Research

October 2014

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Oct. 1, 2014

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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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Oct. 1, 2014

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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

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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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Sep. 24, 2014

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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

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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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Sep. 15, 2014

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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

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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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Sep. 4, 2014

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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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Aug. 28, 2014

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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 […]

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Aug. 14, 2014

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Study shows that pain and itch may be signs of skin cancer

By Preston Moretz

Asking patients if a suspicious skin lesion is painful or itchy may help doctors decide whether the […]

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Aug. 5, 2014

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Temple offers promising new drugs for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

By Preston Moretz

Two new investigational drugs in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a […]

July 2014

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Jul. 31, 2014

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Temple center to focus on energy applications

By Preston Moretz

Temple’s College of Science and Technology will be the new home of an Energy Frontier Research […]