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Environmental Health
Environmental health studies the relationships between the environment and human health and wellbeing. These include how factors such as climate change, air pollution, sanitation, radiation, and agricultural practices can directly impact health.
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MAY 20, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria, also known as microbes, get a bad rap. We’re all taught that bacteria are bad, and we need to do what&rs ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 18, 2022Immunology
The world has quickly learned that the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19. But it can also cause another disorder in child ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Gulf War illness (GWI) is an umbrella term that describes an array of chronic symptoms that have impacted an estimated 2 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2022Health & Medicine
Adolescence is a time of exploration, but actions during this period of life can have long-term consequences, one of whi ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 15, 2022Earth & The Environment
Volcanic eruptions are some of the most awesome spectacles in nature, as watching the interior of the planet we live on ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 13, 2022Technology
The average human body is made up of between 55-60% water. It is literally the most essential substance for our very sur ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 11, 2022Plants & Animals
It seems like a no-brainer that the natural world would have a positive effect on our well being, particularly our menta ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 04, 2022Earth & The Environment
While plastic has become part of our everyday lives, its environmental impact is becoming more and more apparent, specif ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 01, 2022Earth & The Environment
Plastics are a part of our everyday lives, from food containers to soda bottles to soap dispensers to the life-saving ve ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 01, 2022Microbiology
As the planet warms, fires are becoming increasingly common in unusual places like the Arctic, and the size and season o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Asthma is a disease characterized by difficulty breathing, and an asthma attack can bring on bouts of coughing and wheez ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 26, 2022Health & Medicine
Today, air pollution is rampant globally and is one of the most prominent issues that touches nearly every corner of the ...Written By: Mandy WoodsAPR 22, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Most cells carry the complete genome in their nucleus, and as cells divide and age, they can pick up mutations in that g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Fetal exposure to a mother's antiepileptic or antidepressant medication may affect infant brain development. The cor ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 19, 2022Health & Medicine
Research out of Hull York Medical School in England found small plastic debris known as microplastics deep in the lungs ...Written By: Alexandria BassAPR 17, 2022Immunology
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which the airways narrow, which impairs breathing and causes coughing or ti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health reports that pandemic-enforced lockdowns in China and Europe h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 15, 2020Health & Medicine
As wildfires continue to burn record-breaking acreages along the west coast of the United States and inland regions, hos ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 15, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters has found toxic levels of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
There is still a lot we don't know about the brain, and especially about two small bits of tissue deep within it called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in Environmental Research Letters suggests kids aren’t going to school when air quality is ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 09, 2020Plants & Animals
Over the past decade, humpback whales have become increasingly common in waters known as the New York-New Jersey Bight. ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 07, 2020Plants & Animals
For the first time in about 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils have returned to mainland Australia. According to a report fro ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is a common mental illness, and stress is known to be an environmental influence that can increase the risk o ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria, also known as microbes, get a bad rap. We’re all taught that bacteria are bad, and we need to do what&rs
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 18, 2022
Immunology
The world has quickly learned that the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19. But it can also cause another disorder in child
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Gulf War illness (GWI) is an umbrella term that describes an array of chronic symptoms that have impacted an estimated 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2022
Health & Medicine
Adolescence is a time of exploration, but actions during this period of life can have long-term consequences, one of whi
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 15, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Volcanic eruptions are some of the most awesome spectacles in nature, as watching the interior of the planet we live on
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 13, 2022
Technology
The average human body is made up of between 55-60% water. It is literally the most essential substance for our very sur
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 11, 2022
Plants & Animals
It seems like a no-brainer that the natural world would have a positive effect on our well being, particularly our menta
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 04, 2022
Earth & The Environment
While plastic has become part of our everyday lives, its environmental impact is becoming more and more apparent, specif
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 01, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are a part of our everyday lives, from food containers to soda bottles to soap dispensers to the life-saving ve
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 01, 2022
Microbiology
As the planet warms, fires are becoming increasingly common in unusual places like the Arctic, and the size and season o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Asthma is a disease characterized by difficulty breathing, and an asthma attack can bring on bouts of coughing and wheez
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
Today, air pollution is rampant globally and is one of the most prominent issues that touches nearly every corner of the
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
APR 22, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Most cells carry the complete genome in their nucleus, and as cells divide and age, they can pick up mutations in that g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Fetal exposure to a mother's antiepileptic or antidepressant medication may affect infant brain development. The cor
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
Research out of Hull York Medical School in England found small plastic debris known as microplastics deep in the lungs
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
APR 17, 2022
Immunology
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which the airways narrow, which impairs breathing and causes coughing or ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health reports that pandemic-enforced lockdowns in China and Europe h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
As wildfires continue to burn record-breaking acreages along the west coast of the United States and inland regions, hos
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 15, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters has found toxic levels of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is still a lot we don't know about the brain, and especially about two small bits of tissue deep within it called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Environmental Research Letters suggests kids aren’t going to school when air quality is
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 09, 2020
Plants & Animals
Over the past decade, humpback whales have become increasingly common in waters known as the New York-New Jersey Bight.
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
For the first time in about 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils have returned to mainland Australia. According to a report fro
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is a common mental illness, and stress is known to be an environmental influence that can increase the risk o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch