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The Newest Disease Detection Tool for Covid and Beyond: Poop

by lisadtinsley August 20, 2021

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. But…

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How we used smartphones to test for malaria: lessons from Uganda

by lisadtinsley August 16, 2021

Jonathan Cooper – Wolfson Chair of Bioengineering (Biomedical Engineering), University of Glasgow Julien Reboud – Reader (Biomedical Engineering), University of Glasgow Malaria is one of the world’s leading causes of…

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How COVID-19 lockdowns and car-free days affected air pollution in Rwanda’s capital

by lisadtinsley August 15, 2021

Egide Kalisa – Postdoc, University of Toronto and Andrew Sudmant – PhD candidate and research Fellow in the Economics of Climate Smart Cities research programme, University of Leeds Rising levels…

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The maximum human life span will likely increase this century, but not by more than a decade

by lisadtinsley August 10, 2021

When Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days, she set a record for oldest human. That record still stands.  As statisticians who study demography, we…

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Why Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘Whitey on the Moon’ still feels relevant today

by lisadtinsley July 21, 2021

A.D. Carson Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia     Not long after the July 20, 1969, Moon landing, Gil Scott-Heron – a poet hailed as the “Godfather of Rap” – released…

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To Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Community, Twin Sister Doctors Develop Strategy

by lisadtinsley July 19, 2021

As the nation continues to increase vaccination rates, Drs. Delana Wardlaw and Elana McDonald, known as the Twin Sister Doctors, today released a special report offering insightful strategies to combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy,…

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Southern University tackles food deserts with Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

by lisadtinsley July 7, 2021

LLENA (AI) Health Solutions Inc. recently announced a partnership with Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to support their “Center of Excellence for Nutrition, Health, Wellness, and Quality of Life” initiative…

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Nosing In on Kids Who Had Covid and Lost Their Sense of Smell

by lisadtinsley April 2, 2021

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez   Orange. Eucalyptus. Lavender. Peppermint. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Seattle Children’s Hospital will use scents like these to treat children who lost their sense of…

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