Tag: Penn State
Consuming iron-fortified grain improves students’ attention, memory
Iron deficiency remains the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency globally, but few studies have examined how iron status relates to cognition in adolescents.
Benefits of consuming...
Expecting a stressful day may lower cognitive abilities throughout the day
According to Penn State researchers, there may be some truth to the saying "getting up on the wrong side of the bed". A new...
Sintering atomically thin materials with ceramics now possible
Sintering is the process of compacting and forming a solid mass of material by heat or pressure without melting it to the point of...
Gut microbes may link with a protein to help regulate vitamin D
An accumulation of bacteria in the gut may utilize a cell signaling protein to help manage vitamin D, a key supplement that, among different...
Scientists discovered evidence of 27 new viruses in bees
Populations of bees around the world are declining. According to scientists, viruses are the fundamental cause behind this. Now, a team of scientists at...
Posttraumatic stress affects academics
A new study by the Penn State which evaluates what causes the risk of Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) found that this traumatic military experience...
New clues may help improve speech for people with ALS
Penn State scientists have recently identified new clues that they think will help improving speech of people with dysarthria, a speech disorder that causes...
Study supports restrictions on opioid-containing cold medicines for children
In 2017 by considering safety concerns, American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that a codeine-containing cough and cold medications should not be used. Thus, the...
Flexible, highly efficient multimodal energy harvesting
Penn State scientists have developed a piezoelectric ceramic foam that is expected to increase the ability to harvest mechanical and thermal energy over standard piezoelectric composites.
In...