Researchers examine link between bacteria in the digestive system and obesity
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Obesity is more than a cosmetic concern because it increases a person’s risk for developing high blood pressure, diabetes and many other serious health problems. It’s well understood that consuming more calories than you ...
Yale study suggests evolutionary source of alcoholism's accidental enemy
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Some change in the environment in many East Asian communities during the past few thousand years may have protected residents from becoming alcoholics, a new genetic analysis conducted by Yale School of Medicine researchers ...
Map reading for dummies
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A huge European project into car and road safety has developed a system that will read satellite navigation maps and warn the driver of upcoming hazards – sharp bends, dips and accident black spots – which ...
Huge virulence gene superfamily responsible for devastating plant diseases
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A research team from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech has identified an enormous superfamily of pathogen genes involved in the infection of plants. The Avh superfamily comprises genes found in the plant ...
Mouse calls help search for emotion-controlling genes
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Scientists have long known that emotions and other personality traits and disorders run together in families. But finding which genes are most important in controlling emotions has proven difficult. Humans and mice have similar ...
New formula for combating the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide
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The cost of treating wastewater contaminated with nitrogen could be lowered in future. Soil scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have developed a new mathematical model which ...
Overweight kids have fewer cavities, new study shows
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Contrary to conventional wisdom, overweight children have fewer cavities and healthier teeth compared to their normal weight peers, according to a study published in this month’s issue of Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology.
Gypsy Moth Management Made More Efficient, Cost-Effective
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A computer model that provides land managers with a more efficient and cost-effective approach for controlling gypsy moths and other invasive pests has been created by biologists at Penn State University and ...
Households with kids with autism likely to earn less
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New research suggests that the average household with children with autism not only spends thousands of dollars toward educational, behavioral and health care expenses each year, but also suffers from a lesser-known cost ...
Genetic variations raise lung cancer risk for smokers and ex-smokers
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Two common inherited genetic variations are associated with increased risk of lung cancer for smokers and former smokers, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports April ...
Tropical storms can quickly turn deadly
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Apr 02, 2008 |
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U.S. meteorologists say the rapid intensification of storms is the reason people should consider any tropical storm as a dangerous threat.
Researchers to curb CO2 emissions
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Carnegie Mellon University’s Chris T. Hendrickson and H. Scott Matthews along with Alex Carpenter and Heather MacLean of the University of Toronto challenge Canadian officials to take the lead in eliminating dangerous carbon ...
Smokers with lung disease need more than 'brief' intervention
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Smokers with lung disease require more than brief smoking cessation interventions to successfully quit, researchers in the Oregon Health & Science University Smoking Cessation Center report.
Some Mrs. Baird's brand buns are recalled
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Mrs. Baird's brand four-inch buns because of a labeling error.
