimination https://news.fsu.edu/news/health-medicine/2019/01/15/personality-type-could-shape-attitudes-toward-body-weight-of-others-researchers-say/ 5 comments science
- Conflict in marriage can trigger testosterone surges in men, but not women, and these divergent hormonal reactions may highlight why marital arguments can escalate and cause chronic relationship problems. https://news.fsu.edu/news/2018/09/11/fsu-research-highlights-the-love-hate-relationship-between-testosterone-and-marriage/ 87 comments science
- In warming Arctic, major rivers show surprising changes in carbon chemistry. “If climate change is causing an increase in alkalinity production in the Arctic, it could be acting as slight negative feedback to warming, which is a good thing" https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2018/08/28/in-warming-arctic-major-rivers-show-surprising-changes-in-carbon-chemistry/ 14 comments science
- Predictors for infidelity, divorce highlighted in new research. People are not necessarily aware of what they’re doing or why they’re doing it. These processes are largely spontaneous and effortless, and they may be somewhat shaped by biology and/or early childhood experiences. http://news.fsu.edu/news/education-society/2018/02/12/lead-us-not-temptation-predictors-infidelity-divorce-highlighted-new-fsu-research/ 21 comments science
- Florida State University research finds women use gossip as a weapon against romantic rivals http://news.fsu.edu/news/2018/05/09/idle-talk-or-fierce-competition-fsu-research-finds-women-use-gossip-as-a-weapon-against-romantic-rivals/ 52 comments science
- Urban growth has led to shorter and more intense wet seasons in the Florida peninsula. Changes in land cover resulted in a decrease in wet-season length by 3.5 hours per year in Florida's most urban areas compared to its most rural areas. http://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2018/04/09/fsu-researchers-urban-growth-leads-to-shorter-more-intense-wet-seasons-in-florida-peninsula/ 3 comments science
- Do your share: Perception of fair division of housework linked to better sex among married individuals in midlife, according to new research. https://news.fsu.edu/news/education-society/2018/03/12/share-perception-fair-division-housework-linked-better-sex-among-married-individuals-midlife/ 18 comments science
- A series of complicated experiments involving berkelium, one of the least understood elements of the Periodic Table, has challenged some long-held tenets from quantum mechanics. http://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2017/10/03/breaking-rules-heavy-chemical-elements-alter-theory-quantum-mechanics/ 7 comments science
- New research shows climate change a major threat to bumble bees, and explains the link between a changing global climate and a dramatic decline in bumble bee populations worldwide, as reported in Ecology Letters. https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2017/09/29/stinging-report-fsu-research-shows-climate-change-major-threat-bumble-bees/ 7 comments science
- New boarding procedures, smaller cabin size may limit infection on planes - During major epidemics, cramped airplane cabins are fertile ground for the spread of infection, but new research suggests changing routine boarding protocols could be a key to reducing rampant transmission of disease. https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2017/08/31/new-boarding-procedures-smaller-cabin-size-may-limit-infection-planes/ 3 comments science
- FSU Research: Ancient ocean deoxygenation that lead to mass extinction provides an urgent warning about today's growing dead zones https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2017/08/09/fsu-research-ancient-ocean-deoxygenation-provides-urgent-warning/ 52 comments worldnews
- People who experience unpredictable childhoods due to issues such as divorce, crime or frequent moves face a higher risk of becoming obese as adults https://news.fsu.edu/news/health-medicine/2017/07/24/fsu-researcher-paves-new-path-toward-preventing-obesity/ 48 comments science
- New research has found how attractiveness of a romantic partner can be a driving force behind the desire to diet and seek a slim body, though that motivation contrasts sharply between men and women. http://news.fsu.edu/news/2017/07/13/fsu-researchers-discover-ugly-truth-attractiveness/ 756 comments science
- How artificial intelligence will save lives in the 21st century - FSU Researcher Uses Machine Learning to Improve Suicide Prediction https://news.fsu.edu/news/health-medicine/2017/02/28/how-artificial-intelligence-save-lives-21st-century/ 5 comments science
- Dinosaur incubation periods directly determined from growth-line counts in embryonic teeth show reptilian-grade development http://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2017/01/02/long-take-hatch-dinosaur-egg-fsu-research-says-3-6-months/ 3 comments science
- Researchers discover existing drug combination that halls Zika from replicating. https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2016/08/29/fsu-research-team-makes-zika-drug-breakthrough/ 4 comments science
- FSU research team makes Zika drug breakthrough http://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2016/08/29/fsu-research-team-makes-zika-drug-breakthrough/ 12 comments science
- "Helicopter parenting" has deleterious effect on the mental health of college students http://news.fsu.edu/top-stories/helicopter-parents-hovering-may-have-effect-as-kids-transition-to-adulthood 85 comments science
- Lack of stimulation in the workplace and dirty working environment has long-term cognitive effects on employees http://news.fsu.edu/more-fsu-news/dull-and-dirty-your-workplace-could-affect-brain-function 760 comments science
- Contraception may change how happy women are with their husbands http://news.fsu.edu/more-fsu-news/study-contraception-may-change-how-happy-women-are-with-their-husbands 36 comments science
- By analyzing the chemical clues locked inside an ancient Martian meteorite known as Black Beauty, scientists are revealing the story of Mars' ancient, and sometimes startling, climate history. http://news.fsu.edu/more-fsu-news/scientist-uncovers-red-planet-s-climate-history-in-unique-meteorite 8 comments science
- New research links tornado strength and frequency to climate change: Though tornadoes are forming fewer days per year, they are forming at a greater density and strength than ever before http://news.fsu.edu/more-fsu-news/new-research-links-tornado-strength-frequency-to-climate-change 6 comments science
- Gulf oil spill - Bacteria ate some toxins, but worst remain: A researcher found that bacteria in the Gulf of Mexico consumed many of the toxic components of the oil released during the Deepwater Horizon spill in the months after the spill, but not the most toxic contaminants http://news.fsu.edu/more-fsu-news/gulf-oil-spill-researcher-bacteria-ate-some-toxins-but-worst-remain 3 comments science
- Chowing down on watermelon could lower blood pressure: A new study found that watermelon could significantly reduce blood pressure in overweight individuals both at rest and while under stress http://news.fsu.edu/more-fsu-news/chowing-down-on-watermelon-could-lower-blood-pressure 3 comments science