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Health

Climate change

China fails to curb coal mine emissions

Published Jan 29, 2019

Despite tough regulations on coal mine emissions, methane levels increased each year from 2010 to 2015, study finds

Epigenetics

Decoding brain changes that coincide with psychiatric disorders

Published Jan 22, 2019

Scientists discover epigenetic variances in neurons in parts of the brain linked with addictive behavior, schizophrenia, and other neuroses

Opioids

Gaps found in access to opioid treatment

Published Jan 16, 2019

Nearly two-thirds of outpatient centers that treat substance abuse don't offer any form of FDA-approved medication for opioid addiction, study finds

Multiple news tweets referencing Demi Lovato overdose

Substance abuse

Missed opportunities in overdose coverage

Published Jan 14, 2019

Only 216 of the 42,500 news reports about Demi Lovato's alleged overdose included mention of national addiction hotline, 1-800-662-HELP

Global health

Studying beyond the bench

Published Jan 11, 2019

Graduate student Jordan Hoffman traveled to Zambia as part of Global Health Establish Field Placements to study mosquito behavior and malaria vector control

Maternal health

Delivery method associated with pelvic floor disorders after childbirth

Published Jan 10, 2019

Study shows some childbirth methods, including vacuum-assisted delivery, are associated with higher risk of pelvic floor disorders

International health

Child malnutrition in Nepal decreased after 2015 earthquake

Published Jan 10, 2019

Though reports of personal damages and trauma increased after the disaster, researchers say a nutrition crisis was averted

Infectious disease

Schizophrenia linked with abnormal immune response to mono

Published Jan 9, 2019

Researchers say schizophrenia might alter the immune system to make patients susceptible to the virus, or the virus might cause the psychological disorder