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Companies with LGBTQ+ board members outperform peers, research from Northeastern University finds.

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Your brain is part of the reason you skip the gym as you get older, new research suggests

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Researchers have uncovered a “light smog” of microplastics drifting below the surface of the world’s oceans — revealing far more plastic pollution in deep-sea waters than previously known.

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Cells remember short durations of force, researchers find

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When subjected to sufficient stress, tissues can “suddenly and dramatically rearrange themselves,” challenging the notion that mechanical responses in tissues are entirely localized.

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For the first time, scientists observe axion quasiparticles in a lab, providing insights into dark matter and future quantum technologies.

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Researchers resurrect extinct gene in plants with major implications for drug development, including cancer treatments and antibiotics

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Helping to speed up ALS research, a new free tool allows researchers to plug numbers into a “decision tree” to determine the potential efficacy of a drug under development.

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In both the pro-Ukraine and pro-Russia camps, active participation on Twitter increased when it related to posts associated with misinformation or “extremely biased news,” researchers find.

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Increasing exercise intensity or increasing exercise duration leads to greater and sustained tumor suppression, according to a study conducted on mice.

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Robots, which are classified as either rigid (hard) or soft, struggle to screw in lightbulbs

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Wind farms are are susceptible to an aerodynamic phenomenon called “wake effect” that can reduce energy production roughly by 10 to 20%

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Researcher figures out how to diagnose people with sleep apnea while they’re awake using EEGs

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Dancing can have the same benefits as running, research finds

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AI-powered influencers have the potential to damage brand reputation more than their human equivalents, new research finds.

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To combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by vehicles, we must take action at all different levels of government, researchers confirm after studying California’s initiatives.

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Infectious disease epidemiologists can harness AI-powered tools to predict — and event prevent — the next epidemic, network scientists explain

56 days ago news.northeastern.edu disease epidemiology

As invasive green crabs have surged north from the mid-Atlantic coast over the past few decades, tidal snails have grown thicker shells to avoid being eaten by the crabs, research shows.

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Researcher finds new evidence that chromatophores, pigmented organs in the bodies of squid that help them camouflage, are like organic solar cells that the animals use as hyper-efficient light sensors.

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A high-fat, high-sucrose diet may put a person at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s than genetics does, new research finds.

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Female physicians in the U.S. are 53% more likely to die by suicide than other females

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Monitoring wastewater from international flights can serve as an early warning system for the next pandemic, researchers explain

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Researchers track activists exposing what is happening inside Communist China through The Great Translation Movement

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Some frogs have 10 times the amount of bitterness receptors as humans, a Northeastern researcher discovers

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Remote work affects urban economies far beyond downtown hubs, research finds, revealing that our daily movements are less neighborhood-bound than previously assumed

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Music with “rapid modulations” (think an electronic instrumental piece with heavy bass and climbing synthesizer scales) can improve focus for people with ADHD

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High marsh habitats are projected to decline over 90% by 2100 due to sea-level rise, researchers find. But, it’s not too late to act, they report.

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Researchers say you shouldn’t combine marijuana and Adderall

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Misinformation spread differently than most content on Facebook during the 2020 election, new research finds

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Uber and Lyft unintentionally sent gig workers’ SSN numbers to Meta and TikTok, new research uncovers

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Companies with LGBTQ+ board members outperform peers, research from Northeastern University finds.

Your brain is part of the reason you skip the gym as you get older, new research suggests

Researchers have uncovered a “light smog” of microplastics drifting below the surface of the world’s oceans — revealing far more plastic pollution in deep-sea waters than previously known.

Cells remember short durations of force, researchers find

When subjected to sufficient stress, tissues can “suddenly and dramatically rearrange themselves,” challenging the notion that mechanical responses in tissues are entirely localized.

For the first time, scientists observe axion quasiparticles in a lab, providing insights into dark matter and future quantum technologies.

Researchers resurrect extinct gene in plants with major implications for drug development, including cancer treatments and antibiotics

Helping to speed up ALS research, a new free tool allows researchers to plug numbers into a “decision tree” to determine the potential efficacy of a drug under development.

In both the pro-Ukraine and pro-Russia camps, active participation on Twitter increased when it related to posts associated with misinformation or “extremely biased news,” researchers find.

Increasing exercise intensity or increasing exercise duration leads to greater and sustained tumor suppression, according to a study conducted on mice.

Robots, which are classified as either rigid (hard) or soft, struggle to screw in lightbulbs

Wind farms are are susceptible to an aerodynamic phenomenon called “wake effect” that can reduce energy production roughly by 10 to 20%

Researcher figures out how to diagnose people with sleep apnea while they’re awake using EEGs

Dancing can have the same benefits as running, research finds

AI-powered influencers have the potential to damage brand reputation more than their human equivalents, new research finds.

To combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by vehicles, we must take action at all different levels of government, researchers confirm after studying California’s initiatives.

Infectious disease epidemiologists can harness AI-powered tools to predict — and event prevent — the next epidemic, network scientists explain

As invasive green crabs have surged north from the mid-Atlantic coast over the past few decades, tidal snails have grown thicker shells to avoid being eaten by the crabs, research shows.

Researcher finds new evidence that chromatophores, pigmented organs in the bodies of squid that help them camouflage, are like organic solar cells that the animals use as hyper-efficient light sensors.

A high-fat, high-sucrose diet may put a person at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s than genetics does, new research finds.

Female physicians in the U.S. are 53% more likely to die by suicide than other females

Monitoring wastewater from international flights can serve as an early warning system for the next pandemic, researchers explain

Researchers track activists exposing what is happening inside Communist China through The Great Translation Movement

Some frogs have 10 times the amount of bitterness receptors as humans, a Northeastern researcher discovers

Remote work affects urban economies far beyond downtown hubs, research finds, revealing that our daily movements are less neighborhood-bound than previously assumed

Music with “rapid modulations” (think an electronic instrumental piece with heavy bass and climbing synthesizer scales) can improve focus for people with ADHD

High marsh habitats are projected to decline over 90% by 2100 due to sea-level rise, researchers find. But, it’s not too late to act, they report.

Researchers say you shouldn’t combine marijuana and Adderall

Misinformation spread differently than most content on Facebook during the 2020 election, new research finds

Uber and Lyft unintentionally sent gig workers’ SSN numbers to Meta and TikTok, new research uncovers