Imagine that you are at work, and you witness a colleague repeatedly bullying another colleague. What would you do? While many of us like to think that we would interfere to stop it, surveys show that most employees who witness ...
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2022
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Employees who are unwell only engage in presenteeism when they have not met their daily work goals, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin.
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2022
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Antibiotics were once proclaimed the salvation of the world. Today, researchers fear that antibiotics could become a threat to public health and the natural environment.
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2022
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A survey study of the guardians of more than 2,500 dogs explored links between dog diet and health outcomes, suggesting that nutritionally sound vegan diets may be healthier and less hazardous than conventional or raw meat-based ...
Veterinary medicine
Apr 13, 2022
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A combined study of genetics and skeletal remains show that the switch from primarily hunting, gathering and foraging to farming about 12,000 years ago in Europe may have had negative health effects as indicated by shorter ...
Archaeology
Apr 7, 2022
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Nine out of 10 people in the world breathe air that exceeds the World Health Organization's guidelines for air pollution. The era of big data and machine learning has facilitated predicting air pollution concentrations across ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2022
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It may seem strange after a pandemic that has killed millions and turned the world upside down, but viruses could save just as many lives.
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 4, 2022
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After the successful ban of the flame-retardant substances called PBDEs in the early 2000s, it got replaced by another problematic chemical group called Organophosphate esters (OPEs). Since then the use of OPEs increased ...
Environment
Mar 29, 2022
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The sounds of nature could help us recover from mental fatigue, but this power may be under threat as ecosystems deteriorate and people disconnect from the natural world, according to new research published in the journal ...
Ecology
Mar 23, 2022
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The occurrence of microplastics in nature has been studied extensively, also at the University of Eastern Finland. However, little is known about the health effects of microplastics, and understanding of their transport into ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 17, 2022
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