Duke and Duke-NUS’ joint cross-population research to uncover "East-West" differences in disease and care
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By comparing clinical cohorts and populations from Singapore and the US, researchers will study infectious diseases, corneal disorders, liver transplant outcomes, diabetes and lung cancer to uncover insights that drive disease and treatment differences across Asian and non-Asian populations.
Digital concerns around privacy, online misinformation, and work-life boundaries are highest among highly educated, Western European millennials, finds a new study from researchers at UCL and the University of British Columbia.
The proliferation of 5G communication technology and the miniaturization of electronic devices have made protection against human electromagnetic radiation an urgent global public health issue. Concurrently, intensifying great power arms races are driving electromagnetic warfare environments towards full-spectrum capabilities and intelligentization. Microwave (300 MHz–300 GHz) and terahertz wave (0.1–10 THz) technologies, as core frequency bands in electromagnetic spectrum engineering, have deeply penetrated critical fields such as communications, military, healthcare, and industrial inspection. Consequently, electromagnetic wave absorption and shielding have become imperative problems to solve. However, traditional absorbing materials face numerous challenges, such as singular loss mechanisms, a lack of adaptive cross-band regulation capability, and excessive thickness. These limitations severely restrict their application in complex electromagnetic compatibility scenarios.
The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine is proud to announce the establishment of the Robert I. Schattner Center for Oral Health for People with Disabilities, an innovative center dedicated to providing quality dental care for people with physical, cognitive, and complex medical conditions.
A new study shows that traffic-related pollution in a major urban area in central Israel produces immediate, measurable changes in the atmospheric electric field, while particulate matter creates slower, delayed effects. The research also identifies a strong weekend signal, with reduced emissions leading to a marked weakening of the electric field. These findings are important because they point to atmospheric electricity as a highly sensitive, real-time indicator of urban air quality, capable of detecting rapid changes in emissions that conventional monitoring may miss. The results suggest a new way to track the immediate impact of traffic patterns and emission-reduction policies on city air, with potential implications for urban planning, environmental monitoring, and public health.
Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in crops poses a serious risk to human health, particularly through contaminated food chains. In water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), a widely cultivated vegetable, the capacity for Cd uptake varies among cultivars.