Climate change may keep you awake—and not just metaphorically. Nights that are warmer than normal can harm human sleep, researchers show in a new paper, with the poor and elderly most affected. According to their findings, ...
May 26, 2017
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The human microbiome – that invisible world of bacteria, viruses and fungi in and on our bodies – has been relatively unstudied even though scientists have known about it for centuries. But thanks to researchers like ...
Mar 6, 2019
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Warmer winter temperatures are leading to an increase in cases of Lyme disease in the United States, according to new research.
Dec 19, 2019
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(AP) -- There may be a whiff of truth to claims by allergy sufferers who sniffle that this season is, well, a bigger headache than years past.
May 13, 2011
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Adolescent girls exposed to severe drought conditions in rural Lesotho had higher rates of HIV, according to a new study led by researchers at ICAP at Columbia University, a global health organization based at the Columbia ...
Jan 24, 2019
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With a kilometer to go, triathlete Sarah True was pulled from the 2019 Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt, Germany, due to heat exhaustion. She was in the lead by seven minutes after having swum, biked and run nearly ...
Jul 11, 2019
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An international study reveals how future climate change could affect malaria transmission in Africa over the next century.
Aug 28, 2020
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From COVID-19 to monkey pox, Mers, Ebola, avian flu, Zika and HIV, diseases transmitted from animals to humans have multiplied in recent years, raising fears of new pandemics.
Apr 7, 2023
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According to research by UCLA environmental economist Alan Barreca, hot weather reduces chances of getting pregnant—and the problem is expected to get worse because of global warming.
Jul 6, 2018
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As the northern hemisphere heads into summer, we may be in for a COVID-19 reprieve. Not because the pandemic is over; the omicron subvariant "Arcturus" is still creeping upward and causing new symptoms. But two new studies ...
May 11, 2023
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