progscrape: today.umd.edu

UMD study: N95 masks nearly perfect at blocking Covid

6 months ago today.umd.edu covid

Walkability in Neighborhoods Linked to Health.After examining records from nearly 2 million people, including 1 million siblings and 14,000 identical and fraternal twins, research found positive built environment characteristics were associated with 15%–20% reductions in obesity and diabetes rates.

6 months ago today.umd.edu diabetes environment

Gossip could have unexpected benefits in social groups: people are more likely to cooperate in the presence of a known gossiper because they want to protect their own reputation and avoid falling victim to the rumor mill and for gossipers, receiving another person’s cooperation can be a reward

8 months ago today.umd.edu

Control of living cells with electronics: researchers used chemical reactions and genetic engineering to demonstrate how electronic signals can control the biological processes of cells in real time

9 months ago today.umd.edu biology genetics

Study found people aged 18-30 and 65-85 with normal hearing—and hearing impairment—could all be trained to boost their ability to differentiate subtle changes in the speed, or “rate,” of sounds, improving the understanding speech in noisy environments

2 years ago today.umd.edu

The lifespans of honey bees living in laboratory environments has dropped about 50% over the last 50 years, hinting at possible causes for the worrisome trends across the beekeeping industry, according to new research by University of Maryland entomologists.

2 years ago today.umd.edu

Offering to help a coworker before they ask can backfire—especially if the "helper" has a higher stature on the team, according to new research.

2 years ago today.umd.edu