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| Climate change has likely begun to suffocate the world’s fisheries Posted: 01 Feb 2022 01:10 PM PST By 2080, around 70% of the world's oceans could be suffocating from a lack of oxygen as a result of climate change, potentially impacting marine ecosystems worldwide, according to a new study. The new models find mid-ocean depths that support many fisheries worldwide are already losing oxygen at unnatural rates and passed a critical threshold of oxygen loss in 2021. |
| The U.S. is failing to care for traumatic brain injury survivors, experts say Posted: 01 Feb 2022 11:40 AM PST The United States care system is often failing to meet the needs of individuals, families and communities affected by traumatic brain injury, according to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The authors make many recommendations for advancing progress in TBI care, including changes to classification methods, improving research funding and establishing continuity of care. |
| Researchers develop highly accurate modeling tool to predict COVID-19 risk Posted: 01 Feb 2022 11:39 AM PST Researchers have combined location density with real-world mobility data to predict the risk of infection from COVID-19 at specific locations with unprecedented accuracy. |
| Picture warnings on sodas? A promising tool to fight childhood obesity Posted: 01 Feb 2022 11:39 AM PST The first study in a laboratory 'mini mart' shows picture warnings reduced parental purchases of sugary drinks like juice and soda. Researchers say the warning labels could be new tool in fighting childhood obesity. |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2022 11:39 AM PST Phasing out animal agriculture represents 'our best and most immediate chance to reverse the trajectory of climate change,' according to a new model developed by scientists. |
| Urgent investment needed in preventing deadly disease Posted: 01 Feb 2022 08:52 AM PST Researchers are calling for urgent investment in the prevention of a devastating emerging disease that kills tens of thousands of people each year. A global systematic review reports on the frequency of a range of serious complications and very high risk for death among patients with found non-typhoidal Salmonella invasive disease. |
| Study links lead in childhood well water to teen delinquency Posted: 01 Feb 2022 08:36 AM PST Exposure to lead in drinking water from private wells during early childhood is associated with an increased risk of being reported for delinquency during teenage years, according to a new study. Researchers found that children who get their water from private wells before age 6 have higher blood lead levels and also have a 21% higher risk of being reported for any delinquency after age 14. |
| The two types of climate coping and what they mean for your health Posted: 31 Jan 2022 12:32 PM PST When it comes to coping with climate change, there may be two types of people: those who take action to try to improve the environment and those who don't bother because they don't believe their actions will make a difference. Knowing who's who could help policymakers communicate more effectively about environmental issues, new research suggests. |
| People are fast and accurate when making high-value decisions Posted: 31 Jan 2022 12:32 PM PST When people choose between two high-value items, their decisions tend to be fast and accurate, a new study showed -- exactly the opposite of what many scientists expected. |
| Are cities the key to the electric revolution? Posted: 31 Jan 2022 09:21 AM PST A new article argues that cities need to use local policies and incentives to encourage the wider adoption of electric vehicles. The authors outline a number of steps cities can take to support the uptake of electric vehicles, such as leading by example and using fiscal mechanisms. The team also discuss factors that influence the electric revolution, including situational factors, contextual factors, and barriers and enablers. |
| Pioneering research forecasts climate change set to send costs of flooding soaring Posted: 31 Jan 2022 09:21 AM PST Climate change could result in the financial toll of flooding rising by more than a quarter in the United States by 2050 -- and disadvantaged communities will bear the biggest brunt, according to new research. |
| Wider-reaching solutions urgently needed to reach realistic 'net zero,' warn researchers Posted: 31 Jan 2022 08:05 AM PST There should be greater investment in using a wider group of experts to make decisions about how the landscape is managed if the UK is to reach climate targets such as net zero, a new report warns. |
| Depression and anxiety spiked in pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic, research shows Posted: 31 Jan 2022 08:04 AM PST The COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike in depression and anxiety in expectant mums, a new study has revealed. There was an increase in reported depression rates of 30 per cent from pre-pandemic levels, from 17 per cent to 47 per cent -- with anxiety rates also jumping up 37 per cent in expecting mothers to 60 per cent. |
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