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Phys.org / Study: Pandemic arrest patterns may have deepened existing inequalities in policing
The COVID-19 pandemic was a public health crisis that affected more than the public's health. It brought complex changes across many aspects of society, including having an influence on suburban arrest patterns, according ...
Phys.org / Microplastics in sediment could trace decades of human activity worldwide
In a review article recently published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews, researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Leicester ...
Medical Xpress / Lab study shows needle-free mRNA vaccine protects against COVID and flu
A needle-free vaccination method protected mice against the viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu, offering a possible new way to deliver mRNA vaccines while limiting unwanted inflammation.
Medical Xpress / Human neural stem cells found to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 variants
Human neural stem cells that help form the brain and spinal cord are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, including omicron variants BA.1 and BA.2, according to new research from the University of California, Riverside. The ...
Medical Xpress / Research finds bariatric surgery can restore immune cell function affected by obesity
New Maynooth University (MU) research led by the Department of Biology's Dr. Ciara Flynn, working within the research group of Professor Andrew Hogan at the Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, has found ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds 1 in 5 young adults in the U.S. experience daily anxiety
Nearly one in five young adults in the United States reported feeling anxious every day in 2024, up from 15% in 2020. Over the same period, the odds of receiving an anxiety diagnosis as well as use of prescription anxiety ...
Phys.org / Holding out or holding back? Kindergarten redshirting and retention shifted sharply during the pandemic
By the time a child reaches the age of 4 or 5, most parents and caregivers have heard about "kindergarten readiness." But what if a 5-year-old still struggles to count to 10, sing the alphabet song or play cooperatively with ...
Medical Xpress / Death rates among 25–49-year-olds 42% higher in the North than the South of England, study finds
Death rates among adults ages 25–49 were 42% higher in the North than in the South of England in 2024, compared with 13% higher in 1981, according to research published today in The Lancet Public Health.
Medical Xpress / COVID inquiry: Four ways to improve support for people with intellectual disabilities
"Anxiety. I always feel like I'm on edge. COVID, cost-of-living crisis, finances, current living arrangement. The majority don't seem to care about COVID anymore and you can't just ignore it, people are still dying from it."
Medical Xpress / Childhood measles vaccination rates fall worldwide post-COVID-19
Routine vaccine program disruptions and under-resourced health systems are driving a global decline in childhood measles vaccination rates post-COVID-19, a new study has found. University of Queensland researchers examined ...
Medical Xpress / Nearly half of on-duty firefighter deaths are heart-related
Cardiac events account for nearly half of all on-duty firefighter deaths in the U.S.—a proportion that has steadily increased over the past three decades, according to a Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University study.
Medical Xpress / T cell survival protein controls gene activity, offering clues to HIV persistence
A prominent protein on most human cells may be key to unlocking the code that makes humans susceptible to pathogenic bacteria and viruses, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a new study published in ...
