Creative work has health advantages, study shows
Dec 18, 2007 |
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Employees who have more control over their daily activities and do challenging work they enjoy are likely to be in better health, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin published in this month's Journal of ...
New View of Distant Galaxy Reveals Furious Star Formation
Dec 18, 2007 |
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A furious rate of star formation discovered in a distant galaxy shows that galaxies in the early universe developed either much faster or in a different way from what astronomers have thought.
Study Examines Role of Tattoos in Construction of Personal Identity
Dec 18, 2007 |
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Marketing experts know that consumers use products to help construct personal identity. When a person decides to purchase a Hummer rather than a Prius, for instance, that person is also buying a certain lifestyle or attitude. ...
Top 10 advances in materials science selected by Materials Today
Dec 18, 2007 |
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What are the defining discoveries and great developments that are shaping the way we use materials and technologies today? Elsevier’s Materials Today magazine has compiled a list of the top ten most significant advances in mat ...
Vitamin B-12 function may be diminished by excessive folate
Dec 18, 2007 |
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In a study of adults aged 20 and over, researchers at Tufts University showed that homocysteine and methylmalonic acid are at much higher levels in individuals who have a combination of vitamin B12 deficiency and high blood ...
No need for reduced alcohol consumption in later life
Dec 18, 2007 |
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Provided they stick to the same guidelines about alcohol consumption as younger adults, regular moderate drinking poses no additional risks to the over 65s, and may even bring health benefits, according to two studies from ...
The blood-brain barrier: A misunderstood key to finding life-saving cures to brain disease
Dec 18, 2007 |
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An international team of scientists that includes a Saint Louis University researcher suggest several strategies to propel research for treatments of brain diseases that include multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity ...
Final preparations for first human-rated spacecraft to be lauched from Europe's Spaceport
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2007 |
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For the first time in 40 years of space activities, a silent revolution is taking place at the European launch site in Kourou. Jules Vernes, the first human-rated spacecraft to be launched from Europe's Spaceport, is being ...
Study links success of invasive Argentine ants to diet shifts
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Dec 18, 2007 |
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The ability of Argentine ants to change from carnivorous insect eaters to plant sap-loving creatures has helped these invasive social insects rapidly spread throughout coastal California, according to a new study, displacing ...
Measuring the density of ultra-pure water
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 18, 2007 |
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For oceanography – and there in particular for the description of ocean currents – accurate measurements of the density of sea water are of great importance. For this purpose, measuring instruments are needed ...
How to stay healthy this Christmas
Dec 18, 2007 |
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At Christmas it can be hard to stay healthy. The average Christmas dinner contains over 1,400 calories, 70 per cent of the total calorie intake for an adult woman (2,000 calories a day) and over half the amount ...
New research provides better understanding of the birds and the bees
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Researchers from Indiana University Southeast and the University of Florida have discovered important information about the origin of flowering plants and how they reproduce.
Older antibiotic gains new respect as potent treatment for tuberculosis
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 18, 2007 |
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It has no current market, not even a prescription price. Its makers stopped commercial production years ago, because demand was so low. But an antibiotic long abandoned as a weak, low-dose treatment for tuberculosis (TB) ...
Do everyday foods influence risk of prostate cancer?
Dec 18, 2007 |
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The biggest ever study on the effect of folate and vitamin B12 on prostate cancer is set to go ahead at Bristol University after World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) announced it would fund the project.
Study investigates cannabis use among university students
Dec 18, 2007 |
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New information published in the Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research explores University students’ motivations for using or not using cannabis and found various factors that might encourage use.
