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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 12-Jan-2026 08:11 ET (12-Jan-2026 13:11 GMT/UTC)

Migration-related trauma among asylum seekers exposed to the migrant protection protocols

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cohort study, exposure to Migrant Protection Protocols was associated with higher rates of trauma during migration among asylum seekers. Such policies may be associated with adverse health outcomes for asylum seekers, with potential downstream implications for U.S. public health and security. The Migrant Protection Protocols were introduced in January 2019 and changed U.S. asylum procedures by requiring certain asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while awaiting immigration proceedings.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

How to make communities more resilient to climate change

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers are proposing a new strategy for local governments to make municipalities more resilient against climate change. The “compounded resilience” strategy lays out how local governments can take advantage of opportunities to both limit adverse impacts of climate change on their communities and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change.

Journal: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Vitamin C may help protect fertility from a harmful environmental chemical

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new discovery at the University of Missouri reveals that vitamin C may help protect reproductive health from a harmful environmental chemical. Using a fish model, researchers found that exposure to potassium perchlorate, a chemical commonly used in explosives and fireworks, can harm sperm production, potentially reducing fertility.

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology

HKU lecturer wins Gold Award in QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025

The University of Hong Kong
Grant and Award Announcement

An innovative teaching project led by Mr Ki Sum Samson Wong, Assistant Lecturer in the Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit of the School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has recently won a Gold Award in the Nurturing Wellbeing and Purpose category at QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) Reimagine Education Awards 2025. Mr Wong’s teaching initiative was the only Hong Kong-based entry to receive a Gold-level Award at this year’s QS Reimagine Education Awards and Conference held in London on December 1-3, 2025.

Climate change is quietly rewriting the world’s nitrogen cycle, with high stakes for food and the environment

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Climate change is not only warming the planet and disrupting rainfall, it is also quietly rewiring the way nitrogen moves through the world’s croplands, forests, and grasslands. This hidden shift in the global nitrogen cycle carries major consequences for food security, water quality, biodiversity, and climate policy.

Private equity acquired more than 500 autism centers over the past decade, new study shows

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Private equity firms have acquired more than 500 autism therapy centers across the U.S. over the past decade, with nearly 80% of those acquisitions occurring over a four-year span, according to a new study from researchers at the Brown University Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics
Funder: National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Mental Health

New study evaluates China's free teacher education scholarship: Attracting talent and enhancing effectiveness

ECNU Review of Education

China’s Free Teacher Education (FTE) scholarship program, launched in 2007, aims to attract top students into teaching and address teacher shortages in underdeveloped regions. A new study finds that FTE scholarships draw high-performing students who are more likely to end up as teachers. Despite experiencing slightly higher burnout, these scholarship recipients demonstrate superior teaching effectiveness.

Journal: ECNU Review of Education

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