ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Economist: Buyers Beware of Peaking U.S. Housing Market
Motivated by mortgage rates near historic lows and a persistent shortage of homes for sale that's steadily driving up prices, many middle-income consumers want to buy before values escalate out of reach.
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Receives NIH Grant to Enhance Social Engagement in Older Adults
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾neuroscience, physics and nursing researchers have received a grant from the National Institute of Aging to test a mathematical model designed to optimize social and physical engagement in older adults.
Study: Nonprofits Must Connect with Donors During Pandemic
Despite the economic hardship brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, philanthropic giving has increased substantially nationwide. But how do nonprofits connect with potential donors?
Very Hungry and Angry, Caterpillars Head-butt to Get What They Want
An ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾study shows that when food is scarce, monarch butterfly caterpillars go from peaceful feeders to aggressive fighters. The results look something like a combination of boxing and "bumper" cars.
Endangered Juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish Found in St. Lucie River
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Harbor Branch and FWC scientists successfully caught, tagged and released a juvenile smalltooth sawfish in the Indian River Lagoon - a major step for sawfish research and recovery efforts in Florida.
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾and Memorial Healthcare System Establish Research Partnership
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾and Memorial Healthcare System have formed a research partnership, which combines their expertise and resources in clinical research, clinical trials, basic research and translational biomedical research.
Study: Travelers Care More About Customer Reviews Than Low Prices
Operators of hotels and short-term rental properties looking to build back business hampered by the coronavirus pandemic shouldn't worry about low prices as much as customer opinions, according to a new study.
Dopamine Surge Reveals How Even for Mice, 'There's No Place Like Home'
A study by ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾neuroscientists demonstrates how 'coming home' produces a signal of comfort in mice and is the first to show that home evokes a surge of dopamine that mimics the response to a dose of cocaine.
What's That Growing on Your Face Mask?
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Schmidt College of Medicine researcher has developed a novel device to conveniently sanitize contaminated masks and other items at home or at work and has received a provisional patent for the technology.
Study First to Show Relationship between a Bird's Gut and its Brain
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾scientists studied songbirds' gut microbiome and have identified potentially critical bacteria affecting cognition and performance.