Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Waiving COVID-19 Vaccine Patents to Increase Global Vaccinations
Rutgers global health expert Richard Marlink is available to discuss the waiving of vaccine patents to help increase global vaccination
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Concussions among US adolescents
What The Study Did: This survey study estimated change in the percentage of adolescents in the United States who reported
Read moreAssociation between income inequality, county-level COVID-19 cases, deaths in US
What The Study Did: The findings of this study suggest an association between county-level income inequality and COVID-19 cases and
Read moreFactors associated with access, timing of coronavirus testing among US adults after onset of fever
What The Study Did: Study r esults suggest underuse of coronavirus testing in patients with fever may contribute to community
Read moreGood news for Grauer’s gorillas
Just in time for Earth Day, Congolese government moves to strengthen protections for this critically endangered great ape
Read moreBetter marketing for a better world
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Read moreScience and need — not wealth or nationality — should guide vaccine allocation and prioritization
April 19, 2021 — Ensuring COVID-19 vaccine access for refugee and displaced populations, and addressing health inequities, is vital for
Read moreCould Mario Kart teach us how to reduce world poverty and improve sustainability?
BU environmental expert says the Nintendo racing game has important lessons for social and economic programs that could benefit the world’s developing regions
Read moreSchedule announced for NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE
Press passes now available for the year’s biggest virtual nutrition meeting
Read moreTowards a better understanding of natural hazard risk and economic losses in Europe
The ” Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow “, the second of its series, has been
Read moreWhy subsistence consumers need marketplace literacy
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Read moreFloating gardens as a way to keep farming despite climate change
Bangladesh’s historic farming systems could offer a way forward
Read moreUS$1.28 trillion: The stark economic carnage of biological invasions threatening the world
A new analysis has revealed the stark US$1.28 trillion economic damage caused by the world’s invasive species
Read moreRisk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalization, mortality among US nursing home residents
What The Study Did: This study identified risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 incidence, hospitalization and death among nursing home residents in
Read moreThe race is on, but cooling industry needs to accelerate net zero efforts
First-ever report shows cooling industry slow to join race to net zero emissions; New tools released to support industry to join the race to zero; Major cooling industry player Johnson Controls reinforces commitment to net zero cooling
Read moreCombination therapy protects against advanced Marburg virus disease
* New paper published in Nature Communications shows effectiveness of combining monoclonal antibodies and remdesivir in defense of lethal MARV.
Read moreData Sharing Toolkit could contribute to unlocking greater food security
CABI and the Open Data Institute (ODI) has launched a Data Sharing Toolkit which could contribute to greater food security in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia through better access to data on soil health, agronomy and fertilizer
Read moreGlobal evidence for how EdTech can support pupils with disabilities is ‘thinly spread’
Report reveals ‘astonishing’ shortage of information about how rapid advances in educational technology could help pupils with disabilities in low and middle-income countries
Read moreBringing Total Worker Health® to a multinational agribusiness in Latin America
Researchers from the Center for Health, Work & Environment (CHWE) at the Colorado School of Public Health have published a
Read moreBudget impact of gene therapy for sickle cell disease
What The Study Did: This economic evaluation estimates the budget impact and affordability of a gene therapy for severe sickle
Read moreUnmet need for equipment to help with bathing, toileting among older adults
What The Study Did: This study estimates how many older adults in the United States who need equipment to help
Read moreStrengthening water resources planning in East Africa
IIASA researchers worked with local stakeholders from the East African Community to explore and co-develop regional water scenarios that can
Read moreStudy reveals significant concerns over growing scale of sex selective abortions in Nepal
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Read moreUsing conservation criminology to understand restaurant’s role in urban wild meat trade
Restaurants in Central African urban areas are key drivers in keeping protected wildlife on the menu
Read moreCambodian study assesses 3D scanning technologies for prosthetic limb design
Cutting-edge 3D scanners have been put to the test by researchers from the University of Southampton and partners Exceed Worldwide
Read moreSeroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in US adult asymptomatic population
What The Study Did: The findings of this study suggest that, based on a sample from an otherwise healthy population,
