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Study assesses the prevalence of gender-diverse youth in a rural region in Appalachia

Gender-diverse youth are at an increased risk of suicide and depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the prevalence of gender diversity is largely unknown-;especially in rural areas, where studies of the topic are rare.

9 Aug 2022

OU researchers receive nearly $1 million NSF grants for pandemic prediction and prevention projects

Two groups of researchers at the University of Oklahoma have each received nearly $1 million grants from the National Science Foundation as part of its Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention initiative, which focuses on fundamental research and capabilities needed to tackle grand challenges in infectious disease pandemics through prediction and prevention.

8 Aug 2022

Inflation problem in the U.S. impacts Black families more than many other Americans

A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll shows that at a time when households across the U.S. widely report experiencing serious problems from inflation, Black Americans are substantially more likely than whites to report they are currently having serious financial problems in this period (55% to 38%).

8 Aug 2022

Study explores the relationship between empathy and cyberbullying among early U.S. adolescents

Bullying has been made easier and sometimes more serious by social media, gaming platforms, and other online communications technologies, affecting so many of our schools, families and communities.

8 Aug 2022

College nutrition course increases healthier eating among students

Fast food and away-from-home meal consumption is associated with increasing obesity in adults; often an unhealthy dietary behavior established in the critical time frame of young adulthood.

8 Aug 2022

Locusts can differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells, research shows

Researchers at Michigan State University have shown that locusts can not only "smell" the difference between cancer cells and healthy cells, but they can also distinguish between different cancer cell lines.

5 Aug 2022

Saliva-based self-testing platform detects SARS-CoV-2 with the same level of sensitivity as PCR tests

PCR tests, also called molecular tests or nucleic acid tests, are considered the gold standard in detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that gives rise to COVID-19.

5 Aug 2022

Studying wellbeing science could benefit university students’ own wellbeing

Studying wellbeing science as part of their courses could be a key way of improving how today's students cope with the barrage of stressors they face, according to research.

5 Aug 2022

Benefits of tocolytics outweigh any risks linked with unwanted side effects, study finds

Women around the world should be able to access the best medical treatments that help to delay preterm births and improve neonatal outcomes, new research suggests.

5 Aug 2022

A GOP talking point suggests birth control is not at risk. Evidence suggests otherwise.

Republicans who oppose abortion have new talking points — birth control will remain easily available in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision overturning the federal right to abortion, and when Democrats say otherwise, they are just trying to scare voters.

5 Aug 2022

Skin cancer is a risk no matter the skin tone. But it may be overlooked in people with dark skin.

Brykyta Shelton found herself standing in a checkout line of a big-box retailer, uncomfortably aware as a woman ahead of her stared at her sandaled feet.

5 Aug 2022

Study reveals details about the complicated visual network forms in mice

A new study in mice has revealed never-before-seen details about how the complicated visual network forms in them. This research could inform future research into the treatment of congenital blindness. But given the parallels between biological neural tissue and digital artificial intelligence, this research could also help software engineers develop better and more general-purpose artificial intelligences.

5 Aug 2022

Baboons at Amboseli offer clues to the costs of the hybridization, study says

New genetic analyses of wild baboons in southern Kenya reveals that most of them carry traces of hybridization in their DNA. As a result of interbreeding, about a third of their genetic makeup consists of genes from another, closely-related species.

5 Aug 2022

38% of Americans make tradeoffs as inflation hits non-healthcare expenses, West Health-Gallup poll reveals

Higher healthcare prices drove 38% of American adults – representing an estimated 98 million people – to either delay or skip treatment, cut back on driving, utilities, and food, or borrow money to pay medical bills in the last six months, according to a new survey conducted by West Health and Gallup. The survey was conducted in June 2022, the same month inflation reached 9.1%, a new 40-year high.

5 Aug 2022

Hyaluranic acid wakes up stem cells to start muscle repair

A new study published in the journal Science reveals a unique form of cell communication that controls muscle repair.

4 Aug 2022

Optical coherence tomography combined with machine learning to develop colorectal cancer imaging tool

A research team from the lab of Quing Zhu, the Edwin H. Murty Professor of Engineering in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has combined optical coherence tomography (OCT) and machine learning to develop a colorectal cancer imaging tool that may one day improve the traditional endoscopy currently used by doctors.

4 Aug 2022

students News and Research

Study assesses the prevalence of gender-diverse youth in a rural region in Appalachia

OU researchers receive nearly $1 million NSF grants for pandemic prediction and prevention projects

Inflation problem in the U.S. impacts Black families more than many other Americans

Study explores the relationship between empathy and cyberbullying among early U.S. adolescents

College nutrition course increases healthier eating among students

Locusts can differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells, research shows

Saliva-based self-testing platform detects SARS-CoV-2 with the same level of sensitivity as PCR tests

Studying wellbeing science could benefit university students’ own wellbeing

Benefits of tocolytics outweigh any risks linked with unwanted side effects, study finds

A GOP talking point suggests birth control is not at risk. Evidence suggests otherwise.

Skin cancer is a risk no matter the skin tone. But it may be overlooked in people with dark skin.

Study reveals details about the complicated visual network forms in mice

Baboons at Amboseli offer clues to the costs of the hybridization, study says

38% of Americans make tradeoffs as inflation hits non-healthcare expenses, West Health-Gallup poll reveals

Hyaluranic acid wakes up stem cells to start muscle repair

Optical coherence tomography combined with machine learning to develop colorectal cancer imaging tool

Designing an app to diagnose ALS

UCI researchers develop novel test that detects specific SARS-CoV-2 variants with 100% accuracy

Inexpensive, self-driven microfluidic chip rapidly detects Hepatitis C virus in about 45 minutes

Common viruses may play a role in some cases of Alzheimer's disease

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