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Michigan State University
Why you shouldn’t help your coworkers unless they ask
futurity.org - Caroline Brooks-Michigan State
When it comes to offering your expertise, it’s better to keep it to yourself or wait until you’re asked, according to new research. Building upon …
Health
Model maps ‘domino effect’ of Alzheimer’s protein misfolding
futurity.org - Tom Abate-Stanford
A new computer simulation shows how clumps of defective proteins in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease can stealthily spread through …
Social Media
Facebook posts with these words can predict depression
futurity.org - Cassandra Huneke-Stony Brook
Researchers have created an algorithm that analyzes social media posts to find linguistic markers for depression. In any given year, depression …
University of California
Satellites in orbit can save sharks in the ocean
futurity.org - Sonia Fernandez-UCSB
Satellite technology could make shark sanctuaries—an ambitious attempt to protect huge areas of ocean space to curtail the overfishing of sharks—even …
Health
‘Waste removal system’ could deliver drugs to brain
futurity.org - Mark Michaud-Rochester
A new approach to delivering therapeutics more effectively to the brain could have implications for the treatment of a wide range of diseases, …
Stanford University
How a ‘mysterious’ creature moves with no muscles or neurons
futurity.org - Taylor Kubota-Stanford
New research examines how a simple marine creature moves using ultra-fast cellular contractions that are so quick they should break its cells …
New Zealand
Extinct starfish gets ‘virtually dissected’ in 3D
futurity.org - U. Melbourne
Researchers have used advanced digital imaging to ‘virtually dissect’ the extinct Derwent River Seastar, confirming it as a new but extinct species …
Health
PTSD symptoms improve most when patients choose their treatment
futurity.org - Kim Eckart-Washington
People with post-traumatic stress disorder who are able to choose their form of treatment—whether drugs or therapy—improve more than those who simply …
Health
Fast-acting fentanyl test strips can cut overdose risk
futurity.org - Mollie Rappe-Brown
When researchers gave rapid-acting fentanyl test strips to young adults at risk of overdose, most used the strips and many who detected fentanyl …
The Brain
Superior navigators are good at picking out smells, too
futurity.org - Katherine Gombay-McGill
People who have better spatial memory are also better at identifying odors, according to a new study. The findings build on a previous theory that the …
Duke University
Bird brains light up near the right ‘voice coach’
futurity.org - Duke University
New research digs into how young male zebra finches learn to sing by finding the right teacher. The zebra finches must learn to copy the song of an …
Health
Social media may help seniors in pain ward off depression
futurity.org - Jared Wadley-Michigan
Using social media can reduce the negative health effects of curtailed social contact that comes as a consequence of pain, according to a new …
Washington University in St. Louis
To get people to pay their debts, appeal to their morality
futurity.org - Chuck Finder-WUSTL
Islamic credit-card users pay their debts when they receive reminders to do what’s right, a new study finds. “The Prophet (Peace and blessings be unto …
Health
A little bit of skin cream is OK before radiation
futurity.org - Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL
Advances in radiation therapy have made warnings about skin cream increasing the radiation delivered at the skin surface obsolete, according to new …
Environment
‘Master switches’ could make plant cell walls extra useful
futurity.org - U. Melbourne
New research shows how scientists could manipulate plant walls in the future to change the way we produce biofuels, bioplastics, and other …
Intellectual Property
‘Fingerprints’ could trace 3D-printed guns to their source
futurity.org - Cory Nealon-Buffalo
Scientists have figured out how to accurately trace a 3D-printed object to the machine it came from. The advancement, which the researchers call …
Johns Hopkins University
This part of the brain may shape our food choices
futurity.org - Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins
Researchers have discovered a brain region strongly connected to food preference decisions that help us select what to heap on our plates at potluck …
Teens
For abused teen girls, suicidal thoughts linked to bond with mom
futurity.org - Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester
A new study links high degrees of mother-daughter conflict to suicide risk in abused teenage girls. Among adolescents who suffered maltreatment as …
Health
Parents with more education spend more on health care
futurity.org - Caitlin Coyle-Rutgers
Parents who have educations beyond the high school level spend more on family health care, reducing the likelihood of adverse medical conditions …
Iowa
Politicians can’t buy an election with extra TV ads
futurity.org - Angie Hunt-Iowa State
Political candidates who spent more money on television ads during the 2016 Iowa caucuses generally received more support on election day, a new …
Health
New method flags athletes who dope blood
futurity.org - Karl Bates-Duke
Scientists have found a way to help sporting officials detect whether an athlete is guilty of blood doping—infusing their own stored blood to …
Health
CRISPR heals genetic liver disorder in mice
futurity.org - Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich
Researchers healed mice with a genetic metabolic disorder that also affects humans by using a new editing tool to target and correct genetic …
Environment
Drier climate may have sparked human evolution
futurity.org - Daniel Stolte-Arizona
A drying climate may have led to the transition from our hominin ancestors to modern humans, a new study reports. A rich assemblage of human fossils …
Health
When they face disease, cells get ‘inefficient’ on purpose
futurity.org - James Devitt-NYU
The steps cells take in response to challenges are more complex than previously thought, according to a new study. The study investigates a system …
Duke University
Wealth gap widens between ‘America’s dependents’
futurity.org - Duke University
Two groups make up America’s dependents: households of senior citizens and those with children under 18. A new study finds that the wealth gap …
Virtual Reality
Virtual reality may boost empathy more than other media
futurity.org - Alex Shashkevich-Stanford
A virtual reality experience called “Becoming Homeless” is helping expand research on how immersive technology affects people’s level of …
Mosquitoes
How animals fend off mosquitoes by ‘swishing’ and ‘swatting’
futurity.org - John Toon-Georgia Tech
New research digs into how animals use their tails to swat away insects. The findings could help scientists build robots and other energy-efficient …
Microwaves
Attackers could intercept terahertz wireless networks after all
futurity.org - Kevin Stacey-Brown
New research shows that it’s possible to steal data undetected from terahertz wireless links, even though those links involve beam transmissions from …
The Brain
Do dogs understand the words we say to them?
futurity.org - Carol Clark-Emory
Dogs have at least a rudimentary neural representation of meaning for words they have been taught, differentiating words they have heard before from …
Nurse Practitioners
Nurse practitioners can do more than you might think
futurity.org - Joseph Paul-Purdue
Adults in the United States have a limited understanding of the basic duties that nurse practitioners and physician assistants can perform, according …

