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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 14-Oct-2025 19:11 ET (14-Oct-2025 23:11 GMT/UTC)
2-Sep-2025
Researchers urge for U.S. recognition of Chagas as endemic
Texas A&M AgriLife Communications
Researchers from Texas A&M University, the University of Florida and the Texas Department of State Health Services say the time is now to recognize Chagas disease as endemic in the U.S. The multi-institutional team’s perspective article, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s September volume of Emerging Infectious Diseases, underscores growing evidence that points to endemic transmission.
2-Sep-2025
AI can save lives—But only if we guide it
George Mason University
In the George Mason University's College of Public Health, researchers are embracing AI’s potential while also interrogating it, testing it, and redesigning it to work better for real people. Faculty are building AI tools to detect cancer earlier, support dementia patients, guide students through biostatistics, document evidence of violence, and flag burnout in caregivers—targeting some of public health’s toughest challenges.
2-Sep-2025
Amid cuts, Illinois SNAP-Ed study reveals powerful partnerships supporting healthy communities
University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
A recently published study demonstrates the strength of SNAP-Ed partnerships across the state of Illinois, underscoring the efficacy of collective efforts toward a greater public good. Unfortunately, the loss of federal funding for SNAP-Ed could jeopardize the work these partners are doing, risking the elimination of nutrition education and food access programs in all areas of the state.
- Journal
- Health Promotion Practice
2-Sep-2025
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month urges screening and advocacy in national effort to prevent amputations
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
September is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month, a time to take action against a disease that affects more than 10 million Americans and is the largest cause of nontraumatic amputations in the United States. That’s why the PAD Pulse Alliance, a coalition of leading medical societies dedicated to improving vascular health, is urging patients, providers, and policymakers to act through its Get a Pulse on PAD Campaign.
2-Sep-2025
The people behind the memorial stones on one Trondheim street
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Why did so many Jews find their way to Trondheim before the Second World War? Microhistory can help shed light.
2-Sep-2025
Raw footage: Latvian locals get new flood warning app
European Science Communication Institute gGmbH
As Autumn approaches, many parts of Europe will reckon once again with more intense flood seasons. In Latvia, a new app warns locals about flood risks in their area, which could hopefully avoid the catastrophic floods the region faced last year.
- Funder
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
2-Sep-2025
Under The Lens: Professor Raquel Peixoto reveals how tourists armed with probiotics could save the world’s coral reefs
Applied Microbiology International
A fascinating conversation between Applied Microbiology International President Professor Jack Gilbert and Professor Raquel Peixoto examines how understanding and leveraging coral microbiomes is leading to innovative probiotic solutions to boost coral resilience.
2-Sep-2025
Folding the future: Origami helping Rice engineer Novelino transform materials, structures
Rice UniversityWhen Larissa Novelino began her engineering career, she never imagined she’d spend her days folding paper: “I was never the crafty, artistic type,” Novelino said. “My mom still can’t believe I ended up working with origami.” Now an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rice University, Novelino has built her research on a surprising foundation: the centuries-old Japanese art of paper folding. But in her lab, origami isn’t about creating cranes and swans — it’s about transforming how we design buildings, materials and machines.
2-Sep-2025
SKLCRCC Director Prof. Charles NG Wang-Wai honored with three international awards
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Prof. Charles NG Wang-Wai, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement and Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received three distinguished awards: the Telford Gold Medal from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in London, the Donald Stanley Award from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, and the Scott Sloan Best Paper Award from Computers and Geotechnics. These accolades celebrate Prof. Ng's exceptional contributions in debris flow mechanics, sustainable waste management, and slope stability.