Mediterranean diet and physical activity each associated with lower death rate over 5 years
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Eating a Mediterranean diet and following national recommendations for physical activity are each associated with a reduced risk of death over a five-year period, according to two reports in the December 10/24 issue of Archives of ...
In search for water on Mars, clues from Antarctica
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Scientists have gathered more evidence that suggests flowing water on Mars -- by comparing images of the red planet to an otherworldly landscape on Earth.
Where do you stand? Research shows clues in rules of the wild
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If you wonder where you stand in the social pecking order at work, home and in the community, a little known group of primates found only in the highlands of Ethiopia may offer some clues.
People's reactions to government censorship depend on their views of President Bush
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How people respond to the U.S. government's attempts to censor some war-related images comes down to whether or not they are supporters of President Bush, a new study suggests.
Employees with workplace flexibility have healthier lifestyle habits
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If companies provide workplace flexibility and if employees perceive that flexibility as real, then healthier lifestyle habits are put into action by those employees, according to new research by lead author Joseph G. Grzywacz, ...
New research promises personalized dietary guidelines
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Better diets for fighting diabetes, obesity and heart disease may soon be only a finger-prick away. By analyzing the unique metabolic changes in an individual’s body, researchers hope to develop more personalized dietary ...
West Antarctic to be covered with scientific instruments
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2007 |
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In a mission of unprecedented scale, scientists are about to cover West Antarctica with a network of sensors to monitor the interactions between the ice and the earth below -- 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Food source threatened by carbon dioxide
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Carbon dioxide increasing in the atmosphere may affect the microbial life in the sea, which could have an impact on a major food source, warned Dr Ian Joint at a Science Media Centre press briefing today.
Chemicals used as fire retardants could be harmful, researchers say
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), chemicals used as fire retardants, can be found in numerous items in the home, such as the television, computer, toaster and the sofa. Now, as reported in a KNBC story on Nov. 28, they are being found in alarmin ...
Study Says Crash Tests Predict Driver Fatality Risk in Cars, But Not in Trucks
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Frontal crash tests in laboratories are strong predictors of passenger cars' safety on the road, though they fail to accurately project driver fatality risks for trucks, according to a recent Virginia Commonwealth University ...
Rare cranes make detour
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Rare whooping cranes have appeared in an Illinois county for the first time since the 1800s.
Methane from microbes: a fuel for the future
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Microbes could provide a clean, renewable energy source and use up carbon dioxide in the process, suggested Dr James Chong at a Science Media Centre press briefing today.
The birth and death of dopamine neurons: A new model for neurodegeneration
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Dec 10, 2007 |
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The gradual loss of dopamine neurons is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases - Parkinson’s Disease chief among them. Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine offer novel therapies for the restoration of dopamine ...
Silencing small but mighty cancer inhibitors
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Researchers from Johns Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered another reason why one of the most commonly activated proteins in cancer is in fact so dangerous. As reported in Nature Genetics this week, ...
Is there a developmental component to the risk for depression?
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Psychiatrists remain divided as to how to define and classify the mood and anxiety disorders, the most common mental disorders. Committees across the globe are currently pondering how best to carve nature at its anxious joints ...
