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14-Aug-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Good dogs: owners of recently-adopted shelter dogs tend to report high satisfaction with their new pet despite also reporting increases in problem behavior over time
PLOS

Shelter dogs followed at their new homes for six months post-adoption were reported as showing more behaviors like stranger aggression or training problems by the end of the study—but owner satisfaction remained high, with 94 percent of owners reporting their dog’s behavior as excellent or good, according to a study published August 16, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

   

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10-Aug-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms are associated with the ending of marriages
PLOS

A new study analyzes the association between divorce and separation, dementia staging, and neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms in older adult couples.

   
Newswise: Classic rock music can be recreated from recorded brain activity
8-Aug-2023 11:30 AM EDT
Classic rock music can be recreated from recorded brain activity
PLOS

Researchers led by Ludovic Bellier at the University of California, Berkeley, US, demonstrate that recognizable versions of classic Pink Floyd rock music can be reconstructed from brain activity that was recorded while patients listened to the song.

Released: 15-Aug-2023 1:55 PM EDT
A new way to evaluate the impact of medical research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Scientific journals and research papers are evaluated by a metric known as their “impact factor,” which is based on how many times a given paper is cited by other papers. However, a new study from MIT and other institutions suggests that this measure does not accurately capture the impact of medical papers on health outcomes for all patients, particularly those in low- or middle-income countries.

   
Released: 14-Aug-2023 5:30 PM EDT
How did South African healthcare workers cope during the pandemic?
University of California, Berkeley

A new study by UC Berkeley Anthropology Professor Andrew Wooyoung Kim reveals resilient coping mechanisms used by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in metro Johannesburg, South Africa.

Newswise: UCI researchers find attention is required for a popular brain signature of prediction error
Released: 11-Aug-2023 3:25 PM EDT
UCI researchers find attention is required for a popular brain signature of prediction error
University of California, Irvine

New research shows that popular brain signatures of prediction error are only generated in the presence of attention to the visual stimuli, despite early brain encoding of those stimuli.

   
Released: 7-Aug-2023 5:10 PM EDT
How the hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii quickly adapts to new environmental conditions
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

Each year, over 670,000 people in Europe fall ill because of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, and 33,000 die from the infections.

   
Released: 4-Aug-2023 3:10 PM EDT
A new, long-term study finds nitrogen fixation hotspots in Atlantic seaweed
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill examined nitrogen fixation among diazotrophs—microorganisms that can convert nitrogen into usable form for other plants and animals—living among sargassum.

Released: 4-Aug-2023 12:55 PM EDT
Researchers prefer same-gender co-authors, study confirms
Cornell University

Researchers are more likely to pen scientific papers with co-authors of the same gender, a pattern that cannot be simply explained by the varying gender representation across scientific disciplines and time, according to joint research from Cornell University and the University of Washington.

Newswise: Organoids revolutionize research on respiratory infections
Released: 1-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Organoids revolutionize research on respiratory infections
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Biofilms are highly resistant communities of bacteria that pose a major challenge in the treatment of infections.

Newswise:Video Embedded lead-exposure-in-early-life-linked-to-higher-risk-of-criminal-behavior-in-adulthood
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Released: 1-Aug-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Lead Exposure in Early Life Linked to Higher Risk of Criminal Behavior in Adulthood
George Washington University

New analysis from researchers at the George Washington University links lead exposure either in utero or during childhood with an increased risk of engaging in criminal behavior in adulthood. While prior research has found an association between lead exposure and criminal behavior at the ​​aggregated population level, this is the first review to bring together the existing data at the individual-level of exposure and effects.

   
27-Jul-2023 3:05 PM EDT
The Key to Battling a Pathogen Hides in Its Genome
Northern Arizona University

The availability, speed and effectiveness of genomic sequencing increased dramatically during the pandemic, as scientists worldwide rushed to find ways to track and predict the virus’s movement and evolution. It also was critical in the development of effective vaccines. In an essay published today, two NAU biologists argue that building on this momentum is critical in society’s response to future pandemics, but it requires significant collaboration and investment now, before the next pathogen is threatening society.

   
Released: 1-Aug-2023 8:00 AM EDT
GI symptoms persist in older female colorectal cancer survivors
Ohio State University

More than 4 out of 5 older women survivors of colorectal cancer may be experiencing a range of gastrointestinal symptoms many years after being diagnosed and treated, a new study suggests.

Newswise: Bees and wasps use the same architectural solutions to join large hexagons to small hexagons
20-Jul-2023 11:45 AM EDT
Bees and wasps use the same architectural solutions to join large hexagons to small hexagons
PLOS

Bees and wasps have converged on the same architectural solutions to nest-building problems, according to a study.

Newswise: Nematode resurrected from Siberian permafrost laid dormant for 46,000 years
25-Jul-2023 12:35 PM EDT
Nematode resurrected from Siberian permafrost laid dormant for 46,000 years
PLOS

A soil nematode reanimated from Siberian permafrost had laid dormant for approximately 46,000 years, according to a study.

Released: 26-Jul-2023 5:30 PM EDT
NIH spent $950M for basic or applied research leading to patents providing market exclusivity for drugs approved 2010-19
Bentley University

A new demonstrates that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent $950 million on basic or applied research associated with patents that provided manufacturers with market exclusivity.

   

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Newswise: Climate change threatens 771 endangered plant and lichen species
24-Jul-2023 9:35 AM EDT
Climate change threatens 771 endangered plant and lichen species
PLOS

All plants and lichens listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act are sensitive to climate change but there are few plans in place to address this threat directly, according to a new study.



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