https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from University of Missouri-St. Louis Drug overdoses killed about 72,000 people in the United States last year with most of those due to opioids, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This represents an increase of about 16 percent nationwide from 42,249 to 49,068. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-09-evidence-based-opioid-treatment-efforts-results.html Medications Tue, 11 Sep 2018 09:40:01 EDT news455875939 When University of Missouri–St. Louis psychology faculty member Sandra Langeslag tells people that she researches love, the reactions she gets are mixed. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-science.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 20 Jan 2017 08:58:02 EST news404125049 Human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That fact alone makes the work of James Bashkin, a professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, important. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-11-chemist-hpv-antivirals.html Medications Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:11:45 EST news366973893 If you're reading this, chances are you're doing so on a smartphone or a computer. Experts would call the manipulation of electricity that brings us web pages, email and digital photographs "physical computation." https://phys.org/news/2015-08-physical.html Other Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:40:01 EDT news359104947 Over the last three weeks, every new day has been an adventure for a group of University of Missouri–St. Louis students in Greece. And each of those days starts at the crack of dawn. https://phys.org/news/2015-07-student-archeologists-field-knowledge-ancient.html Archaeology Mon, 06 Jul 2015 08:10:01 EDT news355387691 As the baby boomer generation continues to age past retirement, many of their female children are embodying what is known as the "sandwich generation" – caring for aging parents while also raising children. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-caregivers-online.html Health Tue, 10 Feb 2015 08:59:43 EST news342781177 When it comes to the Millennial generation, multitasking with technology is as ubiquitous as Ugg boots and skinny jeans. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-multitasking-isnt-millennials.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 17 Dec 2014 07:50:02 EST news338023904 Why do monkeys learn to be afraid of snakes and not flowers? Is this knowledge the result of evolution by natural selection? Did the monkeys that couldn't learn that association quickly die and not reproduce? https://phys.org/news/2014-08-umsl-scholar-evolution.html Evolution Thu, 14 Aug 2014 09:40:01 EDT news327226697 Drug dealers are not known for their financial flexibility. Credit cards are rarely used; cash is king. So, if there was less cash in circulation throughout society, would crime rates decline? https://phys.org/news/2014-04-cash-affects-crime.html Social Sciences Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:30:02 EDT news316692792 When it comes to encouraging African American women to seek breast-cancer screening, the fear factor might be getting in the way, according to an award-winning study by a University of Missouri–St. Louis faculty member. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-breast-cancer-messages.html Oncology & Cancer Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:10:09 EDT news315822106 On any given day, Jason Atkins and Mohit Patel can be found toiling away inside a chemical biology lab at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. And they love every minute of it. https://phys.org/news/2013-06-biochemists-technology-dna-cells.html Biochemistry Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:08:51 EDT news289469321 (Medical Xpress)—People who watch the NBC reality weight-loss show "The Biggest Loser" are prone to have negative opinions of obese people, according to a study by Jina H. Yoo, associate professor of communication at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-biggest-loser-spur-anti-fat-attitudes.html Health Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:49:55 EDT news284370527