News tagged with mediterranean

US and Spain discuss cleanup of nuclear radiation

The United States is offering technical assistance to Spain to clean up land contaminated by radiation from undetonated nuclear bombs that accidentally fell on the area in 1966, the US State Department announced ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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

Virgin olive oil, fish fatty acids help prevent acute pancreatitis

Scientists at the University of Granada have shown that oleic acid and hydroxytyrosol -present in a particularly high concentration in virgin olive oil- and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids -found in fish- relieve the symptoms ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mediterranean diet gives longer life

A Mediterranean diet with large amounts of vegetables and fish gives a longer life. This is the unanimous result of four studies to be published by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Research studies ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

New study provides comprehensive view of the status of Atlantic bluefin tuna

A new model built around biological data from electronic tags, ear bone microchemistry and fisheries catch data for Atlantic bluefin tuna indicates fishing on one side of the Atlantic influences the other side. Bluefin populations ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intermittent, low-carbohydrate diets more successful than standard dieting

An intermittent, low-carbohydrate diet was superior to a standard, daily calorie-restricted diet for reducing weight and lowering blood levels of insulin, a cancer-promoting hormone, according to recent findings.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early lineage of Larkspur and Monkshood plants rediscovered in Southern Europe

Larkspurs, monkshoods, and aconites are plants, widely cultivated for their beauty and medicinal properties. They all belong to the Delphinieae, a natural group of 650-700 species ranging from Eurasia into ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Satellite data can help protect bluefin tuna

A new model developed by scientists of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) allows the potential presence of bluefin tuna to be tracked through daily updated maps, helping to protect endangered stocks and ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study affirms 'mediterranean diet' improves heart health

(Medical Xpress) -- A team of Johns Hopkins researchers has uncovered further evidence of the benefits of a balanced diet that replaces white bread and pasta carbohydrates with unsaturated fat from avocados, olive oil and ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mediterranean diet and exercise can reduce sleep apnea symptoms

Eating a Mediterranean diet combined with physical activity can help to improve some of the symptoms of sleep apnoea, according to new research.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Human-caused climate change a major factor in more frequent Mediterranean droughts: study

Wintertime droughts are increasingly common in the Mediterranean region, and human-caused climate change is partly responsible, according to a new analysis by NOAA scientists and colleagues at the Cooperative ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 33

Five sea turtle populations are endangered

The United States issued a ruling on Friday saying that five world populations of loggerhead sea turtles are endangered species but four are only "threatened."

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Against the grain, 'caveman' diet gains traction

Could Paleolithic man hold the key to today's nutrition problems?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 18

Seaside fortress was a final stronghold of early Islamic power

Archaeologists have long known that Yavneh-Yam, an archaeological site between the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Ashdod on the Mediterranean coast, was a functioning harbor from the second millennium B.C. ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Oceans' increasing acidity likely to hurt biodiversity, researchers say

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford researchers have gotten a glimpse into an uncertain future where increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere will lead to higher levels in the ocean as well, leaving ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Volcanic artifacts imply ice-age mariners in prehistoric Greece

Mariners may have been traveling the Aegean Sea even before the end of the last ice age, according to new evidence from researchers, in order to extract coveted volcanic rocks for pre-Bronze Age tools and ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast