One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to products for preventing HIV from anal sex
The initial insights from the study, aptly named DESIRE (Developing and Evaluating Short-acting Innovations for Rectal Use), are being reported
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Vision Impairment is Associated with Mortality
A meta-analysis finds that vision impairment and blindness are tied to an increased risk of mortality, prompting the need to address global eye health disparities.
Read moreResearch identifies impact of teenage screen use
Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at weekends as part of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, according to new research at the University of Leicester.
Read moreNew test enables rapid detection of mild cognitive impairment as well as dementia
Researchers from Kanazawa University develop a new efficient way to screen for mild cognitive impairment and dementia
Read moreFine particulate matter from wildfire smoke more harmful than pollution from other sources
Researchers call for revisions to air-quality monitoring guidelines to consider the sources of emissions
Read moreHow heavy snow reduces road injuries: less bicycling, safer transport
Japanese study shows intriguing correlation in how heavy snowfall prompts modal shifts from bike riding to other types of transport, thereby reducing serious road injuries
Read moreCVIA has just published a new issue, Volume 5 Issue 3
Important new papers on COVID-19 and Cardiology
Read moreEight ways chemical pollutants harm the body
A new review of existing evidence proposes eight hallmarks of environmental exposures that chart the biological pathways through which pollutants
Read moreSpecies are our livelihoods
Biodiversity doesn’t feature enough in large-scale assessments of ecosystem services
Read morenTIDE February 2021 Jobs Report: Modest job gains provide hope for economic recovery
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) – issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire
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Rutgers University’s Resilient, Innovative Year Confronting COVID-19
The last year, which has been unlike any other in Rutgers’ 254-year history, has centered on keeping the Rutgers community safe, providing top-notch health care, developing the first saliva test for the coronavirus and helping society cope with the biggest global public health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Read moreInt’l Women’s Day: Fathima Wakeel to present at Women in Data Science Conference
Wakeel, from Lehigh University’s College of Health, will discuss how to frame population health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic using maternal and child health epidemiological approaches at the ‘Data Science for Social Good’ Panel
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