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| Study gives animal testing alternatives a confidence boost Posted: 17 May 2022 06:04 PM PDT As part of a government effort to reduce animal testing, researchers have worked to produce a new protocol for screening skin allergens. The method is potentially cheaper and faster than animal testing, while maintaining a similar performance. |
| Improved wind forecasts save consumers millions in energy costs Posted: 17 May 2022 08:22 AM PDT Scientists determined that by increasing the accuracy of weather forecasts over the last decade, consumers netted at least $384 million in energy savings. The researchers based their predictions on NOAA's High Resolution Rapid Refresh model, which provides daily weather forecasts for every part of the U.S. These include wind speed and direction data, which utilities can use to gauge how much energy their turbines will produce. |
| Posted: 17 May 2022 06:48 AM PDT Australia has suffered a significant drop in teenage maths proficiency in the past 20 years -- sliding from 11th in the OECD rankings to 29th place out of 38 countries, prompting widespread debate over potential curriculum changes. One researcher says hand gestures could stop the slide. |
| Policymakers underestimate methane's climate and air quality impacts Posted: 16 May 2022 09:40 AM PDT Methane emissions have been increasing rapidly in recent years, contributing significantly to global warming. Despite this, methane is not adequately treated within existing national and international governance frameworks. Researchers now highlight the urgent need for action in a new study. |
| Deaths from alcohol use disorder surged during pandemic, study finds Posted: 16 May 2022 09:40 AM PDT Deaths involving alcohol use disorder increased dramatically during the pandemic, according to a new study. The study also found that young adults 25 to 44 years old experienced the steepest upward trend in alcohol use disorder mortality. |
| From degrowth to a sustainable food system transformation Posted: 16 May 2022 09:39 AM PDT Proponents of degrowth have long argued that economic growth is detrimental to the environment. Now, scientists show that concerning the food sector, curbing growth alone would not make our food system sustainable -- but changing what we eat and putting a price on carbon would. |
| Ethical challenges in microbiome research Posted: 16 May 2022 09:39 AM PDT A human rights activist and a group of anthropologists and human biologists are casting a critical lens on the way that microbiome research is conducted with Indigenous peoples. |
| Posted: 09 May 2022 07:09 AM PDT A new study finds that almost a quarter of physicians who responded to a survey at Stanford Medicine experienced workplace mistreatment, with patients and visitors being the most common source. |
| COVID-19 pandemic led to increase in loneliness around the world Posted: 09 May 2022 07:09 AM PDT People around the world experienced an increase in loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic, which, although small, could have implications for people's long-term mental and physical health, longevity, and well-being, according to a new study. |
| In-person socialization down, but social media isn't to blame, researcher says Posted: 06 May 2022 03:39 PM PDT A new article reviews the best available evidence to debunk the 'social displacement hypothesis' that holds that use of mobile and social media is the cause of decreased face-to-face (FtF) interaction. |
| Obesity threatens U.S. military readiness, experts say Posted: 06 May 2022 07:26 AM PDT A new article outlines the research and practices needed to combat the US obesity epidemic and its impact on military readiness. |
| Protected areas saw dramatic spikes in fires during COVID lockdowns, study finds Posted: 05 May 2022 08:46 AM PDT A new study finds that the number of fires inside protected conservation areas across the island of Madagascar shot up dramatically when COVID-19 lockdowns led to the suspension of any on-site management for five months during 2020. |
| Use of school mental health services rose just before the pandemic, study finds Posted: 02 May 2022 02:09 PM PDT Researchers have found that use of school of mental health services went up among key adolescent groups in the year before COVID-19 struck compared to previous years in the U.S. The study offers critical insights about the importance of school mental health services in alleviating the growing youth mental health crisis. |
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