Together with the Nature Conservancy, UW researchers have released a map showing where animals will need to move to survive as climate change alters habitats.
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IHME study shows Syrian civil war has shortened lifespans
An IHME-led study published in the听examined health in countries such as Syria, Tunisia and Yemen from 1990 to 2013 found that since the Arab Spring , a combination of increased violence and a collapse in health care has led to the drop of the region’s average expected life span.听In Syria, a 听that continues to ravage the country has resulted in a particularly precipitous drop in life expectancy.
Tracing China’s past with geologic and oral history
A published this week in Science finds evidence to support stories that a huge flood took place in China about 4,000 years ago, during the reign of Emperor Yu. The study, led by Chinese researcher Qinglong Wu, finds evidence for a massive landslide dam break that could have redirected the course of the Yellow River, giving rise to the legendary flood that Emperor Yu is credited with controlling.
An accompanying by听, a UW professor of Earth and space sciences, discusses how this finding supports the historical basis for traditional tales about China鈥檚 Great Flood. It even explains some details of the classic folk story.
UW project highlights liability of internet 鈥榠ntermediaries鈥� in developing countries
How much liability do website owners and other online service providers have for content posted by other people? If someone posts content on your website that is defamatory, constitutes hate speech, disseminates child pornography or invades someone鈥檚 privacy, are you liable?
The answers to such questions can be murky in developing countries. And as internet use expands around the globe, so does the potential liability for the owners of websites, search engines, social media sites and other online platforms, who are subject to laws in each country where their websites and services are accessible.
UW-led team awarded $1M bioelectronics innovation prize
An international team led by researchers at the (CSNE) based at the 天美影视传媒 is one of three finalists in a race to produce an implantable wireless device that can assess, stimulate and block the activity of nerves that control organs.
For the GlaxoSmithKline Bioelectronics Innovation Challenge, the team is working on an implantable device that could help restore bladder function for people with spinal cord injuries or millions of others who suffer from incontinence.
Language learning changes your brain – even as an adult
Researchers from the UW听听showed that adults immersed in a foreign language environment undergo brain changes.
Professor, researcher, detective – saving endangered animals
UW Professor Samuel K. Wasser “is a Sherlock Holmes of the wildlife trade. With modern biochemical tools and old-fashioned shoe leather, he sleuths out the merchants behind the market for poached animal products.”
Innovative cup designed to save babies
Experts听from the 天美影视传媒 and have invented a special low-cost cup for听feeding special needs babies. Each year in the developing world,听millions of babies are born听with health challenges that impair feeding and can lead to starvation. The $1 NIFTY听cup provides a new solution.
US-India collaboration finds molecular signatures of severe malaria
The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research in South Asia 鈥� along with partners at the (CIDR) and听Goa Medical College (GMC) of India 鈥� have discovered that specific types of parasite proteins, when combined with high parasite biomass, strongly predict severe malaria disease in adults. The discovery, published May 16 in the journal , is a significant advancement in understanding the causes of severe malaria. Quantitative characterization of disease presentations and biotechnology capabilities at the ICEMR lab at Goa Medical College combined with specialized assays for molecular host-parasite interactions and machine learning tools at the CIDR helped unlock the mysteries of what leads to the development of severe malaria disease.
New tool measures lung function over the phone, from anywhere in the world
天美影视传媒 computer science and engineering and electrical engineering researchers have developed, a new health sensing tool that can accurately measure lung function over a simple phone call.