Testing HIV testers
Innovative Penn Nursing study employs a mystery shopper methodology to assess HIV testing services for young men who have sex ...
Tag: Policy/Ethics
Large-scale afforestation of African savannas will destroy valuable ecosystems
African scientists speak out about global plans to plant trees on their continent in order to fight climate changeCredit: Wits ...
New international exercise guidelines for cancer survivors
Credit: Martin Dee/University of British Columbia For the rising number of cancer survivors worldwide, there's growing evidence that exercise is ...
Society is rejecting facts; medical researchers can help
Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University One study says coffee is good for you, while another study says that it's ...
Targeting deeply held values crucial for inspiring pro-environmental behavior
Credit: Carena van Riper, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Given the alarming pace of climate change, it is increasingly ...
Dictators’ love-hate relationship with digital communication technology
Credit: University of Konstanz Modern protest movements, from the Arab Spring to Fridays for Future to the current protests in ...
Heart attack registry to provide new insight into STEMI occurrence, treatment in India
This is the first prospective cohort study of this magnitude in the region and is already providing unique data about ...
NHS needs to act on patient feedback, say Sheffield health researchers
Credit: The University of Sheffield Researchers from the University of Sheffield School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) are today ...
New research center to investigate safer automated decision-making
Credit: RMIT University A major new international research centre will investigate how rapidly emerging autonomous decision-making technologies can be used ...
The American Institute of Physics announces 2019 Science Communication Award winners
Diverse selection of 2019 Science Communication Award-winning literature includes works on animal-inspired robotics, the far reaches of outer space, climate ...
CSHL press publishes ‘Conscience and Courage,’ the remarkable life story of Henri Termeer
Credit: With permission from Sanofi Genzyme Cold Spring Harbor, New York, October 1, 2019 -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press ...
Intertwined: How digital and open innovation are shaping our shared future
Open data is revolutionising how we collect, store, distribute, use and reuse data, but not everyone is convinced of its ...
German fishermen’s scepticism towards EU impedes compliance with its regulations
Game of chance experiment: In a relationship with an unpopular regulator, the truth is somewhat elasticCredit: Stefan Drupp Leipzig/Hamburg/Kiel: Negative ...
Will US and China agree to win-win trade deal?
Or will they 'fight to the bitter end' to defend their respective nation's self-interests?Credit: World Scientific If you have been ...
Rock-solid climate solutions: Negative emissions technology
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions funds $1.5 million research projectCredit: Ocean Networks Canada/CSSF-ROPOS A team of international researchers plan to ...
Conservation and business researchers partner to disrupt wildlife trafficking
Credit: Photo by Francesco Ungaro from Pexels EAST LANSING, Mich. - Faculty from Michigan State University will join forces and ...
High carbon dioxide can create ‘shrinking stems’ in marshes
Marshes grow shorter, denser stems under high carbon dioxide, which can help them resist sea level riseCredit: Maria Sharova/Smithsonian Environmental ...
OSU ecologist: Ocean-based actions can close gaps in climate change mitigation
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Ocean-based actions have greater potential to fill in gaps in climate change mitigation ...
Pitt scientists identify benefits, challenges to using film in public health research
Credit: Pitt Public Health PITTSBURGH, Sept. 25, 2019 - The research community is increasingly recognizing video as more than just ...
Private boats in the Mediterranean have extremely high potential to spread alien species
Credit: Aylin Ulman This is the first study in the Mediterranean to combine boat and marina sampling data with crew ...