Published: Nov. 6, 2017

This week's top research looks at aÌýnew immune-system mechanism for battling influenza, the evaporating atmospheres of 'hot Jupiters,' children's unique vulnerability to sleep-disrupting effects of screen time and a report linking climate change to global health.

Flu researchers discover new mechanism for battling influenza

A mechanism discovered by ²ÊÃñ±¦µä researchers by which the human immune system tries to battle the influenza A virus could lead to new treatments.

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Team set to study evaporating atmospheres of 'hot Jupiters'

A ²ÊÃñ±¦µä team will build a tiny orbiting satellite to study the evaporating atmospheres of gigantic "hot Jupiters," gaseous planets orbiting scorchingly close to parent stars.

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Kids uniquely vulnerable to sleep disruption from electronics

With their brains, sleep patterns and eyes still developing, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the sleep-disrupting effects of screen time.Ìý

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Linking climate change to global health

A comprehensive reportÌýconcludes the delayed response to climate change in the past 25 years has jeopardized human life around the globe.

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