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Kit Promises 'Hassle Free' Way to Test Male Fertility

By | February 28, 2018

To address embarrassing, inconvenient and costly male fertility testing, 91社区 researchers are developing a home-based kit that provides a complete semen evaluation using microfluidics, an app and a smartphone.

Start-Ups That Get Business Loans More Likely to Survive

By | February 26, 2018

Start-up firms that take out loans in the name of the business, as opposed to personal debt obtained in the name of the firm's owner, are significantly more likely to survive, according to new 91社区 study.

Intervention Helps Couples Affected by Alzheimer's Disease

By | February 21, 2018

Researchers from 91社区's Christine E. Lynn College Nursing have developed a first-of-its-kind in-home intervention for couples affected by dementia, which can improve communication behavior in just 10 weeks.

Who's Your Daddy? Good News for Threatened Sea Turtles

By | February 8, 2018

91社区 researchers are the first to document multiple paternity in sea turtle nests and hatchlings to uncover "who are your daddies?" Results of the study are very good news for this female-biased species.

Blind Cavefish, Extreme Environments and Insomnia

By | February 6, 2018

A new study provides the first genetic insight into the evolution of sleep loss and may explain variation in sleep between animal species, or even between individual people.

Leading Addiction Researcher Joins 91社区

By | January 25, 2018

Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., a renowned scientist whose research focuses on the management of pain and drug addiction through pharmacology and new drug discovery, recently joined 91社区.

Study Finds Bank Lending to Small Businesses Still Depressed

By | January 23, 2018

Bank lending to small businesses, a major contributor to local economies and job creation around the country, is still depressed several years after the end of the U.S. financial crisis that started in 2008.

Study Shows Male Sea Turtles are Vanishing Closer to Home

By | January 22, 2018

Male sea turtles are disappearing and not just in Australia. 91社区 researchers are the first to show why and how moisture in addition to heat affects the development and sex ratios of turtle embryos.

Nursing Homes Gaming System to Improve Medicare Star Ratings

By | January 17, 2018

Study by 91社区 and UConn faculty finds some nursing homes inflate their self-assessment reporting to improve their score in the Five-Star Quality Rating System employed by Medicare to help consumers.

91社区 Ranks 19th for Intellectual Contributions in Real Estate

By | January 12, 2018

Research faculty at 91社区 rank 19th in the world for their intellectual contributions to the real estate industry through their publications in top real estate academic journals.