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Runners' Brains May Have More Connectivity

March 2, 2021

MRI scans reveal that running may affect the structure and function of the brain in ways similar to complex tasks like playing a musical instrument.

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Man's Best Medicine?

March 1, 2021

A study of the interaction between humans and dogs is the first for the UA's new Human-Animal Interaction Research Initiative.

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Black Holes on the Big Screen

Feb. 20, 2021

The new movie "Interstellar" explores a longstanding fascination, but UA astrophysicists are using cutting-edge technology to go one better. They're working on how to take pictures of the black hole at the center of the galaxy.

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Why We Walk on Our Heels

Dec. 12, 2016

Walking heel-to-toe gives humans the mechanical advantage of longer "virtual limbs," suggests UA researcher James Webber.

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