Research tests interventions that could reduce depression, improve quality of life after stroke
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The clinical trial involves both the stroke survivor and their spouse or care partner.
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U philosopher’s new book challenges the hype surrounding personalized medicine
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James Tabery offers a scathing critique of the “revolution” in health care, arguing it has added to spiraling health care costs while failing to deliver on many of its promises.
Read MoreUsing math to unravel shared drug resistance in cancer cells
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A new study produced the surprising result that therapy resistance in breast cancer cells can be shared with less resistant cells, possibly illuminating new ways to improve cancer treatments.
Read MoreCommon diabetes drug has a surprising side gig: Muscle protector
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A standard diabetes drug that regulates blood sugar can also prevent muscle atrophy and muscular fibrosis—which could help the elderly bounce back faster from injury or illness.
Read MoreVahe Bandarian, researcher in enzymatic transformation, selected as ACS fellow
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The nation’s largest scientific organization, ACS announced Bandarian’s selection on July 31, making him the sixth member of the U Department of Chemistry to be so honored.
Read MoreGene variant may help explain why Black individuals are prone to severe strokes
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Black Americans have a higher risk of stroke than other ethnic groups and a higher rate of death and disability after a stroke.
Read MoreWhat can earthquake ‘swarms’ tell us about seismicity in the West?
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U seismologists analyze decades of seismic data to discern the significance of the swarms in a geothermal hotspot and for recent—geologically speaking—volcanism.
Read MoreHow faculty behavior impacts student participation in STEM
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As college students decide whether or not to pursue careers in science, a sense of belonging makes a critical difference.
Read MoreAre cheetahs making a comeback in East Africa?
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Conservation biologists from Utah unexpectedly recorded images of an adult cheetah while conducting a biodiversity survey last year in the East African nation of Djibouti.
Read MoreNew composite materials could light the way to advances in imaging
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U chemist Ming Lee Tang is on a mission to join organic molecules and nanoparticles into new optoelectronic materials whose “sum is more than its parts.”
Read MoreHow statistical physics illuminates sea ice, a critical piece of Earth’s climate system
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As our polar sea ice covers disappear and the impacts accelerate, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Read MoreU seismologists probe Earth’s inner core
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The inner core is not the homogenous mass that was once assumed by scientists, but rather it’s more like a tapestry of different “fabrics.”
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