News tagged with black community

After pregnancy loss, Internet forums help women understand they are not alone

Nearly one in six pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth, but parents' losses are frequently minimized or not acknowledged by friends, family or the community.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

McAfee warns of hacker threat to autos

Cars made smarter with Internet technology are zooming into perilous hacker territory, according to a report by US computer security giant McAfee.

Technology / Other

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Identical virus, host populations can prevail for centuries

A Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientist, analyzing ancient plankton DNA signatures in sediments of the Black Sea, has found for the first time that the same genetic populations of a virus and its algal host ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast




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New cases of rare genetic disorder identified

Scientists at the University of Liverpool, working with international partners, have shown a rare genetic disease, that causes crippling osteoarthritis in the spine and major joints, is far more prevalent worldwide than previously ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 13 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Even moderate air pollution can raise stroke risks

Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34 percent, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers have found.

Medicine & Health / Health

created 8 hours ago | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mammal secrets

You probably don’t need a field guide to identify a raccoon. Or a grey squirrel. You’re not likely to say, “that big white shaggy beast, hmm, yes, might be a polar bear. Let’s check.” ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Parents blame child sex abuse victims more if perpetrator is another youth, research shows

Parents are much more likely to blame and doubt their children when their child has been sexually abused by another adolescent instead of an adult, according to new research from the Crimes against Children Research Center ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life

(AP) -- Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker. For most people, that word means something malicious - shady criminals who listen in on private voicemails, or anonymous villains ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Discovery questions current bushfire mitigation approach

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new form of bushfire behavior, which can have a potentially catastrophic effect on the development of fires burning in rugged terrain, has been identified by a team of researchers from UNSW ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Treasure trove of wildlife found in Peru park

The Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Peru program announced today the discovery of 365 species previously undocumented in Bahuaja Sonene National Park (BSNP) in southeastern Peru.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Canadian police agencies suppressing data on race, says criminology study

While only 20 per cent of Canada's police forces have an explicit policy against reporting the race of victims and accused persons, University of Toronto and Nipissing criminologists show that the majority of police departments ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

First lady promotes healthy food in California

(AP) -- Michelle Obama says a proposed new supermarket in the middle of a blue-collar Hispanic neighborhood in Southern California is an example of how the effort to bring healthy foods to low-income communities is paying ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Colorful solar instrument treks east for a new career

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the world's most colorful solar instruments is moving across country for a new life dissecting the chemistry of comets and stars.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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