New York University, Penn State
Farmers market vouchers fill gap in ‘food deserts’
Vouchers to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets could mean healthier meals for families on food assistance. READ MORE…
Vanderbilt University
Peer programs boost moms of kids with autism
Peer-led interventions that target parents' well-being can cut stress, depression, and anxiety among mothers of children with disabilities. READ MORE…
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Barbara
How killing off wildlife causes social chaos
The decline of wildlife can cause hunger and unemployment and, consequently, fuel increased crime and political instability, report researchers. READ MORE…
University of Pittsburgh
Test eliminates need for second thyroid surgery
A new test increases the odds by 30 percent that people with thyroid cancer will undergo the correct initial surgery. READ MORE…
University of California, Santa Barbara
Deadly amoeba thrives in warmer lakes
A potentially deadly amoeba often found in lakes and rivers is likely benefiting from a widespread drought in the United States. READ MORE…!["The novel part here is that we have proposed a mechanism by which the [basal ganglia] can detect when it has selected an action and should therefore amplify the dopamine reinforcing event specifically at that time," says Michael Frank. (Credit: Karen Chu/Flickr)](http://www.futurity.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/excellent_choice_1170-370x200.jpg)
Brown University
Why the things we choose seem better than the rest
Brain research suggests why people often value rewards they choose themselves over rewards they just receive, even when the two are actually equivalent. READ MORE…
New York University, University at Buffalo
Workplace design can cut nurse turnover
Architecture, interior design, and other physical aspects of where nurses work can enhance their job satisfaction, according to new research. READ MORE…
New York University, University of Florida
These 3 tests detect concussion 100% of the time
When combined with two other measures, a simple vision test can detect 100 percent of concussions among college athletes, report researchers. READ MORE…
University of Florida, University of Michigan
Cancer drug helps some women get pregnant
A drug originally used to prevent breast cancer is 30 percent more effective in helping women get pregnant than the one used for more than 40 years. READ MORE…
Penn State
Bug ‘tunnels’ suggest quick rebound after asteroid
New leaf-mining insects appeared in the western US just a million years after the asteroid event that triggered dinosaur extinctions, report researchers. READ MORE…
