News tagged with areas
Population movement can be critical factor in dengue's spread
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Human movement is a key factor of dengue virus inflow in Rio de Janeiro, according to results from researchers based at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Brazil. The results, based on data from a severe epidemic in ...
A vast right arm conspiracy? Study suggests handedness may effect body perception
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 04, 2009 |
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There are areas in the brain devoted to our arms, legs, and various parts of our bodies. The way these areas are distributed throughout the brain are known as "body maps" and there are some significant differences in these ...
Money woes threaten Romanian protected areas
Oct 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dwindling resources and bureaucratic hurdles are threatening to destroy Romania’s protected area system - home to some of Europe’s largest remaining natural forests.
Study uncovers 'de-urbanization' of America (w/ Video)
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2009 |
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More than any other populace on Earth, Americans are on the move. Because of factors such as employment, climate or retirement, 14 percent of the U.S. population bounces from place to place every year.
What sustainability really means to rural decision-makers
Sep 22, 2009 |
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From book titles to real estate developments, it's easier to find things claiming to be sustainable than it is to define it.
Greater Yellowstone elk suffer worse nutrition and lower birth rates due to wolves
Jul 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Wolves have caused elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to change their behavior and foraging habits so much so that herds are having fewer calves, mainly due to changes in their nutrition, ...
Spirituality may help women manage chronic illness
Jul 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As women increasingly outlive men, they face increasing risks of chronic illness as they age.
Imaging study shows decrease in empathic responses to outsiders
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 30, 2009 |
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An observer feels more empathy for someone in pain when that person is in the same social group, according to new research in the July 1 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study shows that perceiving others in pai ...
Brain section multitasks, handling phonetics and decision-making
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 30, 2009 |
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A front portion of the brain that handles tasks like decision-making also helps decipher different phonetic sounds, according to new Brown University research.
Reading the brain without poking it
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Experimental devices that read brain signals have helped paralyzed people use computers and may let amputees control bionic limbs. But existing devices use tiny electrodes that poke into the brain. Now, a ...
Ability to literally imagine oneself in another's shoes may be tied to empathy
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 23, 2009 |
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New research from Vanderbilt University indicates the way our brain handles how we move through space -- including being able to imagine literally stepping into someone else's shoes -- may be related to how ...
University of Cincinnati study finds needle biopsies safe in 'eloquent' areas of brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
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After a review of 284 cases, specialists at the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute have concluded that performing a stereotactic needle biopsy in an area of the brain associated ...
Nature parks can save species as climate changes
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Retaining a network of wildlife conservation areas is vital in helping to save up to 90 per cent of bird species in Africa affected by climate change, according to scientists.
17 million US children live more than an hour away from trauma care
Jun 01, 2009 |
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More than 17 million U.S. children live more than an hour away by ground or air transportation from a life-saving pediatric trauma center, according to a new study by researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...
Scientists reveal how neuronal activity is timed in brain's memory-making circuits
May 29, 2009 |
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Theta oscillations are a type of prominent brain rhythm that orchestrates neuronal activity in the hippocampus, a brain area critical for the formation of new memories. For several decades these oscillations were believed ...
