Researchers Explore Racial Inequalities in Liver Cancer Deaths
Researchers from ¼ø»Æʦapp's Schmidt College of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine found that racial inequalities in liver cancer deaths soared after the launch of lifesaving hepatitis C drugs.
Project Paves the Way for Forecasting COVID-19 Infection Transmission
A smart city project developed by ¼ø»Æʦapp engineering researchers is being retooled to create new opportunities to tackle COVID-19 with cutting-edge computational epidemiology.
¼ø»Æʦapp Study Finds Being Fun is No Laughing Matter
A first-of-its-kind longitudinal study finds that fun children are more popular and better liked, underscoring the importance of being fun. In the eyes of peers, "fun begets status and status begets fun."
Stay 6 Feet Apart. Simulated Cough Reveals That May Not be Enough
¼ø»Æʦapp College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers use flow visualization to demonstrate how far a mechanically simulated cough travels and lingers in the air.
¼ø»Æʦapp Receives $1.7 Million NIH Grant for Novel Neuroinflammation Study
¼ø»Æʦapp neuroscientists will investigate critical links between neuroinflammation and psychopathology, providing a new pathogenic mechanism for anxiety, depression and cognitive dysfunction.
¼ø»Æʦapp Develops New Way to Identify the Sex of Sea Turtle Hatchlings
Marine scientists have developed a new method that greatly enhances the ability to measure sea turtle hatchling sex ratios and is a crucial step to assess climate change impacts on imperiled turtle species.
¼ø»Æʦapp Teams Up with U.S. Coast Guard to Release Three Baby Sea Turtles
Beach closures and other COVID-19 pandemic restrictions required ¼ø»Æʦapp marine scientists to get creative to make sure that three baby green sea turtles made it home, so they teamed up with the U.S. Coast Guard.
'Virtual' Communication in the Age of Social Distancing
A first-of-its-kind study by ¼ø»Æʦapp researchers explores the phenomenon of visual cues and live video interactions. Now more than ever, it's important to understand how technology is impacting communication.
Mother/Infant Skin-to-Skin Touch Boosts Baby's Brain Development
As the world prioritizes social distancing, new ¼ø»Æʦapp research shows that a skin-to-skin, chest-to-chest method of caring for a baby, can positively benefit full-term infants and their mothers.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Frequently Asked Questions
¼ø»Æʦapp expert in pandemic planning and response, health care quality improvement and patient safety, and health policy and management, answers some of the most frequently asked questions about COVID-19.