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Why you shouldn’t help your coworkers unless they ask

Model maps ‘domino effect’ of Alzheimer’s protein misfolding

Facebook posts with these words can predict depression

Satellites in orbit can save sharks in the ocean

‘Waste removal system’ could deliver drugs to brain

How a ‘mysterious’ creature moves with no muscles or neurons

Extinct starfish gets ‘virtually dissected’ in 3D

PTSD symptoms improve most when patients choose their treatment

Fast-acting fentanyl test strips can cut overdose risk

Superior navigators are good at picking out smells, too

Bird brains light up near the right ‘voice coach’

Social media may help seniors in pain ward off depression

To get people to pay their debts, appeal to their morality

A little bit of skin cream is OK before radiation

‘Master switches’ could make plant cell walls extra useful

‘Fingerprints’ could trace 3D-printed guns to their source

This part of the brain may shape our food choices

For abused teen girls, suicidal thoughts linked to bond with mom

Parents with more education spend more on health care

Politicians can’t buy an election with extra TV ads

New method flags athletes who dope blood

CRISPR heals genetic liver disorder in mice

Drier climate may have sparked human evolution

When they face disease, cells get ‘inefficient’ on purpose

Wealth gap widens between ‘America’s dependents’

Virtual reality may boost empathy more than other media

How animals fend off mosquitoes by ‘swishing’ and ‘swatting’

Attackers could intercept terahertz wireless networks after all

Do dogs understand the words we say to them?

Nurse practitioners can do more than you might think