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- Deteriorating mitochondria linked to major depression in older adults https://today.uconn.edu/2023/02/mitochondria-linked-to-major-depression-in-older-adults/ 63 comments
- Navy Using New UConn Software to Improve Navigation https://today.uconn.edu/2017/11/navy-using-new-uconn-software-improve-navigation/ 5 comments
- Talkative parents a key factor in children’s language development: study finds that socioeconomic status and gender don't play roles in language development, but the amount of adult talk does https://today.uconn.edu/2024/01/talkative-parents-a-key-factor-in-childrens-language-development/ 209 comments science
- Switching the flies’ diet to a low calorie one remained a reliable way to extend lifespan even for old flies in ill health: this suggests that human metabolism may respond the same way and and individuals eating a high calorie diet could benefit from reducing their calorie intake at old age https://today.uconn.edu/2023/12/fat-flies-live-longer-on-a-diet-at-any-age/ 177 comments science
- Evidence from mercury data strongly suggests that, about 251.9 million years ago, a massive volcanic eruption in Siberia led to the extinction event killing 80-90% of life on Earth https://today.uconn.edu/2023/01/mercury-helps-to-detail-earths-most-massive-extinction-event/ 913 comments science
- New Study Shows Unhealthy Food Advertising Continues to Disproportionately Target Consumers of Color https://today.uconn.edu/2022/11/new-study-shows-unhealthy-food-advertising-continues-to-disproportionately-target-consumers-of-color/ 20 comments health
- Researchers have developed a deep brain stimulator that never needs its batteries changed because instead of a battery, the new device converts the motion of the user’s chest as they breathe into electricity https://today.uconn.edu/2022/11/a-brain-stimulator-that-powers-with-breath-instead-of-batteries/ 17 comments science
- Detailing a Disastrous Autumn Day in Ancient Italy https://today.uconn.edu/2022/09/detailing-a-disastrous-autumn-day-in-ancient-italy/ 2 comments history
- An analysis of six studies found that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is better at quickly relieving major depression than ketamine: “Every single study directly reports ECT works better than ketamine. But people are still skeptical of ECT, perhaps because of stigma,” https://today.uconn.edu/2022/10/electroshock-therapy-more-successful-for-depression-than-ketamine/ 2012 comments science
- Why is the FDA Funded in Part by the Companies It Regulates? https://today.uconn.edu/2021/05/why-is-the-fda-funded-in-part-by-the-companies-it-regulates-2/#:~:text=The%20Food%20and%20Drug%20Administration%20has%20moved%20from%20an%20entirely,a%20medical%20device%20or%20drug. 65 comments nottheonion
- UConn Professor Invents Nanocapsule for Image-Guided Cancer Treatment https://today.uconn.edu/2022/09/uconn-professor-invents-nanocapsule-for-image-guided-cancer-treatment/ 2 comments upliftingnews
- JWST finding some very early galaxies? https://today.uconn.edu/2022/08/early-jwst-survey-sheds-new-light-on-the-first-galaxies/ 2 comments astronomy
- Breaking Barriers - the First Patient in the World Receives Moderna mRNA Trial Infusion for Glycogen Storage Disease at UConn Health https://today.uconn.edu/2022/06/breaking-barriers-the-first-patient-in-the-world-receives-moderna-mrna-trial-infusion-for-glycogen-storage-disease-at-uconn-health/ 4 comments futurology
- Both Republican and Democratic politicians benefit from having wind turbines in areas they represent. More wind energy infrastructure equals more votes for incumbents. Addition of at least one turbine within a precinct increases incumbent party’s vote by an avg of between 1.8 and 9 percentage pts. https://today.uconn.edu/2022/02/study-more-wind-energy-infrastructure-more-votes-for-incumbents/ 45 comments science
- Study: The rate of suicidal behavior among Americans increased from 2008 to 2019, but usage of mental health services didn’t budge. Analyzing the results, the researchers found a significance increase in the number of people who said they did not know where to go for treatment. https://today.uconn.edu/2022/01/suicide-attempts-on-the-rise-but-help-is-hard-to-get/ 53 comments science
- Regrowing Cartilage in a Damaged Knee Gets Closer to Fixing Arthritis https://today.uconn.edu/2022/01/regrowing-cartilage-in-a-damaged-knee-gets-closer-to-fixing-arthritis/ 22 comments upliftingnews
- Regrowing Cartilage in a Damaged Knee Gets Closer to Fixing Arthritis https://today.uconn.edu/2022/01/regrowing-cartilage-in-a-damaged-knee-gets-closer-to-fixing-arthritis/ 625 comments futurology
- Academically challenging curriculum and extracurricular activities can position high school students on the autism spectrum for success in college, according to new research. The study used the largest sample of academically advanced students—who also have autism—in any research study ever conducted https://today.uconn.edu/2022/01/academically-talented-students-with-autism-can-prepare-for-success-in-college/ 88 comments science
- Study: Parental rejection leads to negative behaviors and emotions that range from bullying to anxiety. In US, about 7-10% of adults and children have experienced significant parental rejection. This is the first study to look at the effects of rejection on the same children over a period of time. https://today.uconn.edu/2021/12/rejection-by-a-parent-stings-across-cultures/ 14 comments science
- Study: The spike in family-related disruptions while working from home during the pandemic was expected, but women noted more frequent interruptions from co-workers and supervisors even while working from home. Researchers recommend corporate executives emphasize emailing, rather than calling. https://today.uconn.edu/2021/12/women-are-facing-greater-interruption-challenges-with-remote-work-than-their-male-colleagues/ 22 comments science
