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Research Suggests User Routines Key to Preventing Email Phishing

The cumulative number of successful phishing cyberattacks has risen sharply over the last decade, and in 2014 that figure surged past the total U.S. population. To date, about 400 million breaches have yielded hackers some kind of personal information, according …

Researcher Says Medical Marijuana Needs Research, Should be Treated Like Other Drugs

When medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon opened their doors to sell to anyone who is 21 years or older last month, the lines between recreation and medicine were officially blurred, said Edward Bednarczyk, PharmD, pharmacy practice chair in the University …

Researchers Find Computer Equipment Can Be Protected From Earthquakes

How do you prevent an earthquake from destroying expensive computer systems? That’s the question earthquake engineer Claudia Marin-Artieda, PhD, associate professor of civil engineering at Howard University, aims to answer through a series of experiments conducted at the University at …

Concussion and Neck Injury Symptoms Overlap Making Diagnosis Diffucult

Athletes and others reporting cognitive difficulties after a head injury are usually diagnosed as having had a concussion. But is it really a concussion? A new study published by University at Buffalo medical faculty finds that many of the same …

Computer Program Could Help Spot Pain Malingering

A joint study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, the University at Buffalo, and the University of Toronto has found that a computer–vision system can distinguish between real or faked expressions of pain more accurately than can …