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As tick-borne diseases spread rapidly across Ohio, researchers call on the public for help
By: Haley Swaino
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Neal Sargeant drags a one-meter piece of cloth through the tall grass. After walking a few feet, he stops, kneels and flips over the fabric. “And… Read More
Ohio University will join a decade-long mental health and addiction study
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio University along with nine other universities in the state will embark on a 10-year mental health study, assisted by an initial $20 million… Read More
The science behind why doing good makes us feel good
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — From lending someone a hand with their car to giving a simple “thank you” to a cashier, acts of kindness — whether big or small… Read More
Researcher explains the connection between ultra-processed foods and depression
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — The food we eat affects us in many ways. A recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School found a link between the… Read More
An Ohio University meteorology professor warns melting Antarctic ice threatens penguins with extinction
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Melting Antarctic ice could contribute to rising sea levels and doom Antarctica’s penguin population to extinction by the end of the century. 2023 saw the lowest… Read More
This scientific dynamic duo aims to stop the next pandemic before it starts
By: Ari Daniel | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In the summer of 2014, a passenger landed with a fever at the airport in Lagos, Nigeria — a city of more than 20 million. At that… Read More
Ohio University professors part of a breakthrough discovery with major implications for medicine
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A team of researchers, including two Ohio University professors, have become the first to successfully detect the signal of individual atoms, a discovery that could aid… Read More
Our bodies respond differently to food. A new study aims to find out how
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — There’s plenty of one-size-fits-all nutrition advice. But there’s mounting evidence that people respond differently to food, given differences in biology, lifestyle and gut microbiomes. The National Institutes… Read More
The truth about teens, social media and the mental health crisis
By: Michaeleen Doucleff | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Back in 2017, psychologist Jean Twenge set off a firestorm in the field of psychology. Twenge studies generational trends at San Diego State University. When she looked… Read More
Parents overestimate their student’s academic progress, according to a new study
By: Amna Nawaz | Karina Cuevas | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Research shows the vast majority of K-12 parents believe their kids’ academic progress is at their grade level when it is not. To better understand the parent… Read More
Ohio University researchers will use a federal grant to find environmentally friendly uses for coal
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A team of researchers at Ohio University is using a $2 million federal grant to study ways to take coal, one of the dirtiest fossil fuels,… Read More
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