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Climate Change-Related Natural Disasters Impact Short-Lived Assets and Interest Rates
For decades, scientists across the globe have warned about the effects of climate change. Given that these changes—global warming, rising sea levels—happen over ...
Laughing through lockdown: why comedy is important in times of crisis
Author: Lucy Rayfield Most of us have needed a good laugh over the last 12 months. Searches on Netflix for horror dipped at the peak of ...
Local neighborhood conditions are important for children’s brain development
Growing up in a disadvantaged neighborhood is related to children’s brain structure and neurocognitive performance, according to a study published May 3, 2021 in the journal ...
Vaccine Hesitancy as a Consequence of Social Media Misinformation
The rise of mass media and exposure to diverse sources of information can impose both positive and negative implications to influence a view, opinion and ...
Preparing Students for a Career in Rural Healthcare
As a recent guest on the Solutions for Higher Education podcast, Rita Osborn discussed Southern Utah University’s Rural Health Scholars program with SUU President ...
IU Kelley School of Business research finds that blue-light glasses improve sleep and workday productivity.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- During the pandemic, the amount of screen time for many people working and learning from home as well as binge-watching TV has ...
Western Wildfires – Invasive Grasses Promote Risk and Frequency
Biogeographer Bethany Bradley at UMass Amherst studies the relationship between invasive grasses and wildfire. She can discuss fires in the West and how invasive grasses ...
Making the link: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Vaccines
The connection between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and functional ability has been well documented in media and scientific literature. RA is an autoimmune disorder characterized by ...
Ageism and Societal Responses to Population Ageing
A recent systematic review published in PLOS ONE has explored just how deleterious the impact of ageism can be on an older person’s health. ...
Artificial Intelligence Playing a Powerful Role in Understanding and Fighting COVID-19
Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful new ally in tracking COVID-19, modeling the virus at the molecular level, and analyzing the myriad research results ...
