Science & Technology
A better understanding of crop yields under climate change
Researchers use satellites to measure soil moisture around certain crops to solve a long-standing mystery about how water impacts agricultural production. The researchers found that models using soil moisture explain 30% to 120% more of the year-to-yea…
Nearly one in 10 in the US reports having depression
Increases in depression without commensurate increases in treatment are widespread, reports a study. In 2020, past 12-month depression was prevalent among nearly 1 in 10 Americans and almost 1 in 5 adolescents and young adults.
Rheumatoid arthritis drug effective against myasthenia
Early intervention with rituximab, a drug used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), can reduce the risk of deterioration in myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease that causes loss of muscle control.
COVID-19 took serious toll on Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mental and physical health
Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, or NH/PIs, comprising more than 20 ethnic groups hailing from Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia, are understudied despite being the third fastest growing racial group in the United States. Two studies now report t…