Human Exposure and Public Health

As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are experiencing increased stress and anxiety. Although social distancing is in practice, most recommendations say it’s still okay to take a walk outside (just keep your distance from others!). In fact, spending time in nature can help reduce stress. Researchers examined how sights, smells, and sounds affect stress recovery in urban natural areas.

Environmental Science Human Exposure and Public Health

Bats, Immunity, and COVID-19

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Riley Lovejoy 0 Comments bats, COVID-19, DNA, Immunity, Infection, Model Organism, RNA, virus

Did you know that bats could help us fight human viral infections? Believe it or not, bats are incredible at staying well when infected by viruses! By studying how their immune systems respond to infection, researchers may be able to find new ways to help treat human diseases.

Human Exposure and Public Health

An Environmental Fitness Tracker

March 20, 2020March 19, 2020 Mary Davis 0 Comments Air pollution, air quality, Fitness, health

Personal fitness trackers are all the rage, and their ease of use enables people to keep an eye on not only their physical activity, but their general fitness and wellness. What if you could use the same convenient method as a Fitbit to measure a type of environmental fitness like air quality?

Cities Human Exposure and Public Health

The Role of the Built Environment in COVID-19 Transmission

March 18, 2020 Munim Deen 0 Comments built environment, disease, public health

We are in the midst of a true pandemic, with COVID-19 cases and deaths around the globe. Recent research, still in progress, sheds light in the various ways the built environment can contribute to COVID-19 transmission.

Ecosystems Human Exposure and Public Health

Deep breaths: a reduction in the relative abundance of deer mice and update on hantavirus seroprevalence in Yosemite National Park

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Heather Kopsco 0 Comments disease ecology, ecology and society, human health

We arrived at Camp Curry in the heart of Yosemite Valley well past dark, two days before our long-awaited and

Human Exposure and Public Health Remediation

Clear Air, Calm Hospitals

February 27, 2020February 23, 2020 Kristen Brown 0 Comments air quality, coal, electricity, health, regulations

Air quality is important for health. As we learn more about their relationship, we can make better decisions about how to clean the air.

Human Exposure and Public Health Toxicology

Are everywhere chemicals contributing to lifestyle diseases?

January 29, 2020 Niranjana Krishnan 0 Comments Chemicals, diabetes, phthalates, risk

There has been a lot of controversy recently about a group of chemicals that are found, well, nearly everywhere: phthalates. Their ubiquitous presence in our environment combined with their toxic effects observed in lab animals, have fueled concerns that they might be negatively impacting our health. What does the research on humans show?

Environmental Science Human Exposure and Public Health Science through time

Historical Mercury Pollution: Tree Rings Have the Receipts!

January 29, 2020 Jeannie Wilkening 0 Comments mercury, Pollution, stable isotopes, tree rings

Mercury is a troublesome pollutant in the environment and while we know a lot more about where sources are today, we don’t know as much about where sources were in the past and how high pollution levels were. Luckily, trees can help us to figure that out! Using traces of mercury pollution stored in tree rings, scientists try to see how mercury pollution levels have changed as we’ve become more industrialized.

Environmental Science Human Exposure and Public Health

Foods Most Harmful For Health Also Greatly Harm Environment

December 4, 2019 Munim Deen 0 Comments agriculture, environment, food

Unhealthy foods are a major cause of several human diseases today. The harm caused by such foods to human health is well known. Recent research shows that some of the unhealthiest foods may also be the most damaging to the environment.

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