Autistic children with better motor skills more adept at socializing

In a new study looking at toddlers and preschoolers with autism, researchers found that children with better motor skills were more adept at socializing and communicating.

Statins being overprescribed for growing number of kidney disease patients

Statin drugs are often being inappropriately prescribed for a growing number of patients with kidney disease, researchers say in a new report.

Overgrazing turning parts of Mongolian Steppe into desert

Overgrazing by sheep and goats is helping to turn huge amounts of land in Mongolia into desert, a result of surging populations of livestock with global climate implications.

Saliva key to AI-assisted, non-invasive home monitoring method to improve epilepsy care

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University are poised to use saliva to make a personalized-medicine breakthrough for people with epilepsy thanks to a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Protecting surf breaks mitigates climate change, helps coastal communities, analysis finds

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Safeguarding places to hang ten and shoot the curl is an opportunity to simultaneously mitigate climate change, fuel tourism and help surrounding ecosystems, new research has shown.

Two shark species documented in Puget Sound for first time by Oregon State researchers

CORVALLIS, Oregon – Oregon State University researchers have made the first scientific confirmation in Puget Sound of two distinct shark species, one of them critically endangered.

How well does tree planting work in climate change fight? It depends, OSU research shows

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Using trees as a cost-effective tool against climate change is more complicated than simply planting large numbers of them, an international collaboration that includes an Oregon State University scientist has shown.

Draft of statewide wildfire hazard map mandated by Legislature released

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry on July 18 will release drafts of new statewide wildfire hazard and wildland-urban interface maps developed by Oregon State University scientists.

Oregon State University researchers discover novel way to make breast cancer cells die

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers have discovered a compound that converts a protein known for protecting cancer cells into a tumor killer.

New computer chips show promise for reducing energy footprint of artificial intelligence

CORVALLIS, Ore. – An Oregon State University College of Engineering researcher has helped develop a new artificial intelligence chip that could improve energy efficiency six times over the current industry standard.

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