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News at a glance: ‘Cherry-picked’ vaccine guidance, AI-written papers, and an apology for prisoner research
ENVIRONMENT Utah’s Great Salt Lake may dry up within 5 years North America’s largest saline lake could be gone by 2028 if water inflows are not restored, researchers warned last week. The Great Salt Lake in Utah has lost nearly three-quarters of its water and 60% of its surface area since 1950, a report from 32 scientists at multiple institutions concludes, and a recent drought has accelerated the losses. To restore the lake, farmers, homeowners, and others will need to reduce the amount of water they take from feeder streams by 30% to 50% . If they don’t, the continent could lose a key habitat ...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - January 12, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Why Scientists Want You to Kill Spotted Lanternflies
As invasive spotted lanternflies continue moving through the United States, local agricultural agencies have launched “If you see it, kill it” campaigns urging people to kill the bugs in order to prevent any further spread across the U.S. In response to the proliferating insect, earlier this week Senator Chuck Schumer (D., NY) called for $22 million more in funding for a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that targets invasive species; these are species that aren’t native to an area and can quickly become overpopulated, wreaking havoc on their new environment. “We need to stomp out this bug bef...
Source: TIME: Science - August 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Simmone Shah Tags: Uncategorized animals healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Deep learning and computer vision will transform entomology Biological Sciences
Most animal species on Earth are insects, and recent reports suggest that their abundance is in drastic decline. Although these reports come from a wide range of insect taxa and regions, the evidence to assess the extent of the phenomenon is sparse. Insect populations are challenging to study, and most...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - January 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Toke T. Hoye, Johanna Arȷe, Kim Bȷerge, Oskar L. P. Hansen, Alexandros Iosifidis, Florian Leese, Hȷalte M. R. Mann, Kristian Meissner, Claus Melvad, Jenni Raitoharȷu Tags: The Global Decline of Insects in the Anthropocene Special Feature Source Type: research

Dealing with Food Insecurity, on a Longer Term
Longer term investments are needed to enable the over 500 million small holder farmers in developing countries to grow more food, thus increasing their incomes and resilience. Credit: Miriam Gahtigah/IPS By Esther NgumbiILLINOIS, United States, Jul 16 2020 (IPS) African countries are beginning to reopen borders, and this is finally enabling many citizens to resume their normal life. However, there is still an urgent need for African countries to prioritize agriculture to tackle food insecurity issues that have been exacerbated by COVID and will continue to be an issue into the near future. According to the latest estimates...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Esther Ngumbi Tags: Africa Food & Agriculture Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

Diverse Voices Should Be Represented in Coronavirus Experts on TV
By Esther NgumbiILLINOIS, United States, Apr 6 2020 (IPS) During a crisis, such as the novel coronavirus, whose impact changes with every passing minute, the urge to listen to and watch the news, and get firsthand insights and real time updates can be constant. Indeed, millions of Americans are frequently checking the news. I know I am. What I’ve noticed on three of the major TV stations I’ve watched across the day is the absence of diversity in the experts commenting on the pandemic. This is inexcusable. The United States is made up of people of many different races and ethnicities, many of whom are professional exper...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Esther Ngumbi Tags: Headlines Health North America TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

Is Our Academic System Ready for a New Coronavirus Normal?
Credit: Pîxabay.By Esther Ngumbi and Brian LovettILLINOIS, United States, Mar 11 2020 (IPS) Institutions of higher education have a responsibility to lead by example and to provide current, high-quality information to the people and communities that support them. This responsibility is no clearer than during a public health and information crisis like the one presented by this novel coronavirus. State and local governments in particular should be able to rely on Universities for guidance on protective evidence-based precautionary measures, whether it’s cancelling events, closing schools or formulating public health post...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Esther Ngumbi and Brian Lovett Tags: Education Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus Source Type: news

Docosahexaenoic Acid Increases the Potency of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitor in Alleviating Streptozotocin-Induced Alzheimer ’s Disease-Like Complications of Diabetes
Conclusion In the present study, we demonstrated that sEHI alleviates cognitive and memory impairment associated with diabetes-induced Alzheimer-like complication. The positive effect of sEHI TPPU on memory was associated with a reduction in oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain with a parallel decrease in the mRNA level of APP and activity of AChE. The DHA potentiated the effect of TPPU. Edaravone at a higher dose also alleviated memory impairment via decreasing oxidative stress and inflammation. Author Contributions RP, MA, SA, ML, and SG planned the experiments. RP, NB, KG, MA, and SA performed the experimen...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 23, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Expanding Research Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa Through Informatics, Bioinformatics, and Data Science Training Programs in Mali
Conclusion Bioinformatics and data science training programs in developing countries necessitate incremental and collaborative strategies for their feasible and sustainable development. The progress described here covered decades of collaborative efforts centered on training and research on computationally intensive topics. These efforts laid the groundwork and platforms conducive for hosting a bioinformatics and data science training program in Mali. Training programs are perhaps best facilitated through Africa’s university systems as they are perhaps best positioned to maintain core resources during lapses in sho...
Source: Frontiers in Genetics - April 11, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research

