Archive: 10/08/2008
Pollution from livestock farming affects infant health
A new study in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics explores the effects of pollution from livestock facilities on infant health and finds that production is associated with an increase in infant mortality.
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Waterborne disease risk upped in Great Lakes
An anticipated increased incidence of climate-related extreme rainfall events in the Great Lakes region may raise the public health risk for the 40 million people who depend on the lakes for their drinking water, according ...
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Learned safety cheers depressed mice: An animal model of behavioral intervention for depression
A new animal model has provided insight into the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with behavioral therapy for depression. The study, published by Cell Press in the October 9th issue of Neuron, may provide a good ...
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Rutgers researcher examines connections between vision and movement
A hand moves forward, but is it a friendly gesture or one meant to do harm? In an instant, we respond -- either extending our arm forward to shake hands or raising it higher to protect our face. But what are the subtle cues ...
Oct 08, 2008 |
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New study determines double flu jab needed against bird flu pandemic
An international study led by University of Leicester researchers has determined that vaccination will be the best way to protect people in the event of the next influenza pandemic – but that each person would need two doses.
Oct 08, 2008 |
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RNA molecules boost vaccine effectiveness
(PhysOrg.com) -- A novel delivery system that could lead to more efficient and more disease-specific vaccines against infectious diseases has been developed by biomedical engineers at The University of Texas ...
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Atlanta firm to develop Ohio University algae bioreactor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Atlanta firm Green Bios Technologies has licensed a new type of algae bioreactor from Ohio University developed by internationally renowned engineering professor David Bayless. The company ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Researchers Moving Closer to Creating Viable Energy From Sewage
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a newly developed technology for producing hydrogen gas from biowaste is brought to commercial use – as researchers believe it can be – then it appears the world will have plenty of energy if it can ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
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Incorporating education in exercise programs increases benefits for arthritis patients
Arthritis is the nation's most common cause of disability. The number of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis is projected to increase to 67 million by 2030, and a large proportion of U.S. adults will limit their activity ...
Oct 08, 2008 |
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The pepperoni pizza hypothesis
What's the worst that could happen after eating a slice of pepperoni pizza? A little heartburn, for most people.
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Researchers Teach Computers to Search for Photos Based on Their Contents
A pair of Penn State researchers has developed a statistical approach, called Automatic Linguistic Indexing of Pictures in Real-Time (ALIPR), that one day could make it easier to search the Internet for photographs. ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Time of day influences yield for pharmacologically stimulated stem cell mobilization
A new study uncovers a previously unrecognized, species-specific impact of circadian rhythms on the production of mobilized stem cells. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 9th issue of the journal Cell St ...
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Many children attribute white male monopoly on White House to discrimination
A new study in the journal Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy explored elementary-school-age children's views about the role of race and gender in the U.S. presidency, Results indicated that most children are aw ...
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Future risk of hurricanes: The role of climate change
Researchers are homing in on the hurricane-prone Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to assess the likely changes, between now and the middle of the century, in the frequency, intensity, and tracks of these powerful ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 08, 2008 |
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'Fingerprinting' method tracks mercury emissions from coal
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan researchers have developed a new tool that uses natural "fingerprints" in coal to track down sources of mercury polluting the environment. The research is published in today's online ...
Oct 08, 2008 |
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