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A study from UC San Diego, UCLA, UNC, UW, Columbia, and Northwestern finds that the accelerated biological aging of the body — epigenetic age acceleration specifically — is associated with less longevity, poorer mobility and mental function.
University Research | University of California San Diego | University of California, Los Angeles | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | University of Washington | Columbia University | Northwestern UniversityResearchers from the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network, which includes the University of Washington, used MRI to demonstrate that in babies who later develop autism, the amygdala grows too rapidly in infancy.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | University of Washington | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | University of Pennsylvania | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | New York University | Washington University in St. Louis | McGill UniversityResults from a new study published today in Child Development provide the first longitudinal evidence about the trajectories of sensory reactivity patterns during early childhood among a large community sample with diverse developmental outcomes.
University Research | University of Southern California | The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillA specific wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light is not only extremely effective at killing the virus which causes COVID-19, but is also safer for use in public spaces, finds new CU Boulder research.
University Research | Confronting COVID-19 | University of Colorado Boulder | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | The University of ArizonaA new study from the University of Southern California shows women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to fine particle pollution had declines in memory and physical brain changes that were not seen in women who breathed cleaner air.
University Research | University of Southern California | Harvard University | The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAn international team of researchers used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to create the first detailed maps of two melatonin receptors that tell our bodies when to go to sleep or wake up, and guide other biological processes
University Research | Stanford University | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | University at Buffalo - The State University of New York | University of Southern CaliforniaUNC School of Medicine researchers led by Flavio Frohlich, PhD, are the first to use transcranial alternating current brain stimulation (tACS) to significantly reduce symptoms in people diagnosed with major depression.
University Research | The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillVirginie Papadopoulou specializes in using ultrasound technology to study the body in extreme environments, ranging from the physiology of scuba divers to the blood flow in cancerous tumors. Her weapon of choice? Tiny bubbles.
University Research | The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillResearchers conducted seven studies to find out how common backhanded flattery is, what circumstances might cause people to engage in it, and how it affects the flatterers, recipients of the comments and observers of the behavior.
University Research | The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe dramatic decrease in mortality from heart attack in recent decades is not evident in younger age groups, especially younger women, according to a new study.
University Research | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill