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Researchers look for link between air pollution and brain disease
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — New studies are raising public health concerns about the effect on air pollution on our brains. Researchers are trying to figure out how much, and to… Read More
What’s the #1 thing to change to be happier? A top happiness researcher weighs in
By: Ari Shapiro | Megan Lim | Christopher Intagliata | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Happiness can be hard to quantify, because it can mean something different to everyone. But let’s say you could change one thing in your life to… Read More
In the hunt for a male contraceptive, scientists look to stop sperm in their tracks
By: Regina Barber | Andrea Muraskin | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Condoms have been used to prevent pregnancy since the Middle Ages, with the rubber version arriving in the industrial mid-1800s. Over the years, they’ve become more… Read More
What causes Alzheimer’s? Study puts leading theory to ‘ultimate test’
By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — An idea that has propelled Alzheimer’s research for more than 30 years is approaching its day of reckoning. Scientists are launching a study designed to make… Read More
Ohio University student part of team behind a key dinosaur find in Egyptian desert
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A team of researchers led by an Ohio University graduate student have discovered a fossilized dinosaur neck vertebrae belonging to a new species of carnivorous dinosaur… Read More
Study led by Ohio University professor offers clues to address vaccine resistance in Appalachian Ohio
By: David Forster
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WOUB Digital · Study led by Ohio University professor offers clues to vaccine resistance in Appalachian Ohio ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Southeast Ohio as a region has the lowest… Read More
Ohio University Scientists Search For A Way To Shut Down Coronavirus
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In the race to defeat COVID-19, much of the focus has been on vaccines that stimulate the body’s immune system to prepare for an attack. But… Read More
Researchers Link Autism To A System That Insulates Brain Wiring
By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
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Brains affected by autism appear to share a problem with cells that make myelin, the insulating coating surrounding nerve fibers that controls the speed at which the fibers convey electrical signals.
Ohio State Says Fiscal 2019 Record Year for Research
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio State University says it had a record-breaking year for research in fiscal 2019 with nearly $930 million in research expenditures, representing a 6.2% increase from… Read More
Ohio Putting $1.6M Toward Genetic Study Of Addiction
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is backing a study to take an in-depth look at the genetic factors behind substance use disorder. Yost believes this will be a critical step… Read More
Lack Of Diversity In Genetic Databases Hampers Research
By: Richard Gonzales | NPR
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Scientists around the world are working to correct a problem with genetic health information — too much of it is currently based on samples of Europeans.
Most Kids On Medicaid Who Are Prescribed ADHD Drugs Don’t Get Proper Follow-Up
By: Patti Neighmond | NPR
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An inspector general report from the Department of Health and Human Services found that 100,000 kids who were newly prescribed ADHD medication didn’t see a care provider for months afterward.
Students Get Creative, Show Off Research at Ohio University’s Student Expo
By: Madeleine Peck
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The Convo on Ohio University’s campus usually showcases the university’s top athletes, but on Thursday, OU’s best researchers and most creative students were the All-Stars. Participants in this year’s Student Research… Read More