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The link between West Nile Virus and Agricultural activities
Direction of spread also associated with wetland urbanization and migratory bird patterns.
Climate change could decrease life expectancy by half a year: study
A 1°C increase in global temperature reduces the average human lifespan by about five months and one week.
Vitamin D deficiency was common among children during the industrialization period in England
The deficiency was indicated in the teeth of three-quarters of individuals, especially males.
A correlation between the UK’s austerity policies and increased frailty among the elderly population
The implementation of UK austerity politics and increased frailty among the oldest adults.
Environmental monitoring is an economical method for typhoid fever surveillance
Detection of the viruses that infect the typhoid fever bacterium in sewage indicates disease burden.
More babies were born on weekdays than on weekends or holidays
The frequency of births increased, and the gap between deliveries on weekends/holidays and weekdays widened.
The brain separates the sound into direct speech and its echo
Neural activity was best captured by a model that separates direct speech from its echo.
DNA extracted from ancient feces can provide insights into the gut environment of ancient Japanese
The samples also contained evidence of bacteria and viruses from the ancient human gut microbiome.
In pre-Roman times, humans were buried with dogs, horses, and other creatures
Co-burials are still a mystery, but might indicate animal companionship or religious customs.
Vittrup Man lived on the Scandinavian coast before moving to a farming community in Denmark
DNA, isotope, protein analysis reveal genetic ancestry and migration of a human found in a peat bog.
The sharp increase in childhood obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic
BMI data from over 1 million children in England will cost society post-pandemic obesity rates.
People of color victims of lethal violence and suicide in the US die younger than their white counterparts
Access to firearms, medical and mental health problems, and socioeconomic factors may help explain inequities.