Localized peacebuilding and the struggle for change
The notion of local ownership has increasingly permeated the fields of peacebuilding, development, and humanitarianism since in 1995 the Organization for Economic Co-operation and...
Children’s time with electronic devices increased by 50% during Covid-19
A recent study held by the University of Calgary, Canada found that the screen time of children and adolescents increased by 52% during the...
Daily physical activity may enhance the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines
Following the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) outbreak in 2019, researchers began developing vaccines to generate acquired immunity against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...
Aquiles and the tortoise. The impossible race of expectations versus needs in drug development
Most of you know about Aquiles and the tortoise paradox, one of Zenon's paradoxes on the impossibility of motion. According to Zenon, no matter...
The Role Of Smoking In Cancer Incidence Across Different Socioeconomic Groups In England
According to a recent study focusing on the period between 2013 and 2017 published in PLOS ONE, abstinence from smoking could have prevented the...
Climate Change Could Accelerate Outbreaks of Many Pathogenic Diseases
A new study led by the University of Hawaii found that 58% of known infectious diseases worldwide could be aggravated by climatic hazards. The...
European Jupiter ICy Moons Explorer: Our Next Adventure to Jupiter and Its Habitable Supermoons
Imagine extraterrestrial micro monsters swimming, growing, and reproducing in an immense ocean of liquid water, trapped under an ice crust. This may sound like...
Heat Wave Occurrences May Increase, Despite Meeting Climate Targets
Present-day climate change consists of global warming and its influences on different weather patterns. The emanation of greenhouse gases —mostly methane and carbon dioxide—...
Protecting Carnivores From Extinction
In 2004, Cardillo and his team found that a considerable portion of the carnivore population is at a larger risk of extinction than formerly...
Cognitive Decline and Brain Iron Deposition Linked to Moderate Drinking
Cognitive decline and brain iron deposition linked to moderate drinking
Neurodegeneration with brain iron deposition refers to a heterogenous group of neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by...