Latest News Releases 15 September

Driving systems out of equilibrium with electric fields proves useful for creating liquid shapes that are nearly impossible to find in nature

At age two, children who were born with neurological abnormalities due to congenital Zika Virus (ZIKV) have a range of neurodevelopmental profiles that can be tracked using a routine neurological assessment, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dr. Albert Ko of Yale University, US and Dr. Federico Costa of The Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, and their colleagues.

Married couples in supportive relationships felt significantly less stressed while watching horror movie clips with their partner than without, as measured by pupil dilation.

A pilot study at the University of Cincinnati found that young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disabilities (ID) were able to lose or maintain their weight with a system of education and support in place.

Reevaluating how one perceives stress can make a big difference to a person’s mental health, general wellbeing, and success, according to University of Rochester psychologists. For their latest study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, the researchers trained college students to treat their stress response as a tool rather than an obstacle, which helped them score higher on tests, procrastinate less, stay enrolled in classes, and be less anxious.