Why men, wealthy people and maritime residents are more likely to develop skin cancer
Study compares UV exposure and behaviours among different groups in with the goal of improving public health efforts aimed at reducing melanoma rates.
Carnegie Mellon Joins Network Dedicated to Accelerated Breakthroughs in Human Health
Carnegie Mellon University has joined the Wellcome Leap Health Breakthrough Network, a global group of leading academic and research institutions focused on quickly solving...
Study reveals how little things can reduce hip fractures
Simple strategies to strengthen your bones, implemented by the whole community not just those at higher risk, could lead to a substantial decrease in hip fractures.
Six Tsinghua alumni win Sloan Research Fellowships
According to a list released on Feb 16, 128 young faculty from around the world were granted the awards. Among them were six Tsinghua alumni: Gao Wei, Li Han, Gao Ziyue, Ma Tengyu, Lian Biao and Zhen Bo.
Climate change is reducing global river water quality
A review of almost 1000 studies on the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on rivers around the world has found an overall negative effect on water quality in rivers globally.
WFU Hackathon to explore blockchain’s potential in tracking art objects
In 2005, hundreds of earthenware pots and other pre-Columbian artifacts from ancient West Mexico became part of the collections of Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology.
Opinion: Leaning into the Five Ways to Wellbeing this Mental Health Awareness Week
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, a time to reflect on taking steps for self-care and wellbeing. We often think of mental health as the absence of mental distress, but they are actually two separate (although related) ideas.
Culbert Hotere exhibition launches university’s new city gallery space at CoCA
The Head of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury (UC) Aaron Kreisler is delighted to return to central Christchurch with exhibitions by UC staff...
Boosting Yorkshire MedTech industry
A major funding boost will help transform the thriving Medical Technology (MedTech) business community in Yorkshire.
UBC experts team up to tackle air pollution with network of sensors
Air pollution is an urgent problem linked to as many as nine million deaths per year worldwide and 14,000 annually in Canada, primarily from related heart and lung diseases.
