COVID long-haulers: Study shows who is most at risk, impact on local communities
A Japanese research team looking at COVID-19’s lingering impacts on survivors and local communities found that having a mild case ...
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Community-focused strategy improves vaccine uptake in Black and Latino communities
BOSTON – New research from Boston Medical Center (BMC) shows how intentionality and partnership between community leaders and medical health ...
Many historically “redlined” California communities have higher COVID-19 incidence and mortality
Session: C14 – Burnout, Disparities, and Outcomes of the COVID-19 Pandemic Date and Time: 10 a.m. PT, May 17, 2022 ...
Children in underserved communities are at increased risk of being admitted to the pediatric ICU and of dying there; black children at most risk
Session: B19, Uncovering Health Disparities in Pediatric Lung Disease Date and Time: 9:30 a.m. PT, Monday, May 16 Location: Room ...
Seasonal variations of methane (CH4) consuming and methane producing microbial communities contribute to CH4 emissions in wetlands
Wetland ecosystems are the most important and prolific natural methane (CH4) sources. CH4 is constantly flowing in and out of ...
Mapping vegetation communities – using existing records for new insights
Ecologists have developed powerful modelling tools to predict the distributions of individual species, especially those of conservation importance. In one ...
Displacement, erasure, and the gentrification of vulnerable communities in ‘liveable’ Vancouver
Displacement, erasure of ties, and gentrification are all taking place in the historically working-class and low-income neighbourhoods of the City ...
Disasters could disrupt care for opioid use disorder in most vulnerable communities
The COVID-19 pandemic has spiked the overdose death rate from opioid use. For people who rely on medications (buprenorphine, methadone, ...
Eating bushmeat could reduce childhood anaemia in Amazon forest communities
Eating wild animals, known collectively as bushmeat or wildmeat, is associated with reduced anaemia cases among children living in the ...
After wildfires, California communities struggle with budgets
California is a wildfire hot spot: each year, homes, businesses, and ecosystems are destroyed by fires exacerbated by climate change. ...
American Indian communities are less likely to benefit from recent downward trends in air pollution exposures in the US
A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health highlights disparities in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) trends between ...
Microbial communities where cells cooperate have increased drug tolerance
Research from the Francis Crick Institute has revealed a key mechanism which increases tolerance to drugs amongst microbial communities. The ...
University of Kentucky project will help black Lexingtonians access mental health services – serves as model effort for communities nationwide
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 17, 2022) — Historically, studies have shown that Black individuals are less likely to seek and accept mental ...
Building safer communities: Virginia Tech criminologists awarded grant to study the impact of cybercrime on Virginians
James Hawdon believes cybersecurity isn’t just about computers. Credit: Virginia Tech James Hawdon believes cybersecurity isn’t just about computers. When most people ...
Communities with higher levels of racial prejudice have worse health outcomes
People who live in communities with higher levels of racial prejudice have worse health outcomes, including more heart disease and ...
Smoking in underserved communities nearly double the US national rate
Although rates of smoking and smoking-related cancers have declined in the United States in recent years, some people may be ...
Fighting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Canada’s Francophone minority communities
The Faculty of Medicine’s Office of Francophone Affairs will be conducting research aimed at equipping healthcare professionals in French-language minority ...
Local communities around the globe claim the disappearance of wild edible plants
Local and Indigenous communities warn of a significant decrease in the abundance of wild edible plants and mushrooms that negatively ...
Developing public interest technology by engaging with and empowering communities
When it comes to the design and development of socio-technical systems, the public interest isn't always a priority. A human-centered ...
Soil pH drives the distribution of soil bacterial communities along a short elevational gradient
Soil microbes are highly diverse and play a key role in the regulation of biogeochemical cycling processes and the maintenance ...
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Charging a green future: Latest advancement in lithium-ion batteries could make them ubiquitous
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Resolution time of COVID vaccine-related lymphadenopathy
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Long-hypothesized ‘next generation wonder material’ created for first time
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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What the new Jurassic Park movie gets wrong: Aerodynamic analysis causes a rethink of the biggest pterosaur.
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Venous thromboembolism: Less recurrencies with low-dose apixaban compared to discontinuation of the anticoagulant after negative D-dimer