Collaborations Grow through the Introductory Biology Project
When Elena Bray-Speth, assistant professor of biology at Saint Louis University, presented her case study on the evolution of fur color in mice, little did she know that someone in the audience had developed a case on the very same topic. That person was Jim Smith, principal investigator (PI) of Evo-Ed (http://lbc.msu.edu/evo-ed), a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project that currently houses four evolutionbased case studies. "Elena and I met just after her session and I showed her our cases," said Smith, who is a professor in the Lyman Briggs College and the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University....
Source: Eye on Education - January 23, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: BioScience Source Type: news

Veterinary parasitology teaching – Ten years of experience with the Vetsuisse curriculum
Publication date: 15 March 2018 Source:Veterinary Parasitology, Volume 252 Author(s): Manuela Schnyder, Hubertus Hertzberg, Alexander Mathis, Marietta Schönmann, Adrian Hehl, Peter Deplazes Pursuant to the Joint Declaration by 29 European education ministers in June 1999 in the city of Bologna, Italy, the so-called ‘Bologna Process’ was officially introduced at the Vetsuisse Faculty (Universities of Zurich and Berne) in Switzerland in 2007. The long-term goal of restructuring the study programmes was to create a common European Higher Education Area (EHEA), with uniform and clearly defined standards for degrees (“d...
Source: Veterinary Parasitology - March 18, 2018 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research

Fewer Scientists Are Studying Insects. Here ’s Why That’s So Dangerous
In the summer of 2016, Jerome Goddard, a medical entomologist in Mississippi, received an email from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with a desperate ask. The agency was conducting an “urgent” search for insect scientists around the U.S. who could take up to a six-month paid leave from work to help the CDC fight the Zika outbreak in the U.S., and possibly respond to areas with local transmission if needed. “That’s how bad it is—they need to borrow someone,” says Goddard, an extension professor of medical entomology at Mississippi State University. “We can&...
Source: TIME: Health - February 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized healthytime public health Source Type: news

Veterinary parasitology teaching: Ten years of experience with the Vetsuisse curriculum
Publication date: Available online 1 February 2018 Source:Veterinary Parasitology Author(s): Manuela Schnyder, Hubertus Hertzberg, Alexander Mathis, Marietta Schönmann, Adrian Hehl, Peter Deplazes Pursuant to the Joint Declaration by 29 European education ministers in June 1999 in the city of Bologna, Italy, the so-called ‘Bologna Process’ was officially introduced at the Vetsuisse Faculty (Universities of Zurich and Berne) in Switzerland in 2007. The long-term goal of restructuring the study programmes was to create a common European Higher Education Area (EHEA), with uniform and clearly defined standards for degree...
Source: Veterinary Parasitology - February 2, 2018 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research

Tracking Trachoma: How The Gambia Is Eliminating an Ancient Disease
PDF Version (4.5 MB) About This Article About This Article Supplemental Material Published: 11 December 2017 Note to readers with disabilities: EHP strives to ensure that all journal content is accessible to all readers. However, some figures and Supplemental Material published in EHP articles may not conform to 508 standards due to the complexity of the information being presented. If you need assistance accessing journal content, please contact ehponline@niehs.nih.gov. Our staff will work with you to assess and meet your accessibility needs within 3 working days. Published: 11 December 2017 Note to reade...
Source: EHP Research - December 12, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Focus Source Type: research

The Latest Report On Bees Is A Total Buzzkill
Bees, the earth's most important pollinators, took another devastating hit last year, despite increased efforts to reverse the decline. U.S beekeepers lost 44 percent of their total colonies from April 2015 to March 2016, an increase of 3.5 percentage points over the previous year, according to the findings of an annual survey released Tuesday. Colony loss during winter jumped to 28.1 percent, from 22.3 percent a year earlier. In addition, beekeepers experienced a second straight year in which summer loss rates rivaled those of the colder months, which typically are more extreme. The summer losses, in particular,...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 11, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Honey Nut Cheerios Wants You To Know About Our Threatened Bee Population
With a smartly redesigned cereal box, Honey Nut Cheerios in Canada is calling attention to the massive decline of the bee population. The brand has removed its iconic mascot, Buzz the bee, from its box and is calling for a solution to stabilize the honey bee species with its new campaign #BringBackTheBees. "Buzz is missing because there’s something serious going on with the world’s bees," the campaign website reads. "With deteriorating bee colony health, bees everywhere have been disappearing by the millions and it’s time we all did something about it." Along with the striking design that will bring the i...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 15, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news