News tagged with aerobic conditions
Microbes in mud flats clean up oil spill chemicals
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Micro-organisms occurring naturally in coastal mudflats have an essential role to play in cleaning up pollution by breaking down petrochemical residues. Research by Dr Efe Aganbi and colleagues from the University of Essex, ...
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Study: Regular walking nearly halves elderly disability risk
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Older adults can decrease their risk of disability and increase their likelihood of maintaining independence by 41 percent by participating in a walking exercise program, according to a new University of Georgia study.
Water-stingy agriculture reduces arsenic in rice markedly
Jul 28, 2008 |
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A new farming method first developed to conserve precious irrigation water may have the added benefit of producing rice containing much less arsenic than rice grown using traditional rice-farming methods, researchers in the ...
Low impact aerobic exercise reduces fatigue in auto-immune conditions says multi-study review
Nov 29, 2006 |
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People with auto-immune conditions like MS, arthritis and lupus can benefit from low impact aerobic exercise -- including walking and cycling -- that increases in intensity, duration and frequency. A review of studies between ...
Low-intensity exercise reduces fatigue symptoms by 65 percent, study finds
Feb 28, 2008 |
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Sedentary people who regularly complain of fatigue can increase their energy levels by 20 percent and decrease their fatigue by 65 percent by engaging in regular, low intensity exercise, according to a new University of Georgia ...
Impact of floods on soils
Apr 08, 2009 |
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A recent study conducted in the Midwestern United States examined the effects of harsh wet conditions on both cultivated and uncultivated soils, vastly advancing the knowledge of water's effects on aggregation. Soil aggregation ...
Playing active video games can equal moderate intensity exercise
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Active Wii sports video games and some Wii fit activities may increase adults' energy expenditure as much as moderately intense exercise, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...
Bacterial biofilms as fossil makers
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Nov 24, 2008 |
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Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal embryos and ...
New study overturns orthodoxy on how macrophages kill bacteria
Apr 27, 2009 |
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For decades, microbiologists assumed that macrophages, immune cells that can engulf and poison bacteria and other pathogens, killed microbes by damaging their DNA. A new study from the University of Illinois ...
Tai chi improves pain in arthritis sufferers
Jun 01, 2009 |
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The results of a new analysis have provided good evidence to suggest that Tai Chi is beneficial for arthritis. Specifically, it was shown to decrease pain with trends towards improving overall physical health, level of tension ...
NASA Uses Vertical Treadmill to Improve Astronaut Health in Space
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Jan 30, 2008 |
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NASA is using a new treadmill that allows people to run while suspended horizontally to help astronauts prepare for long-duration missions to the moon and beyond.
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