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China's pollution puts a dent in its economy

Although China has made substantial progress in cleaning up its air pollution,a new MIT study shows that the economic impact from ozone and particulates in its air has increased dramatically. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created 8 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Weighing the difference: Switching to water, diet beverages can tip the scales

Making a simple substitution of water or diet soft drinks for drinks with calories can help people lose 4 to 5 pounds, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows.

Medicine & Health / Health

created 1 hour ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Leading the quest to crack cosmological mysteries

Sometimes a scientist can only laugh in the face of a seemingly insurmountable challenge.

Physics / General Physics

created 33 minutes ago | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Employers feel no love for unscrupulous practice of 'service sweethearting'

A new study led by two Florida State University marketing professors finds that some frontline service employees who are rewarded for hikes in customer loyalty and satisfaction also may engage in "service ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 10

Bonding out: Making companies pay up front for potential environmental disasters

Whether it’s building an oil pipeline, drilling for fuel in the ocean or “fracking” to flush natural gas out of the Earth, we’re often asked to believe the process is safe, when companies want to do something ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7

Heavy lifting for cancer research

Many patients with advanced cancer suffer from cachexia, a condition also called body-wasting or wasting syndrome, which causes significant weight loss, extreme fatigue and reduces quality of life.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Short fasting cycles work as well as chemotherapy in mice

Man may not live by bread alone, but cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study: Rapid bone loss as possible side effect of anti-obesity drug now in clinical trials

An endocrine hormone used in clinical trials as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetes drug causes significant and rapid bone loss in mice, raising concerns about its safe use, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New technology to tackle treatment-resistant cancers

Free-flowing cancer cells have been mapped with unprecedented accuracy in the bloodstream of patients with prostate, breast and pancreatic cancer, using a brand new approach, in an attempt to assess and control the disease ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Tool is new weapon in fight against climate change

A new service, developed by experts at The University of Manchester and The Mersey Forest, will provide vital information to help urban neighborhoods avoid the potentially dangerous effects of climate change.

Space & Earth / Environment

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


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