Stay-at-home orders significantly associated with reduced spread of COVID-19, study finds
Credit: Mark N Lurie, PhD MPH/Brown University School of Public Health PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Across the globe, COVID-19 has infected ...
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Plant size and habitat traits influence cycad susceptibility to invasive species
Credit: University of Guam When humans bring a non-native herbivore to an isolated island, the native trees do not possess ...
Tackling the bioethics challenges raised by COVID-19
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (August 3, 2020) - The diverse situations experienced by health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic often ...
Investment, health policy changes are key for new Alzheimers treatments
With new treatments and testing expected in the next year, countries could take steps to hasten delivery to Alzheimer's patientsCredit: ...
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. to publish Applied Biosafety
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 29, 2020--ABSA International has awarded the contract to publish their ...
UMD addresses African vulture poisoning with global disease and biodiversity implications
Findings suggest that a more holistic and coordinated approach leveraging community engagement and pre-existing resources could maximize conservation impactsCredit: Edwin ...
MIT-BU renew law clinics that help students bring innovations into the world
Growing program provides free legal services to student entrepreneurs and researchers, while giving law students practical experience.Credit: Photo: Dan Watkins, ...
COVID-19: Unearthing the ties that bind
New book provides deep dive into the vulnerabilities exposed by the pandemicCredit: University of Ottawa Is the global response to ...
Flavored cigarette ban significantly reduced youth smoking, new study finds
George Mason University study finds 2009 US Food and Drug Administration flavored cigarette ban reduced smoking by underage youth by ...
Computing experts urge Supreme Court to narrowly interpret Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Group argues broad Interpretation could make some forms of computing research federal crimesCredit: Association for Computing Machinery The Association for ...
Scientists urge caution, further assessment of ecological impacts above deep sea mining
Credit: Drazen, et al. (2020). Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown ...
US policy arm of major computing association urges suspension of facial recognition technology
Statement cites threats to rights of society's most vulnerable populationsCredit: Association for Computing Machinery The Association for Computing Machinery's US ...
Women significantly more likely to be prescribed opioids, study shows
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 29, 2020--Women are significantly more likely to receive prescriptions of ...
Social distancing and dying alone
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 29, 2020)- The COVID-19 pandemic has led to drastic changes in how hospitals provide end-of-life ...
Brexit’s and research networks: Lower efficiency, reorganization of research communities
An analysis of 19,200 private companies, research organizations, public entities and higher education institutions involved in Horizon 2020 projects shows ...
Helping to protect the most illegally trafficked mammals in the world
Researchers help wildlife crime investigators disrupt poachers and animal traffickers in an effort to bring them to justice.Credit: Credit: University ...
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 ...
Biology in art: Genetic detectives ID microbes suspected of slowly ruining humanity’s treasures
DNA science may help restore, preserve historic works, unmask counterfeits; The trait elite baseball hitters share with Leonardo da Vinci: ...
Tick surveillance and control lagging in US, study shows
First-ever survey of tick-management programs shows clear public health gapCredit: Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases Annapolis, MD; ...
The Lancet Infectious Diseases: UK modelling study finds case isolation and contact tracing vital to COVID-19 epidemic control
Combining self-isolation and contact tracing with moderate physical distancing measures, such as limiting social gatherings and remote working, could enable ...