Research

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Feb. 4, 2022

MU earns $12 million in grants to boost science education, literacy

MU researchers use a video game to teach science lessons to middle schoolers, speech recognition software to improve literacy outcomes for 2nd graders.

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Feb. 4, 2022

MU study identifies mutations specific to omicron variant

Findings show impact of mutations on pre-existing antibodies among vaccinated individuals, those who previously tested positive.

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Feb. 3, 2022

MU scientist helps detect novel SARS-CoV-2 variants in NYC wastewater

Study suggests these novel mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 could help identify where the next variant of concern could originate.

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Feb. 2, 2022

Party like it’s .99

Is the ubiquitous pricing strategy effective? One MU researcher is finding out.

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Feb. 1, 2022

Treatment for trauma is not one-size-fits-all

MU study finds that preventing probationers with mental illness from reoffending might start with diagnosing their trauma.

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Feb. 1, 2022

Did the pandemic bring your kids closer? How quarantine shaped sibling relationships

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Jan. 28, 2022

Providing musical therapy for developing babies

MU Health Care researches examine the effects of music therapy on a baby's neurodevelopment

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Jan. 27, 2022

HIV uses host cell’s own ‘emergency’ response for replication, says MU researcher

Researchers are hopeful this breakthrough could lead to new lifesaving treatments.

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Jan. 27, 2022

Mizzou Engineers to help NextGen Precision Health professionals process, analyze, protect big data

Precision medicine comes with large volumes of imaging data. Now, engineers, clinicians and medical professionals are training artificial intelligence to analyze those images to spot potential health issues.

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Jan. 26, 2022

Universal sex differences appear in adolescents’ career aspirations, MU study finds

Researchers at the University of Missouri and University of Essex say their results also mirror a similar study completed in 1918.

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