Nearly 40% of the non-fatal injuries firefighters report involve their muscles and bones, and those injuries are often linked to the physical demands of the job and limitations that could be imposed by their personal protective equipment (PPE).  Dr. Jenna Yentes of the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management at Texas A&M University partnered with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) to address this issue, exploring how PPE could impact firefighters’ ability to move and perform critical tasks — and ultimately improving safety for those who protect our communities. “Most research has focused on heat stress or chemical exposure,” Yentes explained. “Very little has looked at how firefighters actually move in their gear. That’s the gap we’re trying to fill.”

Only 2% of U.S. homes rely on wood as their primary heating source, but residential wood burning accounts for 22% of fine particulate matter in winter air, a new study finds. The researchers estimate 8,600 premature deaths per year are associated with wood-burning fireplaces, furnaces and stoves. People of color burn less wood yet disproportionately experience higher exposure rates.

Automated machine learning can accurately identify two types of benign tumors that develop in the same space within the brain