Cone Snail Venom Shows Potential for Treating Severe Malaria
A study by researchers at Â鶹ŮÀÉ and collaborators finds anti-adhesion drugs derived from cone snail venom may hold the key to treating malaria, COVID-19, AIDS and other diseases using blockage therapies.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Launches COVID-19 Registry and Repository to Advance Research
Â鶹ŮÀÉ has launched a registry and repository to contribute to new discoveries and knowledge related COVID-19 and is currently enrolling participants with prior documented positive test reports.
Depressed Moms Who Breastfeed Boost Babies' Mood and Mutual Touch
A study using EEG is the first to show that feeding method (breastfeeding and/or bottle-feeding) in depressed and non-depressed mothers boosts infants' mood, neuroprotection and mutual affectionate touch.
Mean or Nice? These Traits Could Make or Break a Child's Friendships
An Â鶹ŮÀÉ study is the first to use longitudinal data to examine the interplay between being nice, being mean and friendship quality and experiences among children in fourth, fifth and sixth grades.
Breaking the Chains of Incarceration in African American Males
Researchers from Â鶹ŮÀÉ's College of Social Work and Criminal Justice and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science developed an approach for re-entry programs that addresses centuries of oppression and segregation.
Crunch! 'Shell-crushing' Sounds Revealed in a Large Marine Predator
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators are the first to quantify "shell-crushing" consumption noises in a large marine predator using the whitespotted eagle ray.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Online Programs Rise in 'U.S. News & World Report' Rankings
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's online master's in nursing administration program is ranked No. 11 in the nation in 2021 by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, Â鶹ŮÀÉ's bachelor's degree program is ranked No. 53 in the nation this year.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Video Tech Inventions Acquired by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
A new, patent-pending video compression technology developed by researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science was recently acquired by Japanese industry giant Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Develops Simplified COVID-19 Diagnostic Method to Ramp Up Testing
Researchers from the Schmidt College of Medicine have developed a simplified COVID-19 testing protocol that is rapid, reliable and offers distinct advantages with less labor, expertise and equipment needed.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Announces 2021 'Frontiers in Science' Public Lecture Series
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will host its 2021 "Frontiers in Science" series with eight different virtual lectures on Fridays, beginning Jan. 15 through April 23.