Homo sapiens had reached Southeast Asia almost 20,000 years earlier than previously thought. That research finding challenges current textbook assumptions about early human migration and should provide a wider understanding of the origins of our species. This…
MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 positivity rate in the country significantly increased to 13.5 percent, independent pandemic monitor Octa Research said Thursday. The positivity rate is almost thrice the ideal threshold the World Health Organization set. Octa…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Students and teachers in Cordova town will not have to go to an internet cafe and spend money to do their research for their school projects. All they have to do is go…
Patients with COVID-19 who have been consistently physically inactive have a significantly higher risk of severe outcomes than patients who were getting at least some exercise or regularly met physical activity guidelines prior to the illness, researchers…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Hospitals here are nowhere near being overwhelmed, as far as the regional health office is concerned. The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) disagreed with projections from the OCTA Research Group that in the…
Tokyo, Japan—Overfishing has wiped out over 70 percent of some shark and ray populations in the last half-century, leaving a “gaping, growing hole” in ocean life, according to a new study. Researchers found alarming declines in species…
Paris, France—The Covid-19 pandemic has created a surge in potentially flawed scientific studies as researchers rush to publish results without adequate oversight, a leading medical ethicist said Friday, October 2, 2020. Since the novel coronavirus appeared late…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Did you know that individuals with undetected infection of the novel coronavirus, which were prevalent in China, were the infection source of majority of the confirmed cases? This is the finding of a study conducted…
It’s a Saturday night in a crowded bar, you are drinking on your own, lamenting about how miserable and boring your single life is. But just when you almost convinced yourself that you’ll grow old alone, someone walks…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Science and Technology in Central Visayas (DOST-7) noted a decline in interest in science and technology among students in Cebu and the rest of the region. Samuel Parcon, DOST-7 supervising science research…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Central Visayas Consortium for Health Research and Development (CVCHRD) is set to hold a two-day health research and innovative conference next month. Medical research will take the center stage at the 2019 Central Visayas…
Journalism Research Congress The winners of the third annual National Journalism and Communications Research Congress were papers focused on broadcasting ethics and assessment. Erica Dancel and Antoinette Marquito, both alumni from the University of San Carlos (USC),…
