Environmental Health

Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech Is there a threshold an entire industry crosses when it does more harm than good? Michigan Technological University researchers set out to examine the question with numbers. A new paper, published in…

Credit: Courtesy of the researchers As the oceans warm in response to climate change, fishing boats in the Mid-Atlantic that focus on only one or two species of fish are traveling more than 250 miles farther north than they did 20 years…

Our climate futures: Meeting the challenges in Duluth Duluth, Minn.- The University of Minnesota Duluth is hosting a conference aimed at directing Minnesota's next steps for dealing with climate change. "Our Climate Futures: Meeting the…

Birch pollen allergic rhinitis is the most common chronic disorder in the Northern part of the globe, and it attributes to significant morbidity and economic burden. According to the new study by researchers at the University of…

Study reveals crucial developmental period for father's ability to produce offspringCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - From fathers to children, the delivery of hereditary information requires the careful packing of DNA in sperm.…

Vinyl flooring and fire retardant furniture foam apparently to blameCredit: Duke Photo DURHAM, N.C. -- Children living in homes with all vinyl flooring or flame-retardant chemicals in the sofa have significantly higher concentrations of…

Young children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of tobacco smoke and other environmental toxicants, but their exposure is often difficult and expensive to measure. The results of those measurements, however, can be crucial for…

Catch-up vaccination may be efficient means for controlling epidemics in big cities with large migrant populations February 14, 2019 -- A new study on the measles epidemic in China has far-reaching implications for eliminating the…

A newly discovered ribosomal DNA (rDNA) clock can be used to accurately determine an individual's chronological and biological age, according to research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The ribosomal clock is a novel…

February 14, 2019 - The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) was awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant from the New York Community Trust to provide 10 scholarships annually of $8,750 to aspiring women or…