Tag: Research

Artificial intelligence could reduce barriers to TB care

AI has potential to reduce health care worker burnout and improve quality of care.
Patient-friendly prescription labels improve medication adherence

New medication labels could save over 100,000 lives each year, new study finds.
People don’t know what a preprint is. Here’s why that matters.

Preprints aren’t final. Publicizing their results may cause distrust in news.
Whistleblowers losing faith in media impact

Study shows that as newsrooms shrink, so does the trust of some former sources.
Harmful coping methods prevalent among those who self-injure

Self-injury behavior differs between males and females.
Bald eagles aren’t fledging as many chicks due to avian influenza

As more eagles die from H5N1, experts worry years of conservation may be undone.
Protective parenting may help your kids avoid health problems as adults

Stressful environments can cause problems in adulthood. Parents setting limits can help.
Racial stereotypes vary in digital interactions

Study shows racial stereotypes of Black AI can lead to more positive outcomes in negotiations.
Heart disease deaths declining, but not for everyone

Rural and mostly Black counties experience higher rates of heart disease.
The relationship between ghosting and closure

Study shows need for closure can magnify emotional effect of ghosting.
Researchers focus AI on finding exoplanets

It could reshape how scientists identify new planets very far from Earth.
COVID drug trials don’t match patient population

Most participants in the drug trials were white, male and over 50.
New vaccine targets life-threatening fungal infections

Fungal infections kill millions every year. UGA’s vaccine could change that.
Enforcement key to mandatory voting

Study finds the enforcement, not severity, of compulsory voting law leads to higher turnout.
Health care workers struggle to recall emergency codes

Workers only matched code words to corresponding emergencies 44% of the time.
Waning vaccine protection leads to resurgent mumps

New study suggests booster shots will probably be needed.
Farmers face severe mental health care barriers

Study reveals certain norms make seeking help difficult.
Study links social media, gaming addiction to emotions

Adolescents who have trouble regulating emotions are most at risk.
Breeding the best peanut

UGA peanut breeders work to develop best variety for Georgia’s farmers.
Scientists develop method for trees to flower in months

Normal breeding experiments can take years to come to fruition.
Planning for retirement? Good luck finding advice

UGA researchers found a startling lack of financial advice resources in many U.S. states.
New facial recognition technology scans your ear

Ear recognition may be more convenient if you’re masking.
Hurricane’s effects killed sturgeon in Apalachicola River

Juvenile fish, though, showed resiliency in the years since the Category 5 storm.
Generation X better prepared for retirement than experts thought

Baby boomers and Gen Xers are somewhat prepared. Millennials are falling behind.