Tropical storms often begin with an impressive display of pyrotechnics, but researchers have largely overlooked the role of lightning strikes in tropical ecosystems.
Lightning Strikes More Than 100 Million Times per Year in the Tropics
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Flu Vaccine Could Protect Against Serious Heart and Stroke Complications
The rate of seasonal flu vaccinations among high-risk groups such as people over age 50 and nursing home residents is extremely low, and those who do get their flu vaccination significantly lower their cardiovascular risks for heart attack, TIA (transient ischemic attack), death and cardiac arrest, according to preliminary research to be presented July 27-30, 2020, at the virtual American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2020 Scientific Sessions.
Northwestern Launches COVID-19 Registry for Vaccine Trials to Prevent Infection
Northwestern Medicine has launched a COVID Prevention Trials Registry for people who are interested in participating in COVID-19 clinical trials to prevent infection from the virus.
Model Links Patterns in Sediment to Rain, Uplift and Sea Level Change
Forces that shape the Earth’s surface are recorded in a number of natural records, from tree rings to cave formations.
Make Your Own Greenhouse Gas Logger
Researchers at Linköping University’s Department of Thematic Studies, Environmental Change, have developed a simple logger for greenhouse gas flows.
Immune System Variation Can Predict Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
The differing immune system responses of patients with COVID-19 can help predict who will experience moderate and severe consequences of disease, according to a new study by Yale researchers published July 27 in the journal Nature.
