Light pollution may increase biting behavior at night in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Artificial light abnormally increases mosquito biting behavior at night in a species that typically prefers to bite people during the day, according to research from the University of Notre Dame that was published in The American Journal of Tropical...
20-Oct-2020 4:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

COVID-19 lockdowns in China, Europe averted tens of thousands of premature deaths related to air pollution, study finds

Scientists at Notre Dame found that particulate matter concentrations in China dropped by an unprecedented 29.7 percent, and by 17.1 percent in parts of Europe, during lockdowns that took place between Feb. 1 and March 31 in China and Feb. 21 to May...
14-Oct-2020 3:55 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers identify process for regenerating neurons in the eye and brain

A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins University, Ohio State University and the University of Florida has identified networks of genes that regulate the process responsible for determining whether neurons will...
5-Oct-2020 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Zika infections drastically underreported during 2015 epidemic

More than 100 million infections of Zika virus within Central and South America and the Caribbean went undetected between 2015 and 2018, according to a new study.
1-Oct-2020 9:55 AM EDT Add to Favorites

‘Street’ effective tax rates are more useful in predicting companies’ future tax outcomes, study finds

New research from the University of Notre Dame sheds light on the most effective methods to predict future tax outcomes, which simplifies the decision-making process for investors.
30-Sep-2020 10:40 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New study first to define link between testosterone and fathers’ social roles outside the family

Lee Gettler, associate professor of anthropology at Notre Dame, led a team that worked with the BaYaka and Bondongo societies in the Republic of the Congo.
23-Sep-2020 4:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Trump must contend with a mobilized religious left, new research finds

With the 2020 presidential election on the near horizon, Notre Dame sociologist Kraig Beyerlein discusses what he and his co-researcher learned about the political engagement of U.S. congregations — and how that may impact results on Nov. 3.
17-Sep-2020 10:15 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Engineers developing high-speed light detectors for closer look at the sun

Notre Dame researchers will use data from the new high-speed light detectors to determine the temperature of the sun’s lower atmosphere, measure the spectrum of solar flares and gain a better understanding of the role magnetic fields play in...
14-Sep-2020 4:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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