Cumulative environmental exposures increase diabetes risk in rural populations
Poor sociodemographic environments play a role in diabetes risk everywhereCredit: UIC University of Illinois at Chicago researchers are the first ...
Tag: Environmental Health
UMass Amherst team examines fertility impacts of male environmental exposure
Study broadens look at how phthalates affect sperm and embryo developmentCredit: UMass Amherst A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, led by ...
Harmful emissions from traffic, trucks, SUVs: New national air pollution report
Study of near-road air pollution in Canadian cities raises questions about health risks to one-third of population living near a ...
Bird bacteria is key to communication and mating
Credit: Nicole M. Gerlach Birds use odor to identify other birds, and researchers at Michigan State University have shown that ...
IKBFU researchers have discovered another natural antioxidant — alder bark
An alder bark may become a great source of anti-aging and anti-disease natural antioxidantsCredit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University An ...
Los Alamos AI model wins flu forecasting challenge
'Dante' beat 23 others in predicting the timing, peak, and short-term intensity of the unfolding 2018-2019 flu season. Enhanced version ...
Can the design of a building improve the creative output of its occupants?
New study published in Creativity Research Journal shows Maharishi Vastu architecture increased workplace creativityCredit: Ron Blunt A ground-breaking study published ...
Blood-collection device makes radiation testing quick and easy
Credit: Photo by Tabbitha Mosier PHOENIX - A University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix research team has developed ...
Distribution of highly radioactive microparticles in Fukushima revealed
Distribution and origin of highly radioactive microparticles in Fukushima revealedCredit: Satoshi Utsunomiya New method allows scientists to create a quantitative ...
In Baltimore, lower income neighborhoods have bigger mosquitoes
Larger mosquitoes better at transmitting disease, put residents at riskCredit: CDC (Millbrook, NY) Low-income urban neighborhoods not only have more ...
Increased risk of tularemia as the climate changes
Credit: Jolanta Dabrowska/Mostphotos Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a method for statistically predicting impacts of climate change on outbreaks ...
Study finds topsoil is key harbinger of lead exposure risks for children
Credit: Paula Burch-Celentano, Tulane University Tracking lead levels in soil over time is critical for cities to determine lead contamination ...
Placenta transit of an environmental estrogen
Researchers show path of zearalenone through the womb using new technologyCredit: © University of Vienna The human foetus is considered ...
BTI researchers unlocking hornworts’ secrets
Figuring out the genetic underpinnings of hornworts' weird biology could help researchers boost agricultural output, use less fertilizer, and gain ...
China is on track to meet its ultra-low emissions goals for 2020
Credit: Ling Tang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Beihang University; Jiabao Qu, Ministry of Environmental Protection and HeBei University ...
University of Arizona Health Sciences’ Monica Kraft and Marti Lindsey receive AZBio Awards
Monica Kraft, MD, named 2019 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year; Marti Lindsey, PhD, named 2019 Michael A. Cusanovich Arizona ...
Researchers find antibiotic resistant genes prevalent in groundwater
Scholars warn attention needed to make wastewater potable and ensure public safety nationwide against emerging threat of antibiotic resistanceCredit: Adam ...
Planes and vehicles main culprits masking iconic natural sounds in peaceful national parks
Nearly 47,000 hours of audio recording reveals vehicles, aircraft are primary sources of human-caused noise in US national parksCredit: Rachel ...
Urban beaches are environmental hotspots for antibiotic resistance after rainfall
Stormwater, sewage and urban waste-stream infrastructure, such as pipes, are potential reservoirs and channels for the spread of AbR into ...
Converging on a global waste solution
University of Pittsburgh leads multidisciplinary $1.3 million NSF award to address global waste through circular economy designCredit: Swanson School of ...
