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Exposure assessment for Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Health outcomes
Mathematicians have developed statistical methods that lay the framework for the crucial first step of determining whether there are any linkages between exposures and …
Historically redlined neighborhoods burdened by excess oil and gas wells, study finds
A new study details how historically redlined neighborhoods across the U.S. that scored lowest in racially discriminatory maps drawn by the government-sponsored Home-Owners Loan …
Molecules produced by cells in response to stress may be indicators of various diseases
Certain small RNAs called tDRs can be found inside and outside cells during stress responses to different diseases. Researchers have created an atlas of …
Researchers outline bias in epidemic research -- and offer new simulation tool to guide future work
A team of researchers unpacks a series of biases in epidemic research, ranging from clinical trials to data collection, and offers a game-theory approach …
Road traffic in European cities exposes 60 million people to noise levels harmful to health
A study assessed the levels of noise generated by road traffic and examined its impact on health in 749 European cities. The findings show …
U.S. seafood workers at increased risk for COVID-19 during pandemic, research finds
A recent study looked at the direct and indirect effects of the global pandemic on U.S. seafood workers by tracking cases and outbreaks and …
In U.S., alcohol use disorder linked to 232 million missed workdays annually
Researchers have found that people with severe alcohol use disorder miss more than double the number of workdays missed by individuals without alcohol use …
Toward a quantum computer that calculates molecular energy
Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses the most quantum bits to date to calculate ground state energy, the lowest-energy state in a quantum …
Traffic accidents significantly -- DROP ped during COVID-19 lockdown, study finds
Research shows that traffic accidents decreased by nearly half during the two-month period at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when residents of most …
Higher risk of temperature-related death if global warming exceeds 2°C
The death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase significantly under global warming of 2°C, finds a new report. Temperature-related mortality -- where a …