Federal and state websites flunk COVID-19 reading-level review
Online pages used long sentences, complex wording when sharing health infoCredit: Richard Clark/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - August 18, 2020 ...
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Trace vapor generator for detecting explosives, narcotics
A small trace vapor generator is developed for noncontact sensing of explosives and narcoticsCredit: Diagram provided by U.S. Naval Research ...
Telehealth visits have skyrocketed for older adults, but some concerns & barriers remain
New data on telemedicine use by adults over 50 show change since previous poll in 2019, including reduced worries about ...
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 ...
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 ...