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Climate change can increase mental health disorders

Extreme heat and humidity and other climate-related events appear to increase mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, according to analysis focused on communities in Bangladesh.

14 Feb 2023

Enjoying nature close to home linked with the greatest sense of well-being during pandemic

Again and again, studies have shown that exposure to nature can improve human mental health and well-being. A new study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology dug a little deeper, looking at what kind of nature experiences were associated with a greater sense of well-being during the COVID pandemic.

14 Feb 2023

Specialized fetal imaging to detect heart anomalies during pregnancy

It could be the effect of climate change. Or perhaps it's due to fertility treatments, multiple births or a mother's own health condition.

9 Feb 2023

A secret weapon in preventing the next pandemic: Fruit bats

More than four dozen Jamaican fruit bats destined for a lab in Bozeman, Montana, are set to become part of an experiment with an ambitious goal: predicting the next global pandemic.

7 Feb 2023

Multi-country study examines clinical and community antibiotic use during the pandemic

Globally, during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, antibiotics were prescribed to 75 percent of COVID-19 patients despite bacterial coinfection rates averaging less than 10 percent.

6 Feb 2023

UK signs agreement with the US to help marginalized children secure twelve years of quality education

Minister for Development, Andrew Mitchell, has signed an agreement with the US today (Friday 3 February) to help children around the world secure twelve years of quality education.

3 Feb 2023

Adoption of electric cars associated with reductions in air pollution and respiratory problems

Electric vehicles are widely hailed as a key way to mitigate climate change through reduced emissions, but research on the dual benefits of reduced air pollution and improved health has been largely hypothetical.

2 Feb 2023

Rutgers researcher maps dengue fever hotspots in Mexico

As many as one in five dengue fever deaths in the Americas occur in Mexico, and the rate of the disease's severity has been increasing for decades, according to the World Health Organization.

2 Feb 2023

EPA announces $30,000 grant to TTUHSC El Paso for the Farmworkers Pesticide Use Protection Project

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a grant of $30,000 to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso for the Farmworkers Pesticide Use Protection Project.

27 Jan 2023

Conspiracy theories during early pandemic highlight malicious purposes and secretive actions

In the early pandemic, conspiracy theories that were shared the most on Twitter highlighted malicious purposes and secretive actions of supposed bad actors behind the crisis, according to an analysis of nearly 400,000 posts.

25 Jan 2023

Understanding endemic and novel zoonotic spillovers from rodent trapping studies

The global impact of novel zoonotic pathogen spillovers has been highlighted through the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the rapid outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. In the past, similar effects were recorded during the HIV/AIDs and Spanish Influenza pandemics.

24 Jan 2023

Minister emphasizes the importance of UK working with Africa to grow economies, boost food security

The UK Minister for Development and Africa will emphasize the importance of the UK working with African countries to grow economies and boost food security - on a two-day visit to Senegal, starting today (Tuesday 24 January).

24 Jan 2023

Promoting the One Health approach could greatly improve human-animal health and environmental integrity

Researchers pursued contemporary evidence of how One Health approaches could improve health security at a global scale against unprecedented health hazards, such as the one posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

24 Jan 2023

Study finds high prevalence of depression and anxiety in children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic

Recently, scientists sought to address this shortcoming and reviewed the existing literature to understand the indirect impact, on mental health, of strategies that were applied to restrict the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among children and adolescents.

23 Jan 2023

Study reviews mechanistic data on new methods of allergy prevention and treatment

In a recent article published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers reviewed the cause and the underlying pathophysiology of allergic diseases.

23 Jan 2023

Study links childhood trauma and civic environmental engagement in adulthood

Experiencing childhood trauma may lead an individual to volunteer, donate money or contact their elected officials about environmental issues later in life, according to recent research published in Scientific Reports.

23 Jan 2023

Borrowing from weather and climate science models can help us prepare for future pandemics

A new study determines how insights from the climate and weather research field can improve the forecasting of pandemics.

22 Jan 2023

New research project aims to investigate the effect of late life learning on cognition and aging

The National Health Institute has awarded Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The American University of Beirut Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine a five-year grant for the Late Life Learning (LLL), Cognition and Aging (3LC) study.

19 Jan 2023

Numbers don’t lie. Biden kept his promise on improving Obamacare.

In a speech on Nov. 2, 2020, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden promised, “I'll not only restore Obamacare; I'll build on it.”

18 Jan 2023

Environmental education programs may be well-suited for linguistically diverse children

Participation in environmental education programs can motivate children across diverse language groups to act responsibly toward the environment, a recent study from North Carolina State University researchers suggests.

16 Jan 2023

Climate Change News and Research

Climate change can increase mental health disorders

Enjoying nature close to home linked with the greatest sense of well-being during pandemic

Specialized fetal imaging to detect heart anomalies during pregnancy

A secret weapon in preventing the next pandemic: Fruit bats

Multi-country study examines clinical and community antibiotic use during the pandemic

UK signs agreement with the US to help marginalized children secure twelve years of quality education

Adoption of electric cars associated with reductions in air pollution and respiratory problems

Rutgers researcher maps dengue fever hotspots in Mexico

EPA announces $30,000 grant to TTUHSC El Paso for the Farmworkers Pesticide Use Protection Project

Conspiracy theories during early pandemic highlight malicious purposes and secretive actions

Understanding endemic and novel zoonotic spillovers from rodent trapping studies

Minister emphasizes the importance of UK working with Africa to grow economies, boost food security

Promoting the One Health approach could greatly improve human-animal health and environmental integrity

Study finds high prevalence of depression and anxiety in children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic

Study reviews mechanistic data on new methods of allergy prevention and treatment

Study links childhood trauma and civic environmental engagement in adulthood

Borrowing from weather and climate science models can help us prepare for future pandemics

New research project aims to investigate the effect of late life learning on cognition and aging

Numbers don’t lie. Biden kept his promise on improving Obamacare.

Environmental education programs may be well-suited for linguistically diverse children

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 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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