Kawasaki disease is not a homogenous disease nor are its triggers
Credit: Erik Jepsen, UCPA Researchers at University of California San Diego report that while Kawasaki disease (KD) occurs in clusters, ...
Tag: Environmental Health
Noise can put you off your food
Soft music can improve dining experience: studyCredit: Flinders University Noise can make or break a dining experience, according to a ...
URI grad student finds PFAS in seabirds from Narragansett Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Cape Fear
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Anna Robuck) KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept.23, 2020 - Evidence continues to accumulate about human and wildlife ...
First evidence that air pollution particles and metals are reaching the placenta
Pollution particles, including metals, have been found in the placentas of fifteen women in London, according to research led by ...
Is your drinking water toxic? This app may help you find out
A new tool developed by Penn Medicine researchers informs users about their potential exposure to hydraulic fracturing chemicalsCredit: Penn Medicine ...
Revisions to drinking water standard tighten lead leaching allowance for plumbing products
Joint committee governing NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 lowers maximum allowable limits of leached lead from plumbing endpoint devicesCredit: NSF International ANN ARBOR, ...
Study shows first proof that a safer UV light effectively kills virus causing COVID-19
Researchers offer first proof that Ultraviolet C light with a 222 nm wavelength -- which is safer to use around ...
A novel approach to childhood obesity prevention
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 16, 2020—A novel taxonomic approach to obesity prevention using existing ...
Accurate labels like ‘aerosol’ or ‘chemicals’ increase perceived risks of e-cigarette use
George Mason study reveals that labeling e-cigarette emissions as 'chemicals' or 'aerosols' rather than 'vapor' increases the perceived risk of ...
Ocean algae get ‘coup de grace’ from viruses
Viruses don't immediately kill algae but live in harmony with themCredit: MODIS, NASA; Steve Gschmeissner, Photo Researchers Inc.; Kay Bidle ...
Using artificial intelligence to predict genuine outcomes in COVID-19 patients
Credit: West Virginia University Artificial intelligence can do more than recommend a song or suggest what to write in an ...
Detection of PCBs and their metabolites (OH-PCBs) in the fetal brain of a Japanese macaque
Mother to fetus transfer of OH-PCBs in the Japanese macaque: Extrapolation of Exposure Scenarios for HumansCredit: Center for Marine Environmental ...
Bat tick found for the first time in New Jersey
"Soft" tick species can pose a risk to public healthCredit: J. Occi/Rutgers Center for Vector Biology A tick species associated ...
COVID-19 and the threat to American voting rights
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 2, 2020—The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated three main pathologies of ...