Read moreHouseholds in Zimbabwe affected by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger
CABI has led the first study to explore the income and food security effects of the fall armyworm invasion on a country — revealing that in Zimbabwe smallholder maize-growing households blighted by the pest are 12% more likely to experience hunger
Read moreAssociation of clinical, biological, brain MRI findings with electroencephalographic findings for patients with COVID-19
What The Study Did: Researchers analyzed neurologic manifestations, biological and electroencephalography (EEG, which records the brain’s electrical activity) findings plus brain
Read morePsychotropic drug prescribing among nursing home residents in Canada during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: This population-based study of all nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada, found increased prescribing of psychotropic
Read moreScreening mammography recommendations by breast cancer centers
What The Study Did: Researchers examined the screening mammography recommendations regarding starting age and interval for nearly 500 breast cancer
Read moreNew AJTMH supplement offers guidance on severe COVID-19 management in resource-limited settings
These articles should offer valuable guidance to clinicians seeking state-of-the-art management strategies while addressing the challenges of constrained healthcare settings
Read moreGlobal battle against antibiotic resistance requires tailored solutions
The global battle against antibiotic resistance can only succeed if local contexts are taken into account. “A tailored approach is
Read moreAssessment of use, fit of face masks among people in public during COVID-19 pandemic in China
What The Study Did: In this study of face mask fit among people in China, although most people used face
Read moreCancer surgery in Canadian Universal Health Care System during COVID-19
What The Study Did: Researchers sought to quantify cancer surgical backlog and determine whether there were differences in sociodemographic and hospital
Read moreA stronger maths foundation in first grade
* First grade teachers can find out who is on track with math and who is lagging, using an accurate
Read moreSARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, symptom onset in culturally linked orthodox Jewish communities across multiple US regions
What The Study Did: This study of orthodox Jewisha dults across the United States found that socioculturally bound communities experienced
Read moreNew technology could increase health inequities
Making sure that everyone gets the benefits of new approaches to managing and treating disease
Read moreSchool closures may have wiped out a year of academic progress for pupils in Global South
As much as a year’s worth of past academic progress made by disadvantaged children in the Global South may have been wiped out by school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have calculated.
Read moreStrict environmental laws ‘push’ firms to pollute elsewhere
Study highlights need for global cooperation on policies
Read moreHospital admissions associated with noncommunicable diseases during COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil
What The Study Did: Researchers assessed the number of hospital admissions for noncommunicable diseases (abnormal tissue growths, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases
Read moreNeurologic involvement in children, adolescents hospitalized in US for COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome
What The Study Did: In this study, many children and adolescents hospitalized for COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Read moreAnnouncing NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE
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Read moreSARS-CoV-2 on ocular surfaces in patients with COVID-19 from Italy
What The Study Did: Using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction testing, this study found that SARS-CoV-2 was present on the ocular
Read moreSUTD study uncovers how big droughts in the Greater Mekong trigger CO2 emission bursts
Deeper understanding of the climate-water-energy nexus will significantly contribute towards planning and managing transnational power grids.
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Read moreSmall-scale fisheries offer strategies for resilience in the face of climate change
Coastal communities at the forefront of climate change reveal valuable approaches to foster adaptability and resilience, according to a worldwide
Read moreAssociation between COVID-19 lockdown measures, ED visits for violence-related injuries in Wales
What The Study Did: This study investigates emergency department visits for violence-related injuries occurring at home and outside the home
Read moreAssessment of respiratory function in infants, young children wearing face masks during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: Wearing surgical face masks for 30 minutes was not associated with changes in respiratory parameters or
Read moreWhy COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods fall short and 3 ways to improve them
BINGHAMTON, NY – Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring
Read moreCOVID-19 RCTs registered in 1st 100 days of pandemic
What The Study Did: Researchers assessed the recruitment and results reporting of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) to treat or prevent COVID-19
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