Fast or Accurate? Modeling Reveals When Rapid Tests Beat PCR in Outbreak Control
A mathematical modeling study finds that rapid, less accurate tests can outperform slower PCR-style testing during outbreaks, but only when ...
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Checkout Rules That Work: California City’s Healthy Register Policy Reshapes Snack Aisles
A natural experiment in Perris, California, shows a mandatory healthy checkout ordinance significantly increased compliant products near registers, though candy ...
Blood Test Survey in Malawian Toddlers Reveals Hidden Tuberculosis Transmission Hotspots
A community survey of 1,545 young children in Blantyre, Malawi, found that blood-test evidence of tuberculosis infection clustered in the ...
Cholera, Pipes and Evidence: Doing Rigorous Water Research Inside a Complex Emergency
Researchers working inside a large water infrastructure programme in cholera-endemic South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, show how pragmatic, ...
Classroom Dust Bacteria Linked to Lower Lung Function in Children, European Study Finds
Research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress links higher levels of Streptomyces and Mycobacterium bacteria in classroom dust across ...
Parks, Pathogens and a Warming Planet: The Hidden Trade-Off in Urban Green Space Design
Researchers warn that climate change is creating a critical trade-off between the health benefits of urban green spaces and the ...
Virtual Reality Reveals How Greenery and Traffic Shape Relaxation in Older Adults
A virtual reality experiment with ninety older adults in Ghent, Belgium, found that more greenery and less traffic independently increased ...
Wetlands, Health and Water: Why the Ramsar Convention Holds the Key to SDG 6
A new PLOS Water analysis of Ramsar COP15 outcomes argues that integrating freshwater biodiversity with public health and WASH systems ...
Four in Ten Nepali Teens Show Problematic Internet Use, Study Finds
A study of 406 higher secondary students in Kathmandu found 42.6 percent showed problematic internet use, with risk highest among ...
Blood Donors in Niger Reveal Vast Hidden Spread of SARS-CoV-2
A serosurvey of 3,656 blood donors in Niamey found SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in over half of unvaccinated participants, revealing extensive undetected ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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