Author: Farmer Dell
Children, youth take longer to fully recover from concussion
by York University York University concussion experts report that children and youth take longer to fully recover from a concussion than previously thought. After a concussion, young…
Robin hushed: wind turbines are making songbirds change their tune
Mark Whittingham, Newcastle University Wind turbines are a leading source of green energy which could supply 12% of the world’s energy by 2020. But their…
The pandemic is changing the way young people eat and how they feel about their bodies: 4 essential reads
Kate Kilpatrick, The Conversation Kids, like adults, cope with stress and anxiety in many different ways. For example, while some children reach for more snacks…
The hunt for coronavirus variants: how the new one was found and what we know so far
Prof. Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Cathrine Scheepers, University of the Witwatersrand; Jinal Bhiman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases; Marietjie Venter, University of Pretoria, and Tulio…
Doing your holiday shopping online? Here are 10 tips for avoiding scams
H. Colleen Sinclair, Mississippi State University Online shopping is already booming this holiday season. While last year’s big increase in holiday e-commerce due to the…
Study examines symptom spikes in kids after concussion
by The JAMA Network Journals Symptom exacerbations after concussion appeared to be common in a secondary analysis of a clinical trial that included 63 children studied…
How to help kids with ‘long COVID’ thrive in school
Susan Davies, University of Dayton and Julie Walsh-Messinger, University of Dayton Children who get COVID-19 typically recover quickly and will not require special support upon…
Why We Post Articles on Hydrogen
I’m a scientist at heart, and friends are always sending me snail mail, emails, and points to websites praising some product that purports to increase…
Lyme disease protection: No vaccine yet, but an antibody shot could soon provide a season of immunity
Mark Klempner, UMass Chan Medical School Lyme disease has become an insidious epidemic in the United States. Caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of…
Delta-like SARS-CoV-2 variants are most likely to increase pandemic severity
by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health A SARS-CoV-2 variant with traits similar to that of the Delta variant—enhanced transmissibility and an ability to infect…