Environmental Health

Credit: David Rojas/Colorado State University Most people by now have memorized the public health guidelines meant to help minimize transmission of COVID-19: wash your hands, wear a mask, keep six feet apart from others. That part is…

Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich One consequence of the coronavirus pandemic has been global restrictions on mobility. This, in turn, has had an effect on pollution levels in the atmosphere. Researchers from across the world are…

Young women today may face increased health risks linked to breast cancer due to effects from the banned toxic pesticide lasting over three generations Oakland, CA-In the first study to report on the health effects of exposure to a toxic…

Lower still for those with low incomesCredit: University of Houston Living near a hazardous waste or Superfund site could cut your life short by about a year, reports Hanadi S. Rifai, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Civil and…

Finding does not mean virus can be transmitted via dust A study done in rooms where COVID-19 patients were isolated shows that the virus's RNA - part of the genetic material inside a virus - can persist up to a month in dust. The study…

For the first time, an analysis identifies non-atopic childhood asthma as more than a set of symptoms, but a distinct disease, driven by early exposure to Benzopyrene from fossil fuel combustion Asthma afflicts more than 300 million people…

Credit: International WELL Building Institute On March 30, 2021, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) became the first federal agency to achieve the International WELL Building Institute's Health-Safety…

Credit: Dr Evgenia Ilyinskaya Respiratory disease increased markedly following one of Iceland's largest volcanic eruptions, a new study has found. And the findings could have significant implications for actions taken to protect the…

Government must invest in adequate water systems to reduce mosquito habitats Dengue risk is exacerbated in highly populated areas of Brazil after extreme drought because of improvised water containers housing mosquitoes, suggests a new…

BU environmental expert says the Nintendo racing game has important lessons for social and economic programs that could benefit the world's developing regionsCredit: Photo courtesy of The Brink staff Many Mario Kart enthusiasts are…

Findings can help enhance shorebird species' protection, recoveryCredit: Credit: Susan Haig, USGS Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches, rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in…

With a $15.3 million National Institutes of Health grant, a University of Arizona Health Sciences-led research team takes a three-pronged tactic to analyze asthma in children in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona - even before…

Collaborative study uses Tucson, Arizona, as a case study to explore the role of policy entrepreneurship and interest groups in the trajectory of green infrastructure In a new paper published in the Journal of Environmental Policy &…

By binding specific ions in specially designed cages within its pores, a new membrane could enable more efficient flows in energy storage devicesCredit: Artem Baskin/Berkeley Lab Membranes that allow certain molecules to quickly pass…

Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the crucial role played by biodiversity collections in enabling rapid responses to crises and in facilitating ongoing research across numerous fields. Despite the recognized value of…

Credit: Dr. Soga The COVID-19 pandemic and the global response to it have changed many of the interactions that humans have with nature, in both positive and negative ways. A perspective article published in People and Nature considers…

Credit: TTUHSC Though the U.S. and South Korea recorded their first official COVID-19 case on the same day, January 20, 2020, there were notable differences in how each country would ultimately address what has become the world's most…

News from the Journal of Marketing Researchers from Columbia University and Georgetown University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how consumers can adopt a sustainable consumption lifestyle by purchasing…

Credit: Image by cromaconceptovisual from Pixabay During the early phase of the pandemic, approximately 40% of the COVID-19 literature was shared as preprints - freely available manuscripts that are shared prior to peer-review. In a…

Connecticut public health officials urge private well owners to test water qualityCredit: Tiziana Shea, Connecticut Department of Public Health A new U.S. Geological Survey study provides an updated, statewide estimate of…