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Gardening gives older adults benefits like hand strength and self esteem
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Researchers at Kansas State University already have shown that gardening can offer enough moderate physical activity to keep older adults in shape.
Another reason to get your hands dirty
Dec 29, 2008 |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine recommends at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days of the week in order to maintain and improve optimal ...
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Like humans, ants use bacteria to make their gardens grow
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Leaf-cutter ants, which cultivate fungus for food, have many remarkable qualities.
Aerobic exercise no big stretch for older adults but helps elasticity of arteries
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Just three months of physical activity reaps heart health benefits for older adults with type 2 diabetes by improving the elasticity in their arteries - reducing risk of heart disease and stroke, Dr. Kenneth Madden told the ...
Plants recognize siblings, researchers discover how
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Plants may not have eyes and ears, but they can recognize their siblings, and researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered how.
How does a worm build a throat? Tackling the 'organ formation puzzle'
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mention worms to most people, and they probably think of fishing, gardening, or trips to the vet. Mention them to Susan E. Mango, and she begins telling you how “absolutely beautiful” they ...
Establishing healthy shrubs not the water-consuming task many think, research shows
Sep 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Good news for your utility bills and the environment: New University of Florida research shows that landscape shrubs need much less water to establish healthy roots than you might expect.
On-the-job pesticide exposure associated with Parkinson's disease
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Individuals whose occupation involves contact with pesticides appear to have an increased risk of having Parkinson's disease, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Neurology.
Community gardens don't impact crime rate
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Sep 08, 2009 |
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Urban residents across the United States have dug in to create green spaces in their neighborhoods, transforming vacant lots into colorful and crowd-pleasing community gardens. According to the American Community ...
Ant has given up sex completely, researchers say
Aug 26, 2009 |
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The complete asexuality of a widespread fungus-gardening ant, the only ant species in the world known to have dispensed with males entirely, has been confirmed by a team of Texas and Brazilian researchers.
Homes pollute: Linked to 50 percent more water pollution than previously believed
Aug 19, 2009 |
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They say there's no place like home. But scientists are reporting some unsettling news about homes in the residential areas of California. The typical house there — and probably elsewhere in the country — ...
Exercise and Mediterranean-type diet combined associated with lower risk for Alzheimer's
Aug 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Both being more physically active and adhering to a Mediterranean-type diet appears to be associated with reduced Alzheimer's risk, according to a new report in the August 12, 2009 issue of ...
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