/channels/news_feeds/all/term/vulnerability/rss en /channels/channels/news/rural-alaskans-struggle-access-and-afford-water-329963 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Water scarcity in rural Alaska is not a new problem, but the situation is getting worse with climate change. Lasting solutions must encourage the use of alternative water supplies like rainwater catchment and grey water recycling. They must also address the affordability of water related to household income, say researchers from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/alaska-village.jpg?itok=7CuFRYHI" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:08:01 +0000 webfull 169418 at /channels /channels/channels/news/what-makes-certain-groups-more-vulnerable-covid-19-326681 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>What makes the elderly and people with underlying conditions more vulnerable to COVID-19? According to a new <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.11.016">study</a> led by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers, clues can be found in the proteins involved in initiating infection, as the virus binds to host cells of different animals. Greater cellular oxidation with aging and sickness may explain why seniors and people with chronic illness get infected more often and more severely.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/woman-and-dog.jpg?itok=iJfjjLDp" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:54:58 +0000 webfull 165807 at /channels