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Eugene-Springfield face Upper Willamette climate threats
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Effects of climate change projected this century for Oregon's Upper Willamette River Basin, including Eugene-Springfield, will threaten water supplies, buildings, transportation systems, human health, forests, ...
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Body image program reduces onset of obesity and eating disorders
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 29, 2008 |
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In their research on eating disorders, Oregon Research Institute (ORI) scientists help young women reduce the influence of the “thin ideal,” which is described as associating success and happiness with being thin.
Coffee Grounds Perk up Compost Pile With Nitrogen
Jul 03, 2008 |
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Coffee grounds can be an excellent addition to a compost pile. The grounds are relatively rich in nitrogen, providing bacteria the energy they need to turn organic matter into compost.
Is HIV testing during labor feasible?
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Cameroon is a sub-Saharan African country with high HIV rates yet many pregnant women do not know their HIV status. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth has shown that HIV testing during ...
Smokers' COPD risk is genetic
Mar 11, 2009 |
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It's well known that puffing on cigarettes can eventually leave you out of puff. But why do a quarter of long-term smokers develop serious breathing problems, when others do not? New research published BioMed Central's open ...
Picking quality health care: New study shows a little context makes a big difference
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2009 |
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A hospital pneumonia survival rate of 93 percent may sound good, but knowing that it's actually merely "fair" can help people pick a better hospital, according to new research. A "good" survival rate would be from 95 percent ...
Scientists ponder Illinois bison mystery
Aug 30, 2005 |
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The discovery of 2,000-year-old bison bones in Illinois has contradicted theories that bison were more recent arrivals in the state.
Grad student invents gravity lamp
Feb 19, 2008 |
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A U.S. graduate student won second place in a "Greener Gadgets Conference" competition inventing a floor lamp powered by gravity.
Siemens Competition winners are announced
Dec 04, 2006 |
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A U.S. high school senior has won the grand prize scholarship in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology for his research in mathematics.
Little safe haven for sexually assaulted LGBTQ victims
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Being a victim of sexual assault and seeking help is difficult for anyone, but when the victim is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) the thought of reporting a crime may well be laced ...
Rare cranes make detour
Biology /
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Rare whooping cranes have appeared in an Illinois county for the first time since the 1800s.
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