- Animals Died in ‘Toxic Soup’ During Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction, a Warning for Today - 'The end-Permian is one of the best places to look for parallels with what's happening now' https://today.uconn.edu/2021/09/animals-died-in-toxic-soup-during-earths-worst-mass-extinction-a-warning-for-today/ 78 comments science
- UConn Researchers Study Anti-Vax Facebook Groups in Early Days of COVID-19 Pandemic. Researchers found anti-vaccine groups identified COVID-19 as a significant public health threat that would likely require a vaccine as early as February 2020. https://today.uconn.edu/2021/05/uconn-researchers-study-anti-vax-facebook-groups-in-early-days-of-covid-19-pandemic/# 12 comments science
- First Meta-Analysis Shows Promise for Yoga, Meditation, Mindfulness in Concussion Treatment Plans https://today.uconn.edu/2020/11/uconn-researchers-first-ever-meta-analysis-shows-promise-yoga-meditation-mindfulness-concussion-treatment-plans/ 6 comments science
- Much of life on planet Earth today relies on oxygen to exist, but before oxygen was present on our blue planet, lifeforms likely used arsenic instead. https://today.uconn.edu/2020/09/without-oxygen-earths-early-microbes-relied-arsenic-sustain-life/ 20 comments science
- UConn Researchers Overcome a Vexing Problem in Vaccine Research https://today.uconn.edu/2020/06/uconn-researchers-overcome-vexing-problem-vaccine-research/ 3 comments science
- Married CEOs Are More Committed to Social Issues Than Non-Married Peers. Firms led by married CEOs were associated with significantly higher scores on a corporate social responsibility index, even after controlling for a wide range of variables such as age, gender, wealth, and risk propensity. https://today.uconn.edu/2019/09/married-ceos-committed-social-issues-non-married-peers/ 11 comments science
- Government-funded Research Increasingly Fuels Innovation. New research from a team including law professor Hillary Greene shows that potential cuts in federal funding for science might endanger the innovation that increasingly fuels the modern economy. https://today.uconn.edu/2019/06/government-funded-research-increasingly-fuels-innovation/# 123 comments science
- UCONN Researcher Examines Police Perjury as Part of Legal Culture https://today.uconn.edu/2018/04/researcher-examines-police-perjury-part-legal-culture/ 5 comments law
- The weight loss ripple effect: researchers have found that when one member of a couple commits to losing weight, the chances are good their partner will lose some weight too, even if they are not actively participating in a weight loss intervention. https://today.uconn.edu/2018/02/weight-loss-ripple-effect-helps-others/ 200 comments science
- Among recently returned veterans, a new study says those who are married or living with a partner are at higher suicide risk than soldiers who are single, and older married female veterans are at the greatest risk. https://today.uconn.edu/2018/01/married-veterans-risk-suicide-single-soldiers/ 4 comments science
- E-cigarettes 'Potentially as Harmful as Tobacco Cigarettes': E-cigarettes loaded with a nicotine-based liquid are potentially as harmful as unfiltered cigarettes when it comes to causing DNA damage http://today.uconn.edu/2017/06/e-cigarettes-potentially-harmful-tobacco-cigarettes/ 29 comments science
- Social Instability Lies Ahead, Researcher Says http://today.uconn.edu/2016/12/using-social-science-to-predict-the-future/ 9 comments politics
- Therapy Can Prevent Anxiety in Children, Study Says http://today.uconn.edu/2015/09/preventing-anxious-kids/ 7 comments science
- Male hummingbirds use beaks when fighting to stab at their opponents' throats. http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2014/11/fighting-for-females-the-evolution-of-a-hummingbird/ 4 comments science
- 17th-C. Dutch Warship Discovered Off the Coast of Tobago—Huis de Kreuningen, largest ship in fleet, sunk by the Glorieux March 3, 1677 battling invading French fleet in Caribbean. “To find the Huis de Kreuningen undiscovered & untouched for over 300 yrs was an exciting moment.” http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2014/10/uconn-archaeologist-discovers-17th-century-shipwreck/ 6 comments worldnews
- 17th-C. Dutch Warship Discovered Off the Coast of Tobago—Huis de Kreuningen, largest ship in fleet, sunk by the Glorieux March 3, 1677 battling invading French fleet in Caribbean. “To find the Huis de Kreuningen undiscovered & untouched for over 300 yrs was an exciting moment.” http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2014/10/uconn-archaeologist-discovers-17th-century-shipwreck/ 3 comments history
- A UConn research team has found a way to stabilize hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier protein in the blood: Discovery could lead to the development of stable vaccines and affordable artificial blood substitutes. http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2013/11/uconn-chemist-discovers-new-way-to-stabilize-proteins/ 8 comments science
- Philosopher Michael P. Lynch has joined ACLU in the legal fight against the NSA, citing philosophical arguments that argue that anti-privacy policies harm individuals' autonomies and dignities. http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2013/09/philosopher-joins-aclu-in-phone-records-monitoring-suit/ 56 comments philosophy
- Key to New Solar Power Technology - UConn Professor’s Patented Technique http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2013/02/uconn-professors-patented-technique-key-to-new-solar-power-technology/ 3 comments technology
- Dopamine Is Not About Pleasure (Anymore) http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2012/11/uconn-researcher-dopamine-not-about-pleasure-anymore/ 471 comments science