Tag: Environmental Health

July 13, 2020

Rice engineers show feces from gulls, ducks and crows harbor abundant resistant bacteria, resistance genesCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (July ...

Health disparities published in new volume

July 10, 2020

Researchers at the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina lead health disparity research studiesCredit: MUSC HCC ...

5G networks have few health impacts, Oregon State study using zebrafish model finds

Credit: Lynn Ketchum CORVALLIS, Ore. - Findings from an Oregon State University study into the effects of radiofrequency radiation generated ...

Preliminary study suggests tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths

Credit: Virginia Tech One of the emerging questions about the coronavirus that scientists are working to understand is why developing ...

Where did the Asian longhorned ticks in the US come from?

Rutgers-led research traces the invasion to at least three self-cloning females from northeastern AsiaCredit: Jim Occi Asian longhorned ticks outside ...

Numerous jobs linked to increased risk of knee reconstruction

Stay-at-home parents, cleaners, blue-collar workers more likely to develop osteoarthritisCredit: Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney Knee ...

Boron nitride destroys PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals PFOA, GenX

Pollutant-destroying properties surprise Rice engineer: 'It's not supposed to work'Credit: Image courtesy of M. Wong/Rice University HOUSTON -- (July 7, ...

How to tackle climate change, food security and land degradation

Rutgers-led research highlights lesser-known options with fewer trade-offsCredit: Pamela McElwee/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How can some of world's biggest problems - ...

Searching for the silver lining in drinking water disinfection

Pitt Researchers receive $330K to test whether silver modified shower fixtures effectively prevent opportunistic pathogen exposureCredit: Sarah Haig PITTSBURGH (July ...

Atmospheric turbulence affects new particle formation: Common finding on three continents

Credit: ©Science China Press New particle formation (NPF) is a key process for haze formation, leading to the deterioration of ...

Soy and wheat proteins helpful for building aging muscles, but not as potent as animal protein

Credit: Photo credit: Anita Bean On a gram for gram basis, animal proteins are more effective than plant proteins in ...

Researchers develop software to find drug-resistant bacteria

Credit: Photo courtesy of CDC PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University researchers have developed an easy-to-use software program to identify ...

Toxic air pollution nanoparticles found in heart cell ‘powerhouses’ of city dwellers

July 6, 2020

Toxic metallic air pollution nanoparticles are getting inside the crucial, energy-producing structures within the hearts of people living in polluted ...

Harmful microbes found on sewer pipe walls