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University of Minnesota CIDRAP Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/01/vision-problems-arise-young-school-kids-covid-19-quarantine Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News  | Jan 14, 2021 The prevalence of near-sightedness, or myopia, increased 1.4 to 3 times in Chinese children aged 6 to 8 years during COVID-19 quarantine, according to a study today in JAMA Ophthalmology. Led by researchers at Tianjin...
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Source: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/lxpzc?lidx=1#aaaaaaaaaalxqad 07/01/2021 The RWTH Profile Area Information & Communication Technologies is conducting research on how to best estimate the immissions caused by new mobile radio technologies. The project is one of the topics covered in the next issue of the University’s research magazine RWTH THEMEN, published this winter semester. Mobile Internet usage has been...
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A genome-wide microRNA screen identifies the microRNA-183/96/182 cluster as a modulator of circadian rhythms. Lili Zhou, Caitlyn Miller, Loren J. Miraglia, Angelica Romero, Ludovic S. Mure, Satchidananda Panda, Steve A. Kay Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jan 2021, 118 (1) e2020454118; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2020454118 Significance Although miRNAs are emerging as important regulators of diverse physiological and pathological processes, our knowledge of their potential role in regulation of circadian rhythms is still limited. We...
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Murgatroyd, M, Bouten, W, Amar, A. A predictive model for improving placement of wind turbines to minimise collision risk potential for a large soaring raptor. J Appl Ecol. 2020; 00: 1– 12.  https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13799 Win-win for wind energy and eagles 06 January 2021 By BES Press Office Researchers create new tool that allows wind turbine developers to minimise risk of collisions with eagles. The...
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ScienceDaily, 5 January 2021. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210105104832.htm First direct observation of magnetic field affecting autofluorescence of flavins in living cells. Summary: New research shows how X-Men villain Magneto’s super powers could really work. Researchers have made the first observations of biological magnetoreception – live, unaltered cells responding to a magnetic field in real time. This discovery is...
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Zeng X, Xu C, Xu X, Zhang Y, Huang Y, Huo X. Elevated lead levels in relation to low serum neuropeptide Y and adverse behavioral effects in preschool children with e-waste exposure. Chemosphere. 2020 Dec 21;269:129380. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129380. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33383249. Abstract As a neurotoxicant, lead (Pb) primarily affects central nervous system,...
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Nejatifard M, Asefi S, Jamali R, Hamblin MR, Fekrazad R. Probable positive effects of the photobiomodulation as an adjunctive treatment in COVID-19: A systematic review. Cytokine. 2021 Jan;137:155312. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2020.155312. Epub 2020 Oct 12. PMID: 33128927; PMCID: PMC7550078. Abstract Background: COVID-19, as a newly-emerged viral infection has now spread all over the world after originating in...
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Oyama Y, Shuff S, Davizon-Castillo P, Clendenen N, Eckle T (2020) Intense light as anticoagulant therapy in humans. PLoS ONE 15(12): e0244792. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244792 Abstract Blood coagulation is central to myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury. Studies on the light elicited circadian rhythm protein Period 2 (PER2) using whole body Per2-/- mice found deficient platelet function and reduced...
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Alkis ME, Akdag MZ, Dasdag S. Effects of Low-Intensity Microwave Radiation on Oxidant-Antioxidant Parameters and DNA Damage in the Liver of Rats. Bioelectromagnetics. 2020 Dec 25. doi: 10.1002/bem.22315. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33368426. Abstract The continuously increasing usage of cell phones has raised concerns about the adverse effects of microwave radiation (MWR) emitted by...
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It is increasingly recognised that the internet, in spite of all its benefits to society, can also be correlated with significant harms to individuals and society. Some of these harms have been studied extensively, particularly harms to privacy, harms associated with security and cybercrime, and harms resulting from digital divides. This report covers less studied...
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