Psychology & Psychiatry
New guide helps children be emotionally prepared for school
Some children enter school ready to learn. Others arrive with behavioral issues that limit their ability to succeed.
Feb 17, 2020
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University of Oregon
Psychology & Psychiatry
Just being around your cellphone affects your thinking, study finds
As smart phones have become a pervasive part of daily life over the last decade or so, they've changed the way people socialize and communicate. They're always around and always within reach, or nearly always.
Feb 7, 2020
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Neuroscience
Scientists show that the eyes can measure hearing
In 1998, University of Oregon researcher Avinash Singh Bala was working with barn owls in an Institute of Neuroscience lab when the birds' eyes caught his attention.
Jan 9, 2020
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Medical research
Scientists show possible path to improved bone-repair procedures
Researchers are moving closer to a new approach for improving spinal fusion procedures and repairing broken or defective bones that avoids an over-production of bone that commonly occurs in current treatments.
Jan 3, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Athletes find strategies to 'psych out' opponents, study says
If a soccer player was lining up for a penalty kick during a tight game, a strategic move would be to launch an unpredictable kick at the goalie to surprise them and score.
Oct 31, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Studies support new approach to reduce stress in parents and kids
Scientists at the University of Oregon are working to establish a new model for the study and prevention of childhood stress-related diseases.
Jul 2, 2019
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Neuroscience
Research helps kids get their lives back after a concussion
Sometimes it's a teen who got injured playing sports. Other times it's a student who banged his head in a seemingly innocuous fall or maybe was in a car crash.
Jun 3, 2019
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Noninvasive biomarker for Parkinson's disease possibly found in EEG data
Specific angles and sharpness of brain waves seen in unfiltered raw data from scalp electroencephalograms have been tied to Parkinson's disease.
May 20, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers map sound, response and reward anticipation in mouse brain
University of Oregon neuroscientists report that two areas of the mouse brain combine representations of what is heard and anticipated, guiding behavior that leads mice to the best reward.
Apr 18, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Exercise research could help rural school kids eat healthier
Many people feel better in that window of time after exercise, but new research suggests that exercise results in better choices about what we actually eat, an idea UO researchers are exploring to improve health for kids.
Dec 13, 2018
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