Designing Healthy and Resilient Societies

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Sep 16, 2025

Study Highlights Possible Path Forward for Teaching Writing to Students With Disabilities

New research suggests a technique called performance feedback could be a valuable tool for helping students with disabilities become stronger writers.

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Sep 12, 2025

Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

Teaming up with engineers of different disciplines, an ethicist is studying some of the most pressing issues society faces amidst the adoption of AI.

Sep 11, 2025

Messy backyard gardens could help save biodiversity, but who wants one?

A new study from North Carolina State University researchers finds that attraction to biodiversity, also known as biophilia, may vary broadly between individuals rather than being a consistent trait that all people share. As biodiversity declines around the world and global climate goals are often left unmet, researchers have begun to look to backyard gardens…

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Sep 8, 2025

Tackling Ethical Questions About Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Increased use of TMS raises a number of ethical questions. Are health care providers doing enough to track adverse side effects? Are patients able to make informed decisions about TMS?

Sep 3, 2025

How Hyper-detailed Cameras Will Make Recycling More Efficient

A new study uses advanced imaging technology to identify materials in municipal solid waste that can be separated for recycling or to produce energy. The study made use of hyperspectral imaging, a method that uses powerful optical sensors which capture the light spectrum across every pixel in an image. By analyzing the ways that different…

Sep 3, 2025

Researchers Identify Gene Associated With Deadly Heart Disease in Golden Retrievers

Researchers identify genetic variant associated with heart disease previously thought rare in dogs.

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Aug 28, 2025

Not All Proteins Are Equal for Gut Health, Study Suggests

NC State researchers are examining how different protein sources in our diet can have significant effects on our gut's microbiome — and impact various aspects of our health. The findings could help us better understand how to prevent and treat gastrointestinal diseases, which affect at least 60 to 70 million Americans, according to NIH data.

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Aug 25, 2025

Can We Trust AI? Global Research Team Offers Framework for Tackling this Question

An international team of researchers has put forward a framework to answer one of the biggest questions facing artificial intelligence technologies: can AI be trusted?

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Aug 20, 2025

How Dental Floss Could One Day Deliver Vaccines

Recent research findings show that dental floss could be an effective way to administer vaccines and immunizations instead of shots.

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Aug 18, 2025

Self-Powered Patch Monitors Biomarkers Without Drawing Blood

The self-powered microneedle patch can monitor a range of health biomarkers without drawing blood or relying on batteries or external power sources.

Aug 18, 2025

Model Reroutes Livestock Trucks to Reduce Risk of Infection

Truck rerouting model shows at least 42% reduction in infection exposure between pig farms.

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Aug 13, 2025

‘Controlled Evolution’ Dramatically Boosts pDNA Production for Biomedical Manufacturing

The advance is significant because the new technique could drive down the cost of gene therapy treatments.

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Aug 12, 2025

Study Looks for Markers That Predict Risk of Severe Chlamydia Infection

New study identifies markers that may predict whether a chlamydia infection is likely to ascend into the uterus and endometrium.

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Aug 5, 2025

Rise in Flooding Frequency Means New, Land-Based Sensors Might be Needed

Using sensors placed in storm drains could be a more accurate way to track ‘sunny day’ flooding events, according to a recently published paper.

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Jul 31, 2025

Basic Research Leads to Market’s First All-Natural, EPA-Registered Insect Repellent

NC State entomology professor Michael Roe’s early-stage research is behind the groundbreaking new line of DEET-free repellents.