In California and other U.S. western states, wildfires have become more frequent and intense, adversely impacting air quality and human health. Smoke from wildfires contains many toxins and irritants, including particles ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2019
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Worldwide, approximately one in four people is infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and while overall New Zealand has relatively low rates of TB, Māori and Pacific people are eight times more likely to be affected than ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 15, 2019
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As the global antibiotic resistance crisis grows, chemical-based aerosol sprays and electrical signals to wake up the immune system are being developed to treat cow infections. These non-antibiotic therapies for livestock ...
Veterinary medicine
Oct 8, 2019
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It is well established that weakened immune systems in old age affect people's health and fitness, but a study suggests that it is also an issue for wild animals.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 19, 2019
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A toxic cocktail of chemical pollutants in U.S. drinking water could result in more than 100,000 cancer cases, according to a peer-reviewed study from Environmental Working Group—the first study to conduct a cumulative ...
Environment
Sep 19, 2019
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New research from North Carolina State University finds that being convicted of a crime is associated with a decline in one's physical health, even if the conviction doesn't lead to jail time. The study also confirms previous ...
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2019
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Diagnoses of mental disorders and drug prescriptions among school-age children have skyrocketed over the last two decades. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that 20% of children experience mental disorders—such ...
Education
Sep 2, 2019
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Brazilian and European researchers have demonstrated exactly how a nanotechnology-based compound delivers an oral vaccine against hepatitis B to the immune system. When particles containing silica and an antigen combine, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 12, 2019
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In addition to sipping award-winning wines, visitors to Shelburne Vineyard in nearby Shelburne, Vermont, this spring could be found taking selfies with sheep. That's because the vineyard was home to a flock of five Suffolk ...
Ecology
Jul 9, 2019
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A joint study by researchers at the Universities of York and Stirling has found that 90 percent of children in Scotland who go into care when aged five or under have experienced significant abuse and neglect before they enter ...
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2019
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