research

Smoke rises above the skyline of Beijing on a moderately polluted day in 2017.

Air Pollution Exposure Harms Cognitive Performance, Study Finds

9:06pm August 27, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The researchers tested more than 25,000 people multiple times, matching the results with pollution data from the time of each test. Older adults were most affected by air quality.

Microplastics found along Lake Ontario by Rochman's team

Beer, Drinking Water And Fish: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere

11:41pm August 20, 2018

by Christopher Joyce

Plastic trash less than 5 millimeters long is in the things we eat and drink, and the air we breathe. Scientists are just beginning to study where it comes from and how it might affect our health.

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Wake Forest, Winston-Salem State Receive Grant To Continue Concussion Research

4:16pm August 20, 2018

by Sean Bueter

Two Triad universities have received a grant to continue participating in the largest-ever study of sports-related concussions.

How To Find Out If 'Women's Empowerment' Programs Really Empower Women

5:52pm July 27, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

A group of researchers are finding creative ways — through experimental games and scenarios — to quantify how much control women have over their lives.

Party's over for a federal study about the health effects of moderate alcohol consumption.

Credibility Concerns Lead NIH To End Study Of Alcohol's Health Effects

2:03pm June 15, 2018

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists and National Institutes of Health officials met with alcohol company executives and appeared to solicit money from them in violation of government policy. The NIH canceled the study.

Flaws in a study of the Mediterranean diet led to a softening of its conclusions about health benefits. But don't switch to a diet of cotton candy just yet.

Errors Trigger Retraction Of Study On Mediterranean Diet's Heart Benefits

8:54pm June 13, 2018

by Alison McCook

An anesthesiologist who taught himself statistics identified flaws in an influential study that claimed to prove the Mediterranean diet has cardiovascular benefits. The 2013 paper is being retracted.

The scientists tagged great white sharks during the fall and hoped they would arrive in the offshore area during their visit.

Great White Sharks Have A Secret 'Cafe,' And They Led Scientists Right To It

5:02am May 28, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

These sharks have a hidden life that's becoming a lot less hidden, thanks to a scientific expedition that was years in the making.

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Environment

Winston-Salem Researchers Aid Monarch Butterflies Using Lasers

11:13am May 04, 2018

by David Ford

The long-awaited arrival of spring means the return of butterflies to the Piedmont. But the monarch butterflies' 2,000-mile migration has yet to begin.

Plaques located in the gray matter of the brain are key indicators of Alzheimer's disease.

Scientists Push Plan To Change How Researchers Define Alzheimer's

3:00pm April 10, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

Research scientists say they want to define Alzheimer's by the biological changes it causes in the brain, rather than by symptoms like memory loss.

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Melodie Beckham (left), here with her daughter, Laura, had metastatic lung cancer and chose to stop taking medical marijuana after it failed to relieve her symptoms. She died a few weeks after this photo was taken.

Medical Marijuana's 'Catch-22': Limits On Research Hinder Patient Relief

8:20am April 07, 2018

Suffering Americans seek medical marijuana as an alternative to opioids and other powerful pharmaceuticals. Though legal in 29 states, doctors say the lack of strong data make it hard to recommend.