Huntsman Cancer Institute expands commitment to advance cancer research in the mountain west
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (U of U) announces a formal expansion ...
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New portal improves forecasts of devastating storms in West Africa
An online portal developed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) will enable forecasters in West Africa to ...
New study links red tides and dead zones off west coast of Florida
MIAMI—A new study found that when red tides began in early summer and continued into the fall, low oxygen areas—or ...
Drenching rains to pose greater threat to fire-damaged areas in West
The western United States this century is facing a greatly heightened risk of heavy rains inundating areas that were recently ...
Industrial discharge is the dominant mercury source in Korea’s west coast
Minamata, a British film released in 2021, is based on the true story of an American photographer documenting how the ...
Change of scenery: New research outlines how recreation will shift with climate change in the west
Change can be hard, especially when it involves soaring summer temperatures, mega-droughts, invasive species and other items from the list ...
The formation of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was very different than previously believed
Roughly 35 million years ago, Earth cooled rapidly. At roughly the same time, the Drake Passage formed between South America ...
Stanford researchers identify ‘double-hazard’ zones for wildfire in the West
Some plants and patches of Earth withstand heat and dry spells better than others. A new Stanford University study shows ...
$15,000 awarded to three finalists of the West Lafayette Smart City Challenge
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Organizers of the West Lafayette Smart City Challenge have awarded $15,000 to build new data-driven tools that increase ...
NIH funds CUNY SPH and West Point AI Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
NEW YORK – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health ...
Making the invisible visible: tracing the origins of plants in West African cuisine
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, in co-operation with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has uncovered ...
Air pollution from wildfires, rising heat affected 68% of US West in one day
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Large wildfires and severe heat events are happening more often at the same time, worsening air pollution ...
Climate change could lead to blackouts, higher power costs on west coast
Two new studies led by a North Carolina State University researcher offer a preview of what electricity consumers on the ...
Deforestation increases risk of flash flooding in fast-growing West African coastal cities
The frequency of thunderstorms in some fast-growing African coastal cities has doubled over the past 30 years, with much of ...
West African nations need to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination 10-fold
West African nations need to drastically ramp up their COVID-19 vaccination programmes by factor of 10 if they are to ...
Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Jordan, the West Bank, and Syria
Analysis of a December 2020 survey conducted in Jordan, the West Bank, and Syria finds that about two-thirds of participants ...
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital earns re-certification as thrombectomy-capable stroke center
DETROIT – Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital has earned re-certification as a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center from The Joint Commission, an independent, ...
New evidence that mass treatment with Ivermectin has halted spread of river blindness in two Nigerian states; Separate study shows drug’s potential to interrupt West Nile Virus transmission in US
Two Ivermectin Studies at ASTMH Annual Meeting:Credit: Nick Komar Two Ivermectin Studies at ASTMH Annual Meeting: Eliminating river blindness in ...
Tracking transmission of distinct SARS‑COV‑2 variants from China and Europe to West Africa
At the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, fears emerged that it would overwhelm the weak health systems in many African ...
WVCTSI to steer ‘medical clinic on wheels’ to West Virginia communities
A 39-foot customized Winnebago will serve as a medical clinic on wheels in even the most hard-to-reach areas of West ...