Environmental Health

Exposing the impact of racism -- not just race -- on health outcomes Despite the growing body of evidence showing that social forces like income, housing and educational attainment have a greater bearing on health outcomes than behavior…
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - To assess differences and trends in personal chemical exposure, Oregon State University researchers deployed chemical-sampling wristbands to individuals on three continents. After they analyzed the wristbands that were…
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A switch to permanent daylight saving time will undo any positive effects on sleep of delaying school start times, according to researchers from the University of Surrey. Writing in the journal Current Biology, Professor Anne Skeldon…
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Comprehensive study tracking 26 years of waste disposal shows most stays in-stateCredit: PSE Healthy Energy OAKLAND, Calif. - More than 80 percent of all waste from Pennsylvania's oil and gas drilling operations stays inside the…
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Field testing commenced with aim to improve animal welfare in dairy farming and livestock industriesCredit: Research Center for the Earth Inclusive Sensing Empathizing with Silent Voices A joint project team led by Tokyo…
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Credit: John Worthington Scientists from Lancaster University in the UK have discovered that immune responses originally found to prevent fungal infections are also important in eliminating Trichinella spiralis, a round worm and the…
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UMass Amherst researchers enrolling people in community-based studyCredit: UMass Amherst Kinesiology researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have received funding to compare the effects of tai chi and mindfulness meditation…
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Tokyo - The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) attempted from 2000 to 2015 produced mixed and debatable results. But there was at least one clear MDG victory: safe drinking water. MDG Target 7C sought to halve, by 2015,…
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Device inspired by human body's metal sensing mechanismCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a portable device, inspired by the ability of the human…
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Credit: Jessica Mark Welch and Gary Borisy, PNAS.1522149113 A larger genetic inventory may help explain how certain dangerous bacteria can persist in a hospital environment and continue to infect patients, according to a new study…
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Credit: ATS April 9, 2019--Air pollution from diesel engines may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more when tiny particles are filtered from the exhaust than when they are not, according to new research published online in…
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A new model based on remote sensing data could help zero in on where water managers can replenish aquifers by flooding fields. In California, the amount of water exiting aquifers under the state's most productive farming region far…
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Microbes in household dust can break down harmful chemicals, study shows COLUMBUS, Ohio--The dust that settles throughout our homes and offices almost always contains bits of chemicals that can cause problems for the human endocrine…
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ANN ARBOR--Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on-the-fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules, University of Michigan researchers have shown. They hope to one day harness this capability to replace…
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