Tag: health
What causes hives and how dangerous can they be? A nurse...
Patricia A. MacCulloch, UMass Lowell
Every year, about 20% of Americans will get hives – those itchy, red bumps...
58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change...
Tristan McKenzie, University of Gothenburg; Camilo Mora, University of Hawaii, and Hannah von Hammerstein, University of Hawaii
Climate change...
The UN just declared a universal human right to a healthy,...
Joel E. Correia, University of Florida
Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high...
How hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab...
W. Larry Kenney, Penn State; Daniel Vecellio, Penn State; Rachel Cottle, Penn State, and S. Tony Wolf, Penn State
Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and...
Elena N. Naumova, Tufts University
Every year, almost 1 in 6 Americans gets a foodborne illness, and about 3,000...
What’s behind the US baby formula shortage – and how to...
Steven A. Abrams, University of Texas at Austin
A baby formula shortage has added to the woes of American...
PFAS are showing up in children’s stain- and water-resistant products –...
Kathryn Rodgers, Boston University
Even if children’s stain- or water-resistant clothes are advertised as “green” or “nontoxic,” they might...
Universal access to free meals at schools can lead to lower...
Michelle Marcus, Vanderbilt University and Katherine G. Yewell, University of Louisville
The Research Brief is a short take about...
EXPLORING NATURE
Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...
Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado, Rice University
Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers...
