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Antimicrobial resistant bacteria found in newborn children from low- and middle-income countries

Aug 8, 2022

Despite neonatal sepsis representing such a major health problem in LMICs, it is still unclear how, when, and where newborn babies acquire life-threatening infections. The samples collected from mothers and...

Racial discrimination linked to increased risk of premature babies

Aug 8, 2022

The findings add to growing evidence that racial discrimination is a risk factor for poor health outcomes, say the researchers. The pooled analysis showed that the experience of racial discrimination...

China launches 22 aircraft into Taiwan airspace after deploying aircraft carrier & firing 11 missiles in invasion drills

Aug 8, 2022

Chinese state media also reported Beijing is moving an aircraft carrier strike group towards the island, which includes a nuclear-powered submarine. Enormous military exercises have been launched just 12 miles...

Friendly skies? Study charts Covid-19 odds for plane flights

Aug 8, 2022

While the conditions that applied at that stage of the Covid-19 pandemic differ from those of today, the study offers a method that could be adapted as the pandemic evolves....

J-PAL North America launches two partnership opportunities to research social programs

Aug 8, 2022

J-PAL North America, a research center in the MIT Department of Economics, has opened two Evaluation Incubators: the Housing Stability Evaluation Incubator and State and Local Evaluation Incubator. As such,...

Critical thinking protecting Ukrainians against Russia's disinformation campaign

Aug 8, 2022

In disinformation campaigns, like the long-standing pro-Kremlin campaign targeted at Ukraine by the Russian government, who is most at risk of believing false information? Using critical thinking to counter disinformation“We...

New Study Shows Racial, Gender Discrepancies in Special Education Services

Aug 8, 2022

Conversely, Black and Indigenous students are more likely to receive special education services for lower-status disabilities compared to white students. Additionally, boys are more likely to receive special education than...

Gender Bias in Search Algorithms Has Effect on Users, New Study Finds

Aug 8, 2022

Moreover, these search results have an effect on users by promoting gender bias and potentially influencing hiring decisions. First, they drew from the Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI), which contains...

Whole Exome Sequencing Predicts Whether Patients Respond to Cancer Immunotherapy

Aug 8, 2022

Researchers have developed a two-step approach using whole exome sequencing to zero in on genes and pathways that predict whether cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy. If scientists look at...

Australia secures 450,000 new monkeypox vaccines. What are they and who can have them?

Aug 7, 2022

Health Minister Mark Butler today announced Australia had secured 450,000 doses of a third-generation monkeypox vaccine, 22,000 of which will arrive later this week. It has fewer risks of serious...