Tag: University of Pittsburgh
Ever-so-slight delay improves decision-making accuracy
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have found that decision-making accuracy can be improved by postponing the onset of a decision by a mere...
Finding a treatment for binge eating with rats and cake frosting
Two strains of rats, cans of vanilla frosting and a theory have helped MSU professor of psychology Kelly Klump take one step closer to...
Silencing Synapses: Hope for Pharmacological Solution to Cocaine Addiction
Imagine kicking a cocaine addiction by simply popping a pill that alters the way your brain processes chemical addiction. New research from the University...
HIV plus HPV leads to increased anal cancer risk in men
Human papillomavirus, or HPV, which can cause cervical cancer in women, is also known to cause anal cancer in both women and men. Now, a...
Polymer Gel, Heal Thyself: New composites could regenerate when damaged
When a chair leg breaks or a cell phone shatters, either must be repaired or replaced. But what if these materials could be programmed...
‘4D-printed’ materials will adapt to stimuli
Imagine an automobile coating that changes its structure to adapt to a humid environment or a salt-covered road, better protecting the car from corrosion....
Antisocial Texting by Teens Linked to Bad Behavior
For American teenagers, most text messaging is as harmless as passing notes, but University of Texas at Dallas researchers have discovered that engaging in...
Using harsh verbal discipline with teens found to be harmful
Many American parents yell or shout at their teenagers. A new longitudinal study has found that using such harsh verbal discipline in early adolescence...
Twitter predicted to become a big TV screen
New research from scholars at Columbia Business School and the University of Pittsburgh questions the sustainability of Twitter, the social network that has more...
Quantum Computing Has Applications in imaging
Quantum computing—considered the powerhouse of computational tasks—may have applications in areas outside of pure electronics, according to a University of Pittsburgh researcher and his...
