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Climate change and the emergence of bat-borne viruses

Researchers discuss correlations between the emergence and spillover of bat-borne diseases and climate events and changes.

24 May 2022

Warmer-than-average temperatures erode human sleep, study shows

Most research looking at the impact of climate change on human life has focused on how extreme weather events affect economic and societal health outcomes on a broad scale.

20 May 2022

Increasing greenery in urban areas may reduce mortality of all causes, study reveals

A new analysis on greenery and mortality found that between 34,000-38,000 deaths could have been reduced with local increases in green vegetation in US metropolitan areas.

19 May 2022

Removing air pollution emissions would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths

Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600 billion in benefits each year from avoided illness and death, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers.

16 May 2022

Study examines the causal effect of high fertility on late-life cognition

A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and the Robert Butler Columbia Aging Center and Université Paris-Dauphine – PSL, found that having three or more versus two children has a negative effect on late-life cognition.

12 May 2022

UCL takes second position in research excellence across UK institutions

The excellence of research at UCL and its positive real-world impact has improved since 2014, according to the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF) assessment results announced today.

12 May 2022

Misperception of group concerns undermines cooperation and trust

Misperceptions of marginalized and disadvantaged communities' level of concern regarding COVID-19, as well as other issues such as climate change, constitutes a form of social misinformation that may undermine cooperation and trust needed to address collective problems, according to new Cornell-led research.

11 May 2022

Rural California hatches plan for engineered mosquitoes to battle stealthy predator

Bryan Ruiz moved his family into a newly built home in this Central Valley farming center seven months ago and almost immediately found they were under assault.

10 May 2022

seqWell’s plexWell technology selected by California Conservation Genomics Project for conservation genomics research

seqWell, a global provider of next-generation sequencing library technologies based on its proprietary plexWell™ multiplexing platform, today announced a partnership with California Conservation Genomics Project.

10 May 2022

Living in close proximity to wildfires may increase cancer risk

A new study from McGill University finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires.

10 May 2022

Study highlights the cascading ecosystem consequences of sublethal parasitic infections in wild animals

Deer, caribou, bison and other similar animals are often infected by a range of internal parasites, including worms called helminths. Although many of these infections are not lethal, they can still impact health or animal behavior.

9 May 2022

Study seeks to understand how climate change influences reproductive and child-rearing decisions

New research is asking whether Australian women consider the world a safe and promising place for children and the next generation to flourish.

9 May 2022

Research suggests some solutions to combat cancer surgery-induced climate change

In April 2021, during the Leaders Summit on Climate, President Biden announced his goal to drastically reduce the United States' greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

9 May 2022

Women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible to disaster-induced depression

Vulnerable groups in South Africa have a higher risk of disaster-induced depression, analysis suggests.

5 May 2022

Web-based tool for monitoring indoor airborne COVID-19 transmission risks expands across North America

It is becoming increasingly likely that humanity will have to learn to live with COVID-19. But that does not mean we should be letting our guards down or ignoring the way it spreads throughout the population.

4 May 2022

COVID-19-related restrictions impact women’s access to water in Pacific Islands

COVID-19-related restrictions have further exposed inequalities in people's access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the Pacific Island countries especially among women, experts say.

3 May 2022

Using Photovoice to shine light on health inequities among youths of color during the pandemic

Youth movements for social justice are growing across the U.S. and worldwide, tackling important issues from climate change, to racial justice, to education access and gun control.

3 May 2022

Climate change might fuel future zoonotic events, pandemics

Researchers from Georgetown University have published research in the journal Nature, stimulating future zoonotic hotspots and projecting how climate change could affect these events.

3 May 2022

How do mosquito bites affect immunity?

A new study looks at the immunomodulatory effects of mosquito bites, using Aedes aegypti as the model species and humans as the host.

28 Apr 2022

Tech Titans want the richest Californians to pay for pandemic preparedness

Gabe Bankman-Fried, a former Wall Street trader, has raised $12 million from a cryptocurrency trading firm founded by his brother, Sam Bankman-Fried.

26 Apr 2022

Climate Change News and Research

Climate change and the emergence of bat-borne viruses

Warmer-than-average temperatures erode human sleep, study shows

Increasing greenery in urban areas may reduce mortality of all causes, study reveals

Removing air pollution emissions would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths

Study examines the causal effect of high fertility on late-life cognition

UCL takes second position in research excellence across UK institutions

Misperception of group concerns undermines cooperation and trust

Rural California hatches plan for engineered mosquitoes to battle stealthy predator

seqWell’s plexWell technology selected by California Conservation Genomics Project for conservation genomics research

Living in close proximity to wildfires may increase cancer risk

Study highlights the cascading ecosystem consequences of sublethal parasitic infections in wild animals

Study seeks to understand how climate change influences reproductive and child-rearing decisions

Research suggests some solutions to combat cancer surgery-induced climate change

Women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible to disaster-induced depression

Web-based tool for monitoring indoor airborne COVID-19 transmission risks expands across North America

COVID-19-related restrictions impact women’s access to water in Pacific Islands

Using Photovoice to shine light on health inequities among youths of color during the pandemic

Climate change might fuel future zoonotic events, pandemics

How do mosquito bites affect immunity?

Tech Titans want the richest Californians to pay for pandemic preparedness

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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