A dirty job: Tracking coronavirus using human waste
University of Missouri scientists assisting Missouri officials with Coronavirus Sewershed Surveillance ProjectCredit: University of Missouri Recent studies in the Netherlands ...
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Air pollution, smoking and built environment are associated with an increase risk of childhood obesity
173 exposures analysed in first major study to assess risk of obesity in childhood using an exposome-wide approachCredit: ISGlobal How ...
Researchers design COVID-19 knowledge base and risk assessment tool powered by AI
FAU's College of Engineering and computer science machine learning project receives NSF rapid grantCredit: Florida Atlantic University Researchers from Florida ...
Countries with early adoption of face masks showed modest COVID-19 infection rates
Credit: ATS June 24, 2020 - Regions with an early interest in face masks had milder COVID-19 epidemics, according to ...
Chemist develops potential drug to treat type 2 diabetes without harsh side effects
Credit: Syracuse University Syracuse, N.Y. - Syracuse University chemistry professor Dr. Robert P. Doyle has developed a new drug lead ...
Immune system works differently between and first and later pregnancies
Study provides biological insights into miscarriage and preterm birthCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Among the holy quests of serious and ...
COVID-READY helps hotels during and after the pandemic
KIT Spin-off offers software and certification for hygiene and protective measuresCredit: Photo: Hotel Resilient With hotels reopening after the corona ...
UTEP professor collaborates on LGBTQ+ COVID-19 Texas study
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre / UTEP Communications Oralia Loza, Ph.D., public health sciences associate professor at The University of Texas ...
Live Biotherapeutic products — a new regulatory approach for the safety assessment of a specific category of biological medicinal products
Recommendations for the safety assessment of a new category of biologic medicines, Live Biotherapeutic Products (LBPs) - organized by the ...
Click… Resistant bacteria caught in the act!
Credit: Copyright UCLouvain The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is a major health problem. The problem? Bacteria acquire new defense ...
Early pandemic paradox: fewer UK deaths from December 2019 to March 2020 compared to the previous 5 years
Credit: WMG at the University of Warwick Scientists at the Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG and Warwick Medical School, at ...
UC Davis study details use of extreme risk protection orders in Calif. over first four years
Males and whites make up the majority of individuals subjected to gun violence restraining ordersCredit: UC Davis Violence Prevention Program ...
Global team develops open-source N95 respirator
UMass Amherst lab produces 3D prototype pieces for design consultancyCredit: UMass Amherst In one of the latest COVID-19 response projects ...
US cities with pro sports see more flu deaths
Credit: West Virginia University Sports leagues may want to consider calling a timeout on reopening their doors to fans, based ...
Boston partnership leverages local manufacturing to quickly produce reusable face shields
Credit: Dr. James Rathmell Researchers at a major Boston academic medical center designed, fabricated, tested, and implemented a reusable face ...
COVID-19 collaboration reduces infections in long-term care facilities
Credit: UVA Health A collaborative program developed at UVA Health to work with local long-term care facilities control COVID-19 is ...
AJR: Chest CT can distinguish negative from positive lab results for COVID-19
CT of patient cohort with negative initial nucleic acid test results less likely to indicate pulmonary consolidation (p Credit: American ...
9 in 10 Americans concerned pharma will use COVID-19 pandemic to raise drug prices
Fears abound of COVID-19 crisis worsening affordability challenges of US healthcare systemCredit: Gallup-West Health Cost of Healthcare Study, May 2020 ...
Silicosis: Ominous resurgence of an occupational lung condition reported
New research in the journal CHEST sounds an alarm about long-term health consequences, including massive pulmonary fibrosis, for workers who ...
CUNY SPH weekly COVID-19 survey update week 12 — Vaccines
Lack of knowledge may stop many New Yorkers from taking a COVOD-19 vaccine, but personal experience of disease may encourage ...
