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Singapore Modelling Study Estimates Impact of Physical Distancing on Reducing Spread of COVID-19

A new modelling study conducted in a simulated Singapore setting has estimated that a combined approach of physical distancing interventions, ...

Cancer Mortality Continues Steady Decline, Driven by Progress Against Lung Cancer

The cancer death rate declined by 29 percent from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2 percent drop from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year drop in ...

Lack of Reporting on Phosphorus Supply Chain Dangerous for Global Food Security

A new study shows that while Phosphorus is a key element to global food security, its supply chain is a black box. This can lead to social, political ...

Report Cards on Women in STEM Fields Finds Much Room for Improvement

Data from a four-year study of institutional 'report cards' suggest that although a growing number of women are training in the sciences, efforts to promote and maintain women in more senior ...
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Countering COVID-19 Impacts on Children from Low-Income Households

The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the social, educational and health care disparities already plaguing the nearly 40 million Americans the US Census Bureau estimates are living in poverty. Perhaps ...

Patient Notes Could Offer Solution to the 'Missing' Coronavirus Diagnoses

GP's notes currently unavailable to medical researchers could provide clues to help manage major health crises -- like COVID-19. And according to a 'citizens' jury' study at ...

Is Your Job Killing You? Stress, Lack of Autonomy, Ability Can Lead to Depression, Death

A new study finds that our mental health and mortality have a strong correlation with the amount of autonomy we have at our job, our workload and job demands, and our cognitive ability to deal with ...

Field Courses Boost Student Success, Support STEM Diversity Efforts

The challenge of diversifying STEM fields may get a boost from the results of a new study that show field courses help build self-confidence among students -- especially those from underrepresented ...

Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic and Major Diseases at the Same Time

Researchers, politicians and funding bodies find themselves in front of a unique situation: The mounting pressure to accelerate and intensify efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic while handling ...

SARS Lessons for COVID-19 Vaccine Design

Important lessons learned from the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak of 2002-2003 could inform and guide vaccine design for COVID-19, according to a new ...

Vitamin D Determines Severity in COVID-19 So Government Advice Needs to Change, Experts Urge

Researchers are urging the Irish government to immediately change recommendations on vitamin D supplements given recent changes by Welsh, English and Scottish ...

Position Statement Addresses Difficult Issue: Allocating Scare Resources in COVID-19 Era

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on societies worldwide, given the pandemic's rapid, often deadly spread. In health care, the pandemic has raised the pressing question of ...

Researchers Offer Ways to Address Life Under COVID-19

Researchers have outlined ways to manage different facets of life under the spread of the COVID-19 virus, ranging from how we can combat racially driven bias and fake news to how we can increase ...

Stark Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death Rates Among New York

Researchers found that COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates varied across New York City boroughs. The Bronx -- with the highest proportion of racial/ethnic minorities, the most poverty, and ...

Conservation Goals May Be Stymied by a Lack of Land for Biodiversity Offsetting

Developers may struggle to find enough land to offset the biodiversity impacts of future development, according to a new ...

Gender-Based Violence in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gender-based violence has been shown to increase during global emergencies. In a new paper, researchers report that according to early evidence it is the same for the COVID-19 ...

Tools to Help Volunteers Do the Most Good After a Disaster

In the wake of a disaster, many people want to help. Researchers have now developed tools to help emergency response and relief managers coordinate volunteer efforts in order to do the most ...

Canada Lynx Disappearing from Washington State

Canada lynx are losing ground in Washington state, even as federal officials are taking steps to remove the species' threatened status under the Endangered Species Act. A massive monitoring ...

STEM Students Learn as Well Online as in Classrooms

Students learned just as much in online STEM college courses as they did in traditional classroom settings, and at a fraction of the cost, according to a first-of-its-kind ...

Simulations Show Extreme Opinions Can Lead to Polarized Groups

Researchers use a theoretical model to examine what effect extreme views have on making the entire system more polarized. The group's network-based model extends a popular approach for studying ...

Litter Problem at England's Protected Coasts

Beaches in or near England's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have the same levels of litter as those in unprotected areas, new research ...

Scientists' Warning to Humanity on Insect Extinctions

As the human race continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have found that the planet's insects are also facing a crisis after accelerating rates of extinction have led to a ...

Men Pose More Risk to Other Road Users Than Women

Men pose more risk to other road users than women do and they are more likely to drive more dangerous vehicles, reveals the first study of its ...

Invasive Species With Charisma Have It Easier

It's the outside that counts: Their charisma has an impact on the introduction and image of alien species and can even hinder their control. An international research team have investigated the ...

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