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KU research team develops virtual reality, AI-boosted system to help students with autism improve social skills

University of Kansas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Kansas will expand iKNOW, a program designed to help students with autism spectrum disorder improve their social skills in natural settings. New funding will allow the addition of extended reality and AI-boosted features, and the team has published research validating the benefits of the system thus far in helping students make desired growth and improvement.

Journal: Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies

Guided self-help makes treating children with obesity easier and more affordable

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

According to a new study from researchers at the University of California San Diego’s Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR), self-guided family therapy for obesity could work just as well as traditional approaches at a fraction of the cost.

Journal: PEDIATRICS

Study sheds light on how to encourage condom use among teens

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new meta-analysis evaluating condom use across 249 studies and more than a quarter million U.S. teens finds that simply having knowledge about safer sex practices is not enough to encourage condom use. The analysis suggests teens also need to feel confident about buying and using condoms, they need to plan to use them, and they need to be able to communicate effectively with their partners about condom use.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics
Funder: NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH/National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Science Foundation

2024 ISS National Lab Annual Report highlights momentum in space-based R&D

International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory
Reports and Proceedings

The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory highlighted the rapid growth of space-based R&D in its annual report, released today by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space® (CASIS®). Over the past fiscal year, the ISS National Lab sponsored more than 100 payloads delivered to the orbiting laboratory—the second-highest annual total to date. Also this year, ISS National Lab-related results were published in 51 peer-reviewed articles—the most ever in a year—underscoring the vital role of the ISS National Lab in advancing scientific discovery and innovation.

Keith C. Brown Endowed Scholarship

University of Texas at Austin
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business is pleased to announce the newly established Keith C. Brown Endowed Scholarship, named to honor one of the school’s celebrated finance professors. Made possible by the generosity of one of Brown’s former students, Danielle DiMartino Booth, MBA ’96, and her husband, John, the scholarship will support high-potential Texas undergraduate students from low- and middle-income families, with a preference for students at Texas McCombs.

Massachusetts General Hospital, Matthew Perry Foundation announce Fellowship in Addiction Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital
Business Announcement

The Matthew Perry Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, today announced the establishment of the Matthew Perry Foundation Fellowship in Addiction Medicine for the 2025/2026 academic year. The fellow will join a highly competitive Addiction Medicine fellowship program, which is one of only 105 available in the United States and trains physicians who have completed an accredited residency program to become specialists and leaders in Addiction Medicine.

Largest study ever done on cannabis and brain function finds impact on working memory

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published today in JAMA Network Open explores the effects of both recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function during cognitive tasks.

The study, the largest of its kind ever to be completed, examined the effects of cannabis use on over 1,000 young adults aged 22 to 36 using brain imaging technology. The researchers found that 63% of heavy lifetime cannabis users exhibited reduced brain activity during a working memory task, while 68% of recent users also demonstrated a similar impact.

This decline in brain activity was associated with worse performance on working memory - the ability to retain and use information to perform tasks. For example, working memory allows a person to follow instructions they’ve just been given or to mentally visualize and manipulate information, like solving a math problem.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

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