Research

October 2014

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Oct. 7, 2014

Computer scientist Jie Wu harnesses the power of wireless technology

Jie Wu, professor and chair of Computer & Information Sciences and director of the College of […]

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Kim Fischer -  

Oct. 7, 2014

SERC: Fueling the latest scientific discoveries

By Kim Fischer

Lynda Weber At Temple s new Science Education and Research Center, scientists and students […]

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Preston Moretz -  

Oct. 6, 2014

Researchers target diet to reduce chronic disease in Asian Americans

By Preston Moretz

Although low-income Asian Americans are at a high risk for diabetes, hypertension, heart attack and […]

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Oct. 1, 2014

Researchers identify brain areas activated by itch-relieving drug

By Preston Moretz

Areas of the brain that respond to reward and pleasure are linked to the ability of the drug […]

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Preston Moretz -  

Oct. 1, 2014

NSF grant to examine using autonomous vehicles to improve traffic flow

By Preston Moretz

With autonomous vehicles likely to one day make their debut on the nation s roadways possibly as […]

September 2014

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Sep. 26, 2014

Physicist Maria Iavarone conducts research at the atomic level

Associate Professor of Physics Maria Iavarone studies the electronic properties of materials using […]

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Preston Moretz -  

Sep. 24, 2014

States should increase regulation of dietary supplements, Temple study finds

By Preston Moretz

Dietary supplements, which are marketed to adults and adolescents for weight loss and muscle […]

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Sep. 22, 2014

Temple’s Center for Asian Health hosts Chinese and U.S. public health officials

By Preston Moretz

Public health officials from China and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention visited […]

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Preston Moretz -  

Sep. 15, 2014

Mindfulness protects adults’ health from the impacts of childhood adversity

By Preston Moretz

Adults who were abused or neglected as children are known to have poorer health, but adults who […]

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Sep. 10, 2014

Researchers identify new target for treating heart failure

As a heart fails, losing the ability to squeeze blood through the circulatory system, the body […]

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Preston Moretz -  

Sep. 4, 2014

Impact of Gulf Oil Spill broader than predicted

By Preston Moretz

The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has had a broader impact on coral communities in the […]

August 2014

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Preston Moretz -  

Aug. 28, 2014

Researchers unearth earliest evidence of plate tectonics

By Preston Moretz

Rock unearthed from a mountain belt in northeastern South Africa has shown the earliest known […]