Studies and Analyses

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Connections in the brains of young children strengthen during sleep, CU-Boulder study finds

The research team—led by Salome Kurth, a postdoctoral researcher, and Monique LeBourgeois, assistant professor in integrative physiology—used…

Aging impacts epigenome in human skeletal muscle

Our epigenome is a set of chemical switches that turn parts of our genome off and on at strategic times and locations. These switches help alter the way our…

Framework could improve southeast rainfall forecasts

A new study by two Duke University scientists may help improve seasonal forecasts by providing a new statistical “framework” that meteorologists can use to…

The semantics behind the sale price: When does the 'original' price matter?

“We find that the more a consumer relies on the original price when trying to determine a product's worth, the more valuable they perceive the deal to be,”…

Higher Emotional Intelligence leads to better decision-making

The study shows that understanding the source and relevance of emotions influences how much sway they have over individuals' decision-making and can affect the…

Stanford study could lead to paradigm shift in organic solar cell research

Dramatic improvements in the efficiency of organic photovoltaics have been made in recent years, yet the fundamental question of how these devices convert…

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