Press Releases
Proposed theory: Psychedelics induce right-brain dominance
Research review, imaging analysis suggest drugs lead to shift in perception
The secret to psychedelic drugs’ links to greater empathy and insight may lie in their ability to coax the right hemisphere of the brain into a position of dominance over the left, according …
Building ‘cellular bridges’ for spinal cord repair after injury
In mice, programmed cells help regenerate axons, restore leg function
Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body’s smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests
Watching our brains remember multiple things at once
Study examines how our working memories allocate resources
A new study offers insight into what is happening in our brains when our working memory must use its limited resources to remember multiple things.
Term or permanent life insurance? A new study offers guidance
56% of Americans not adequately prepared for death of earner
A new study offers clarity on one of the most common questions asked of financial professionals: Is term or permanent life insurance right for me?
Stress, depression factor into link between insomnia, heavy drinking
Both conditions help explain intertwined alcohol, sleep issues
Insomnia and hazardous drinking are so closely intertwined that estimates suggest at least one-third, and as many as 91%, of people who have a hard time with sleep also misuse alcohol.
Pinning down the process of West Nile virus transmission
Federal grant funds project aimed at protecting people from disease
Mosquitoes have been transmitting the West Nile virus to humans in the United States for over 25 years, but we still don’t know precisely how the virus cycles through these pests and the other …
Nine Ohio State scientists selected as AAAS Fellows
Honor is one of the highest a U.S. scholar can receive
Nine scientists at The Ohio State University in disciplines ranging from astrophysics to parasitic diseases have been elected to the 2024 class of American Association for the Advancement of …
3D nanotech blankets offer new path to clean drinking water
Fiber tech could eliminate pollutants, generate sustainable energy
Researchers have developed a new material that, by harnessing the power of sunlight, can clear water of dangerous pollutants.
How the brain links related memories formed close in time
Study in mice isolates precise location of memory overlap in cells
If you’ve ever noticed how memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate, a new study reveals the reason: Our brains physically link memories that …
New DESI results strengthen hints that dark energy may evolve
Largest 3D map of our universe submits new model of the cosmos
Researchers see hints that dark energy, once thought to be Einstein’s “cosmological constant,” might be evolving over time in unexpected ways.
Memory is impaired in aged rats after 3 days of high-fat eating
Study finds diet-related brain inflammation without metabolic changes
Just a few days of eating a diet high in saturated fat could be enough to cause memory problems and related brain inflammation in older adults, a new study in rats suggests.
