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| Geoengineering could return risk of malaria for one billion people Posted: 20 Apr 2022 06:21 AM PDT Geoengineering the climate would have massive repercussions for the health of billions of people at risk of malaria who live in tropical countries, according to a new finding. This is the first assessment of how geoengineering the climate could impact the burden of infectious diseases. |
| Impact of family background on children's education unchanged in a century, research reveals Posted: 20 Apr 2022 06:21 AM PDT A study which looked at data from 92,000 individuals born between 1921 and 2011, has revealed the achievement gap between children from impoverished family backgrounds and their more privileged peers has remained stagnant in the UK. |
| Disasters could disrupt care for opioid use disorder in most vulnerable communities Posted: 19 Apr 2022 11:07 AM PDT The COVID-19 pandemic has spiked the overdose death rate from opioid use. For people who rely on medications (buprenorphine, methadone, and extended-release naltrexone) to treat opioid use disorders, the pandemic and such natural disasters as tornados, hurricanes, and wildfires can disrupt access to medications. And new research finds that the location of medication treatment services makes treatment interruption likely where those disruptions exist. |
| Cancer burden facing Asian Americans partly caused by racism, experts say Posted: 19 Apr 2022 09:41 AM PDT Racism facing Asian Americans is compounding existing cancer inequities. They are the first U.S. population group to experience cancer as the leading cause of death. A commentary outlines the factors contributing to this. |
| Most vital strategies for successfully implementing changes in industry Posted: 19 Apr 2022 08:24 AM PDT Researchers have conducted a study in which they studied change initiatives at more than 600 architecture, engineering and construction firms in North America. They found those that were very successful and sustainable used six key strategies, and that effective change agents and a realistic timeline were vital to making an initiative a lasting success. |
| A better way to reduce child maltreatment Posted: 19 Apr 2022 07:32 AM PDT A first-of-its-kind national study has found that a special program adopted in many states to help some families at risk of child maltreatment has been surprisingly successful. |
| Fruit snack or edible? Study finds some cannabis products look like popular snacks Posted: 19 Apr 2022 06:23 AM PDT Some cannabis edibles look remarkably like popular snack foods and may be easily confused for them, finds a new study. |
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