EU backs climate change measures
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The European Union has voted to support climate change proposals to cut emissions and increase energy efficiency.
Study finds bacteria may reduce risk for kidney stones
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Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that the bacteria Oxalobacter formigenes (O. formigenes), a naturally occurring bacterium that has no known side effects, is associated with a 70 percent ...
ESBL killing people, swine
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An antibiotic-resistant bacteria called Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase is killing people and swine in Denmark.
Hibernation-like behavior in Antarctic fish -- on ice for winter
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Scientists have discovered an Antarctic fish species that adopts a winter survival strategy similar to hibernation. Reporting this week in the journal PLoS ONE, the online journal from the Public Library of Sci ...
More than meets the ear in successful cocktail party conversations
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Just picture the scene: you’re at a cocktail party, talking to someone you would like to get to know better but the background noise is making it hard to concentrate. Luckily, humans are very gifted at listening to someone ...
Secondhand smoke a risk for children worldwide
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Parents worldwide are doing little to protect their children from exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Exposure to secondhand smoke has ...
Lowly Icelandic midges reveal ecosystem's tipping points
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The midges that periodically swarm by the billions from Iceland's Lake Myvatn are a force of nature. At their peak, it is difficult to breathe without inhaling the bugs, which hatch and emerge from the lake in blizzard-like ...
Scientists identify role of tiny RNAs in controlling stem cell fate
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Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) and the University of California, San Francisco have identified for the first time how tiny genetic factors called microRNAs may influence the differentiation ...
Grand Canyon flooded to improve ecosystem
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U.S. officials released a flood into the Grand Canyon to try to undo damage caused by the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam in the 1960s.
Study links radiation to heart trouble
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A British report suggests a link between radiation exposure and heart disease for workers at nuclear power plants.
Children of alcoholics: different brain regions effect who may or may not develop alcohol problems
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Although children of alcoholics (COAs) have a greater risk of developing alcohol-use disorders (AUDs), not all COAs will develop AUDs. This study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine brain respon ...
Researchers find blood stem cells originate and are nurtured in the placenta
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Solving a long-standing biological mystery, UCLA stem cell researchers have discovered that blood stem cells, the cells that later differentiate into all the cells in the blood supply, originate and are nurtured in the placenta.
New method to estimate sea ice thickness
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Scientists recently developed a new modeling approach to estimate sea ice thickness. This is the only model based entirely on historical observations.
New study sheds light on excessive drinking among the elderly
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One out of ten elderly adults on Medicare reports drinking more alcohol than is recommended, according to a new study from Brandeis University.
Researchers validate new model for breast cancer risk assessment in multiple ethnic groups
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Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a way to quickly estimate a woman's risk for invasive breast cancer. The new model, based on a measure of breast density that is already reported with ...
