Vaccination
Linking health codes to COVID-19 vaccination status may improve uptake
As the world approaches the end of the second year of the COVID-19 epidemic, vaccine distribution and uptake remains a challenge.
Nov 15, 2021
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News tagged with environmental science
Genetics
Sex, drugs, and genes: Moral attitudes share a genetic basis
Few hallmarks of the 1960s counterculture stand out like sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll—elements of a "lifestyle" that Life magazine once branded as "antithetical in almost every respect to that of conventional America." ...
Oct 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What's the latest advice on the type of mask I should wear?
What's the latest advice on the type of mask I should wear?
Oct 14, 2021
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Medical research
Runaway algae growth causes neurological problems for those with liver disease
Researchers from the Center for Oceans and Human Health on Climate Change Interactions (OHHC2I) have leveraged their collective expertise in environmental health sciences to reveal additional health concerns posed by the ...
Oct 5, 2021
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Medical research
Ozone exposure link to the development of type 2 diabetes
Older Californians who live in communities with poor air quality, even those who engage—as recommended—in physical activities but do so outdoors, have a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes, a complex and chronic metabolic ...
Sep 24, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New review of evidence linking the environment and mental health
A NERC-commissioned environmental science and mental health review looks at the growing evidence of the link between environmental issues and mental health.
Aug 24, 2021
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Addiction
Cannabis use rises during Australian COVID lockdown, but less meth on the streets
Wastewater samples taken during 2020 show that methamphetamine use plunged in Australia during the first COVID-19 lockdown while cannabis use spiked, according to a new study led by the University of South Australia.
Aug 17, 2021
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Neuroscience
Ancient herbal medicine may offer relief to veterans with Gulf War Illness
Researchers from the University of South Carolina's Environmental Health & Disease Laboratory have completed a study that shows promise for the treatment of Gulf War Illness (GWI). Published in Brain Sciences, the findings ...
Jul 28, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Immune and clotting components in blood could contribute to psychosis
A scientific review has found evidence that a disruption in blood clotting and the first line immune system could be contributing factors in the development of psychosis.
Jul 16, 2021
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Health
Early research suggests climate change could lead to more stillbirths
Scientists are investigating whether rising global temperatures may lead to more stillbirths, saying further study is needed on the subject as climates change.
May 24, 2021
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