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Innovative health care service delivery model addresses challenges faced by Latino farmworkers

A University of California, Riverside, study that sought to determine barriers to health care among Spanish-speaking Latino farmworkers in rural communities has devised an innovative health care service delivery model that addresses many challenges these communities face.

2 Jul 2020

Uganda's ethnic group is not mean and selfish

The Ik, a small ethnic group in Uganda, are not incredibly selfish and mean as portrayed in a 1972 book by a prominent anthropologist, according to a Rutgers-led study.

25 Jun 2020

The 1918 flu pandemic can help mitigate the spread of COVID-19

What can the 1918 flu pandemic teach people about the current COVID-19 pandemic? That's what a group of researchers at the University of Missouri hope to uncover with the help of a recent COVID-19 RAPID grant from the National Science Foundation.

10 Jun 2020

Telehealth will be free, no copays, they said. But angry patients are getting billed.

Karen Taylor had been coughing for weeks when she decided to see a doctor in early April. COVID-19 cases had just exceeded 5,000 in Texas, where she lives.

27 Apr 2020

Adelphi research reveals early, complex brain surgery in ancient Greece

New research from Adelphi University has revealed the first forensically-assessed archeological discovery of remains of a group of domineering mounted archer-lancers and their kin of the Eastern Roman Empire from the turbulent ProtoByzantine period, which spanned the fourth to seventh centuries.

7 Apr 2020

Huddersfield experts highlight the impact of coronavirus on UK local authorities

University of Huddersfield experts have made stark warnings about the impact of coronavirus on local authorities.

27 Mar 2020

UCR project receives funding to improve Latino population's access to healthy local foods

The University of California, Riverside, has been approved for a nearly $300,000 funding award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

10 Mar 2020

UTSA scientists discover link between a person's culture and sickness sensations

The physical and mental sensations we associate with feeling sick are a natural biological response to inflammation within the body.

2 Mar 2020

Oldest African DNA on record shines light on the deep human past

A team of international researchers, which includes a Saint Louis University Madrid anthropologist, dug deep to find some of the oldest African DNA on record, in a new study published in Nature.

22 Jan 2020

A future approach to diabetes care

In Belize, where diabetes is rampant, patients need insulin every day to maintain proper blood sugar levels. But if people lack electricity or a refrigerator, they cannot store insulin at home.

18 Dec 2019

Educational games can help overcome learning barriers

Throughout history, games have had a fundamental part in any and all human cultures as one of the most ancient forms of communication. Through play and games, the human race was able to deliver crucial information and potentially develop vital survival skills in participants living in a safe and forgiving environment thousands of years ago.

23 Oct 2019

Scientists to investigate the impact of skewed sex ratios on human societies

The ratio of males to females in a population, the adult sex ratio, is already known to affect social behavior in animals such as mating, infidelity and parenting roles.

15 Oct 2019

New study solves oldest case of deafness in human prehistory

An international team of researchers including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has published a new study examining a 430,000-year-old cranium of a human ancestor that was previously described as deaf, representing the oldest case of deafness in human prehistory.

15 Oct 2019

Heart-healthy forager-farmers in Bolivia are experiencing changes in body mass and diet

A group of forager-farmers in Bolivia's tropical forests -- known for having remarkable cardiovascular health and low blood pressure -- experienced changes in body mass and diet over a nine-year period, with increased use of cooking oil the most notable dietary change.

16 Sep 2019

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Innovative health care service delivery model addresses challenges faced by Latino farmworkers

Uganda's ethnic group is not mean and selfish

The 1918 flu pandemic can help mitigate the spread of COVID-19

Telehealth will be free, no copays, they said. But angry patients are getting billed.

Adelphi research reveals early, complex brain surgery in ancient Greece

Huddersfield experts highlight the impact of coronavirus on UK local authorities

UCR project receives funding to improve Latino population's access to healthy local foods

UTSA scientists discover link between a person's culture and sickness sensations

Oldest African DNA on record shines light on the deep human past

A future approach to diabetes care

Educational games can help overcome learning barriers

Scientists to investigate the impact of skewed sex ratios on human societies

New study solves oldest case of deafness in human prehistory

Heart-healthy forager-farmers in Bolivia are experiencing changes in body mass and diet

Columbia study aims to understand barriers to inclusion of ethnic minorities in genetic research

Recent research shows that ease of breastfeeding after C-section differs culturally

Researchers investigate whether Zika reservoirs are found in the Americas

Early ancestors' taste for fat reveals new clues to human evolution

Forensic anthropologist to study impact of opioid addiction on bones

Chapman University wins additional $2.9 million NIH grant to study Alzheimer's disease

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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