Tag: Environmental Health

Rise in disease virulence due to evolving parasite, not just drought A new paper in Scientific Reports led by researchers ...

What COVID-19's lockdown to prevent infection taught usCredit: Misra P. et al., 2021, Scientific Reports, Springer Nature doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87673-2 COVID-19 has ...

'Every droplet effectively removed from indoor air would eliminate a potential source of transmission' Although plexiglass barriers are seemingly everywhere ...

Makeup wearers may be absorbing and ingesting potentially toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to a new study published ...

Contemporary and comprehensive evaluation of source sector and fuel contributions to the PM2.5 disease burden across over 200 countries An ...

The study published in Frontiers in Psychology shows that children aged from 3 to 5 years old are able to ...

NIH awards $3 million grant for the five-year study University of Massachusetts Amherst health services researcher Dr. Sarah Goff has ...

Rising temperatures are increasingly affecting the quality of life in many regions, setting new challenges for architects, urban planners and ...

BU scientists are investigating how environmental molecules can be used to engineer 'designer' microbiomes for combating disease, pollution, and more ...

The malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax may accumulate in the spleen soon after infection to a greater extent than its better-known ...

KIT researchers developed a new method to remove micropollutants using a photocatalytic membrane and visible lightCredit: Markus Breig, KIT Micropollutants ...

Okayama University Medical Research Updates (OU-MRU) Vol.90Credit: 2021 Okayama University It is ingrained in parents to curtail the hours their ...

Credit: Jacob Nordström The chemical bisphenol F (found in plastics) can induce changes in a gene that is vital for ...

The study showed that interdisciplinary action facilitates weight loss, improves quality of life and eating behavior, and reduces symptoms of ...

Study links secondhand smoke during pregnancy to epigenetic changes in babiesCredit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Nearly a quarter of pregnant ...

Potential benefits to health across species, communities and environments are enormousCredit: James Hassell/Smithsonian In the midst of a devastating global ...

The filter could help curb airborne spread of COVID-19 virusCredit: Yun Shen A filter made from polymer nanothreads blew three ...

Findings come five years after disastrous fire in Fort McMurray, AlbertaCredit: Sophie Wilkinson, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON May 18, 2021 ...

Henry Ford Health System-led study sheds new light on what groups of children are most susceptibleCredit: Henry Ford Health System ...

Credit: Jude Palmer/Royal Academy of Engineering A group of the world's leading experts in the transmission of airborne pathogens is ...