From Neighborhoods to Online: How Music Sampling Changed
A new paper examines how artists find and exchange music samples. Where neighborhoods once played a critical role, digital communities are now the new hotspot. Read more ›
Do You Kayak or Wade in the Hudson? Study Reveals Sediment Pollution
The Hudson River is cleaner than it has been in decades, but the shoreline is another matter. Read more ›
Understanding Obesity and Diabetes in Foreign-Born Blacks
Calculating the health of foreign-born blacks can be difficult because they’re often classified alongside U.S.-born blacks, but that distinction remains necessary considering their different health profiles. Read more ›
The Molecular Biology of Fear Memories
PTSD is a major issue in the U.S., which makes understanding the biological mechanisms that trigger a fearful memory all the more important. Read more ›
Improving Biodiversity Modeling
Scientists have tools like species distribution models (SDMs) to measure changes to biodiversity, but there aren't actually any standards for such tools. Read more ›
Biology of a Multiple Sclerosis Drug
New research has uncovered why fumaric acid ester treatments help patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Read more ›
Exercise Science at Lehman College
Brad Schoenfeld studied business in college, but shortly after graduation, his brother bought him a gym membership. That led to a passion for weightlifting. “Once I started lifting, it changed my life,” he said Read more ›
SNAPSHOT: Colorectal Cancer Continuum
As an alternative solution to categorizing colorectal cancer, scientists have developed a continuum of these cancers, using two scoring systems. Read more ›
SNAPSHOT: Imaging the Brain
A new study directly compared brain imaging methods in order to help scientists decide which is best to use. Read more ›