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Widowed facing higher mortality risk, MSU researcher finds

Widowed facing higher mortality risk, researcher finds

Medicine & Health / Health

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Married people in the United States are living longer these days, but the widowed are experiencing a higher mortality rate, according to new research by a Michigan State University sociologist.


Sweden's wolf population is estimated to be between 182 and 217 animals

Sweden allows first wolf hunt in 45 years

Biology / Ecology

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Sweden will this winter allow its first wolf hunt in 45 years following a decision by the Scandinavian country's parliament to limit their number, authorities said on Wednesday.


Obesity will snuff out health benefits gained by smoking declines

Medicine & Health / Health

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If obesity trends continue, the negative effect on the health of the U.S. population will overtake the benefits gained from declining smoking rates, according to a study by U-M and Harvard researchers published today in the ...


Study finds logging effects vary based on a forest's history, climate

Space & Earth / Environment

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A Smoky Mountain forest's woodland herb population has shown that climate may play a role in how forest understories recover from logging, according to Purdue University research.


Targeted breast ultrasound can reduce biopsies for women under 40

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Targeted breast ultrasound of suspicious areas of the breast, including lumps, is a safe, reliable and cost-effective alternative to invasive biopsies for women under age 40, according to the findings of two studies presented ...


A view of San Francisco

San Francisco vs Amsterdam in green city rivalry

Space & Earth / Environment

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San Francisco and Amsterdam set an online stage for an environmental rivalry regarding which city is more nature-friendly.


Discovery makes brain tumor cells more responsive to radiation

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Duke University Medical Center researchers have figured out how stem cells in the malignant brain cancer glioma may be better able to resist radiation therapy. And using a drug to block a particular signaling pathway in these ...


Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome becoming more prevalent in the U.S.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 21 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study, aimed at estimating the prevalence of Down Syndrome in newborns, children and teenagers in 10 areas of the U.S., has found an increase in prevalence of more than 30 percent over ...


Chances of surviving cardiac arrest at home or work unchanged in 30 years

Medicine & Health / Health

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The chance of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has not improved since the 1950s, according to a report by the University of Michigan Health System.


Rural America more prosperous than expected

Rural America more prosperous than expected

Other Sciences / Economics

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For many people "rural" is synonymous with low incomes, limited economic opportunity, and poor schools. However, a recent study at the University of Illinois found that much of rural America is actually prosperous, ...



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