Ghana’s Illegal Gold Rush Is Wrecking Young Miners’ Bodies and Futures
A survey of 383 young illegal gold miners in Ghana's Amansie South District finds that over 82 percent report health ...
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ER Visits by Foreign-Born Patients Fell Sharply as Immigration Enforcement Rose in Los Angeles
USC research finds emergency department visits by foreign-born patients in Los Angeles County fell by more than 20 percent after ...
Nationwide Tick Map Reveals How Snow Depth Shapes Disease Risk Across Japan
A twelve-year nationwide survey and species distribution modeling have produced the first comprehensive habitat maps for sixteen tick species in ...
Drug-Resistant E. coli Lurks in the Waters of an Argentine River Floodplain
A study of 684 E. coli strains from waters and sediments around Santa Fe City, Argentina, found widespread antibiotic resistance, ...
Lonely Counties, Higher Cancer Deaths: New Study Maps a Grim Social Gradient
A new ecological study of more than 1,300 US counties finds that higher levels of reported loneliness are significantly associated ...
Social Distance, Not Fear, May Keep Japanese Adults From Mental Health Care
A national survey of Japanese adults finds that high desired social distance from people with mental illness, rather than perceived ...
Intimate Partner Violence Emerges as Common Thread in US Mass and Multi-Victim Homicides
A new analysis of more than 115,000 US homicide deaths from 2018 to 2023 finds that intimate partner violence precipitates ...
Six in Ten Women in Rural Indian District Lack Adequate Menstrual Health Knowledge
A survey of 403 women in Koch Bihar district, India, found that only 39.5 percent had adequate menstrual hygiene knowledge, ...
In Semi-Urban Nepal, Everyday Chores Beat Gyms for Getting People Moving
A seven-day accelerometer study of 421 adults in Pokhara, Nepal, finds that everyday productive environments and perceived behavioural control, rather ...
Beach Sand Harbors More Fecal Bacteria Than the Water at Río de la Plata Beaches
A new study of eight beaches along Argentina's Río de la Plata finds that fecal indicator bacteria are consistently more ...
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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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