Put the Trees in the Ground: A solution for the global carbon dioxide problem?
May 13, 2008 |
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Of the current global environmental problems, the excessive release of carbon dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuels and the related global warming is one of the most pressing.
Leveling the gaming field
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 13, 2008 |
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A new computer game developed by MIT and Singaporean students makes it possible for visually impaired people to play the game on a level field with their sighted friends.
Study: Only select group of property fund managers outperform market
May 13, 2008 |
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Only a small group of elite property fund managers are able to consistently lead their funds to gains greater than the market, according to new research co-authored by a professor at Penn State's Smeal College of Business.
Using music to explore the neural bases of emotional 'processing' in the autistic brain
May 13, 2008 |
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Music has a universal ability to tap into our deepest emotions. Unfortunately, for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), understanding emotions is a very difficult task. Can music help them?
Air pollution, smoking affect latent tuberculosis
May 13, 2008 |
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A toxic gas present in air pollution and tobacco smoke plays a significant role in triggering tuberculosis infection, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Surviving breast cancer 'is not enough,' warns Breast Cancer Campaign
May 13, 2008 |
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Women are living longer after breast cancer but simply surviving is not enough, Pamela Goldberg, Chief Executive, Breast Cancer Campaign, said today.
National study examines health risks of coarse particle pollution
May 13, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have conducted the largest nationwide study on the acute health effects of coarse particle pollution. Coarse particles are airborne pollutants that fall between ...
Patients' expectation of getting better is crucial in recovery from whiplash
May 13, 2008 |
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Research into whiplash published in this week’s PLoS Medicine has found that an individual’s expectation of getting better plays a crucial role in the likelihood of his or her recovery, even after the severity of their physic ...
Expanded food and nutrition program shows $10 benefit for each $1 spent
May 13, 2008 |
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A program to teach low-income adults about healthy food choices is a good bargain in terms of the health and economic benefits achieved, reports a cost-effectiveness study in the May/June issue of Journal of Nutrition Ed ...
Study says Chinese air quality standards not yet met
May 13, 2008 |
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With the Olympic Games in sight, the Chinese Government is committed to improving the air quality in Beijing, and has had measures in place since 1998 which have already made a difference. However, there is still some way ...
NASA's GLAST gets shades, blankets for the beach
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 13, 2008 |
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GREENBELT, Md. - NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is receiving finishing touches at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, near the beaches of eastern central Florida for its launch. The ...
Genetic links to impaired social behavior in autism
May 13, 2008 |
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Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show profound deficits in social interactions and communications, and display repetitive behaviors and abnormal responses to sensory experiences. One aspect of an autistic ...
What to do on the Web When the Economy Goes South? Web of Misery Holds the Answer
May 13, 2008 |
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The economic downturn might have a positive effect on the rise of some Internet sites according to researchers at UC Riverside’s Sloan Center for Internet Retailing.
Sugar linkage could lead to better treatment for autoimmune diseases
May 13, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of New Hampshire Glycomics Center have helped identify a specific carbohydrate structure that confers anti-inflammatory activity to a glycoprotein antibody that could lead to improved treatment ...
Drug therapy for PKU reverses heart damage
May 13, 2008 |
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A pricy drug used to treat a rare but well-known genetic disorder may hold wider promise as a treatment for millions of Americans with potentially lethal enlarged hearts, due mainly to high blood pressure, a study from Johns ...
