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Over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 30% of patients with obesity gained more than 5% of their body weight, and 1 in 7 gained more than 10%.

Academic stress takes a toll on the mental well-being of certain groups of college students more than others – a correlation further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Rutgers New Jersey Medical School study.

To control computers, machines, music players, and other such systems, wearable human–machine interface devices or HMIs can be used.

For applications like the power grid, aqueous zinc batteries have the capacity to take part as a key feature in future energy storage systems with their economical cost and substantiality.

Healthy ventilation is an important component of good indoor air quality. Measuring indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) levels is a clear and simple way to evaluate if an area is adequately ventilated.

Smoking traditional or non-combustible cigarettes while wearing a surgical mask results in a two-fold rise in exhaled carbon monoxide and impaired blood vessel function compared to non-mask periods.

To determine the best course of therapy for each type of patient and prevent the spread of bacteria, researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) are analyzing patterns of antibiotic resistance.

Outsourcing NHS services to the private sector is associated with reduced quality of patient care and increased rates of deaths from treatable causes, according to an analysis published in The Lancet Public Health journal.

Climate change is a reality and extremely high temperatures have been reported by India and Pakistan in the spring. In a new scientific journal article, researchers from the University of Gothenburg, amongst others, paint a gloomy picture for the rest of the century.

Researchers are attempting to find solutions to recurring issues with clean energy, such as solar energy storage, as the climate crisis approaches.