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According to a Study, Children Exhale much Less Potentially Infectious Particles than Adults
Health

According to a Study, Children Exhale much Less Potentially Infectious Particles than Adults

At least for the tiny respiratory droplets that are mostly formed in the lungs, children exhale much less potentially infectious particles than adults. A study…
Beautiful Images of Distant Galaxies
Astronomy

Beautiful Images of Distant Galaxies

The Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based telescopes have provided us with breathtaking images of galaxies for decades. This all changed in December 2021, when the…
Certain Types of Childhood Malnutrition and Stunting Might be Prevented by Vaccinations
Biology

Certain Types of Childhood Malnutrition and Stunting Might be Prevented by Vaccinations

In the middle of the 20th century, an estimated 4.5 million children under the age of five per year perished from diarrhea. Although oral rehydration…
Heat and Cold are both Harmful to One’s Health
Health

Heat and Cold are both Harmful to One’s Health

Both hot and cold environments cause a stress response in the human body, which can lead to cardiovascular problems. Physiologist Justin Lawley of the University…
Children’s Antibiotic Resistance is Linked to Arsenic-Contaminated Water, Study Finds
Biology

Children’s Antibiotic Resistance is Linked to Arsenic-Contaminated Water, Study Finds

According to a recent study by Mohammad Aminul Islam of Washington State University and colleagues, areas in rural Bangladesh with high levels of arsenic contamination…
RNA Therapies will Benefit from a New Mechanism
Biology

RNA Therapies will Benefit from a New Mechanism

Researchers discovered how biological pacemaker cells can ‘fight back’ against therapies that are used to biologically correct abnormal heartbeat rates. By controlling this activity, the…
New Research Shows Restoring Island-Ocean Connections Benefits People, Wildlife, and the Marine Environment
Environment

New Research Shows Restoring Island-Ocean Connections Benefits People, Wildlife, and the Marine Environment

The terrestrial ecosystem as well as the coastal and marine habitats gain from restoring and rewilding islands that have been devastated by invasive species. In…
Eastern Ukraine’s Old Deciduous Forest Stands on River Banks Have the Highest Bat Diversity and Abundance
Environment

Eastern Ukraine’s Old Deciduous Forest Stands on River Banks Have the Highest Bat Diversity and Abundance

For successful breeding in the summer, European forest-dwelling bats need complex woodland systems at both the microhabitat and the landscape levels. Results from the Kharkiv…
Steps for Concrete Damage Repair in Reinforced Concrete Structures
Architecture

Steps for Concrete Damage Repair in Reinforced Concrete Structures

In order to determine whether or not defective concrete has to be repaired, there are a few procedures that must be taken, and if it…
An Important Forage Fish’s Future is Uncertain Due to Genetic Barriers, Ocean Warming, and Other Factors
Biology

An Important Forage Fish’s Future is Uncertain Due to Genetic Barriers, Ocean Warming, and Other Factors

One would anticipate that people living in the vast oceans would be able to travel widely and that populations of different species would naturally mix.…
AI Can Predict Death Risk From a Heart Attack or Stroke From an X-Ray
Medical

AI Can Predict Death Risk From a Heart Attack or Stroke From an X-Ray

Artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning’s pattern-recognition capabilities are fast advancing potential new methods to identify health problems early. A recent study from the Brigham and…
A Recent Study Demonstrates How Previous Redlining Practices Affect the Availability of Behavioral Health Care
Health

A Recent Study Demonstrates How Previous Redlining Practices Affect the Availability of Behavioral Health Care

The fundamentally racist practice of redlining in the past, according to researchers at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, is linked to…
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