Climate change will have varying effect on disease transmission, study finds
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A recent study found that climate change may have unanticipated effects on host-pathogen interactions due to drastic temperature variations. The study was published...
Read MoreExperiencing weather related disasters may accelerate age, study suggests
Photo Cred: Shashank/Unsplash By Avery St. Onge A study conducted at Arizona State University found that a hurricane in Puerto Rico altered the immune gene expression of monkeys in the...
Read MoreElderly people who live near fracking sites at risk for early death
Photo Cred: Matteo Vistocco/Unsplash By Liz Gold A new study evaluates mortality risk in the elderly who live in geographical areas near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development...
Read MoreResearchers propose increased citizen science to improve environmental and human health
Photo Cred: Yaroslav Shuraev/Pexels By Avery St. Onge Researchers at the University of South Australia are urging the Australian government to incorporate citizen science in their health policies to improve...
Read MoreStudy shows racial and ethnic minorities and low-income groups in U.S. experience higher levels of air pollution
Photo Cred: Marcinjozwiak/Pixabay By Avery St. Onge According to a new study published in the journal Nature, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Latino, and low-income communities are exposed to higher levels of...
Read MoreAcademy of Integrative Health and Medicine signs cooperative agreement with PAHO/WHO
Photo Cred: Cytonn Photography/Unsplash By Liz Gold A new cooperation agreement has been signed between The Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) and the Pan American Health Organization, Regional...
Read MoreStudy finds more microplastic in the feces of people with IBD
Photo Cred: Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels By Avery St. Onge Researchers found increased levels of microplastics in the feces of patients with inflammatory bowel disease compared to the feces of healthy individuals,...
Read MoreStudy finds increase in PPE litter due to COVID-19
Photo Cred: Brian Yurasi/Unsplash By Liz Gold It’s no secret that use of personal protective equipment (PPE) has increased during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). With that increase in use, however,...
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