Sobering Statistics on Physical Inactivity in the U.S.
Researchers have published a commentary in the American Journal of Medicine that stresses how lack of physical activity in Americans poses important clinical, public health and fiscal challenges for the nation.
¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch Installs Water Quality Monitoring Network
¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch recently installed the world's largest network of land ocean biogeochemical observatory units in the Indian River Lagoon.
O'Corry-Crowe and Team Publish Papers on Whale Research
Harbor Branch associate research professor Greg O'Corry-Crowe, Ph.D., and his Population Biology and Behavioral Ecology team recently published two papers in 'Marine Fisheries Review.'
St. Lucie Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Units Now Online
Harbor Branch's network of remote-controlled sensors in the St. Lucie Estuary is now disseminating real-time information, available online.
CIOERT Explores Pulley Ridge on NOAA-Funded Research Cruise
¼ø»Æʦapp's Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology (CIOERT) is once again involved in a NOAA-funded project to investigate the role that healthy reefs play in replenishing ecosystems.
Disparity in What Black and White Borrowers Pay for Mortgages
Racial disparity in mortgage rates is widespread between black and white borrowers, according to a newly published study which found more financially vulnerable black women suffer the most.
Neuroscientist Develops New, Rapid Dementia Screening Tool
Determining whether or not an individual has dementia and to what degree is a long and laborious process that can take an experienced professional such as a clinician about four to five hours to administer.
Researcher Sheds Light on Bilingual Development in Children
A professor of psychology at ¼ø»Æʦapp provides important information that should help clinicians as they assess bilingual children and advise their parents.
Study Shows Candidate Voice Pitch Influences Voters
¼ø»Æʦapp researcher shows how tone of candidates' voices can make a difference at the polls. Findings from the study suggest a preference for age and experience and possible impact on female candidates.
¼ø»Æʦapp Pre-med Student and Surgeon Collaborate on New, Alternative Procedure to Radical Mastectomy
Elizabeth Hopkins, an aspiring physician and ¼ø»Æʦapp student, has spent more than 640 hours shadowing Hilton Becker, M.D. In 2014, she had a double mastectomy as a preventive measure, using a revolutionary procedure develop... More