Articles by Christopher Packham
Medical Xpress / Study finds the LGBTQI+ population have less access to health care, worse health outcomes, less insurance
Members of the LGBTQI+ population experience less access to health care, worse health outcomes, and higher rates of uninsurance than their counterparts, research has shown. To expand coverage and address health care disparities ...
Medical Xpress / How brain processes contribute to different types of delusions
Delusions—fixed false beliefs—can be tricky to study. And it's not yet clear how the brain gives rise to these departures from reality. Further, there are many types of delusions. Those with persecutory delusions or paranoia, ...
Medical Xpress / Guiding principles for the next generation of health care sustainability metrics
There is a growing movement to promote greener policies to achieve greater environmental sustainability in hospitals and other health care facilities. Yet without accurate, meaningful metrics to measure progress, advocates ...
Medical Xpress / How workplace stress in forensics labs affects expert decision-making
In 2004, forensic experts misidentified the perpetrator of a series of train bombings in Madrid, Spain, erroneously concluding that fingerprints collected from evidence matched those of a suspect who was later cleared. An ...
Medical Xpress / Investigating hormonal influence of ethanol-evoked cardiac oxidative stress and dysfunction in women
The hormone estrogen helps keep blood vessels open and flexible and is generally thought to help protect women from heart disease. These higher estrogen levels may lead to fewer heart attacks and strokes in premenopausal ...
Phys.org / Pearl millet wins approval from honey bees and other pollinators
Pearl millet, an annual grass used for grain and forage, can be a good food source for honey bees and hover flies, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Entomological Science.
Phys.org / Videos show 'nature run' of greenhouse gases over a year
Three videos developed as part of the CoCO2 research project coordinated by ECMWF show a "nature run" of greenhouse gases over the year 2021.
Phys.org / China publishes world's first high-definition lunar geologic atlas
China has released a geologic atlas set of the global moon with a scale of 1:2.5 million, which is the first complete high-definition lunar geologic atlas in the world, providing basic map data for future lunar research and ...
Phys.org / A new spin on Betelgeuse's boiling surface
Betelgeuse is a well-known red supergiant star in the constellation Orion. Recently it has gained a lot of attention, not only because variations in its brightness led to speculations that an explosion might be imminent, ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers teach AI skin-cancer diagnosis tool to see color
McMaster oncology researchers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to improve health outcomes for people of color.
Phys.org / Study opens the door for developing gene drive strains for the population suppression of medfly
Researchers have created the first gene drive for the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), a global agricultural pest affecting food production. The team was led by Dr. Nikolai Windbichler and Dr. Angela Meccariello at Imperial's ...
Phys.org / Discovery of second ultra-large structure in distant space further challenges our understanding of the universe
The discovery of a second ultra-large structure in the remote universe has further challenged some of the basic assumptions about cosmology.
Tech Xplore / NASA, Lockheed Martin reveal X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft
NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to gather data that could revolutionize air travel, paving the way for ...
Phys.org / Church without God: How secular congregations fill a need for some nonreligious Americans
Shared testimonies, collective singing, silent meditation and baptism rituals—these are all activities you might find at a Christian church service on a Sunday morning in the United States. But what would it look like if ...
Tech Xplore / Virtual city prepares students for future of cybersecurity
The University of Arizona is training the next generation of cybersecurity professionals using CyberApolis, a virtual city built for online education and hosting cyber intelligence operations and training.
