News tagged with products
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners
Jul 23, 2008 |
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A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous ...
Keeping slim is good for the planet, say scientists
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Maintaining a healthy body weight is good news for the environment, according to a study which appears today in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
89 percent of children's food products provide poor nutritional quality
Jul 14, 2008 |
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Nine out of ten regular food items aimed specifically at children have a poor nutritional content – because of high levels of sugar, fat or sodium - according to a detailed study of 367 products published in the July issue ...
Climate change models find staple crops face ruin on up to 1 million square km of African farmland
Jun 03, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers from the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the United Kingdom's Waen Associates has found that by 2050, hotter conditions, coupled with shifting rainfall patterns, ...
Standards Set for Energy-Conserving LED Lighting
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with national standards organizations, have taken the lead in developing the first two standards for solid-state lighting ...
New research links drinking lowfat milk to lower risk for heart disease
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Grabbing as little as one glass of lowfat or fat free milk could help protect your heart, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers found that adults who had at least one se ...
I can't believe it's not fried: New oven fries food without oil
Sep 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new type of oven quickly produces foods that appear and taste identical to those that were fried, but, unlike traditional fryers, uses no additional oil. The "radiant fryer" could create ...
Researchers seek to create 'fountain of youth'
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Jan 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The same principles that a Biodesign Institute research team has successfully applied to remove harmful contaminants from the environment may one day allow people to clean up the gunk from ...
One Sponge-Like Material, Three Different Applications
May 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new sponge-like material that is black, brittle and freeze-dried (just like the ice cream astronauts eat) can pull off some pretty impressive feats. Designed by Northwestern University chemists, it can ...
Pilot study relates phthalate exposure to less-masculine play by boys
Nov 16, 2009 |
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A study of 145 preschool children reports, for the first time, that when the concentrations of two common phthalates in mothers' prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely to play with male-typical toys and games, ...
'Autoantibodies' may be created in response to bacterial DNA (w/Video)
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Autoimmune diseases have long been regarded as illnesses in which the immune system creates autoantibodies to attack the body itself. But, researchers at the California non-profit Autoimmunity Research Foundation (ARF) explain ...
Agricultural methods of early civilizations may have altered global climate, study suggests
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Massive burning of forests for agriculture thousands of years ago may have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide enough to alter global climate and usher in a warming trend that continues today, according to a new study that ...
Schwarzenegger, 'green' gadgets at giant high-tech fair
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 01, 2009 |
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The world's biggest high-tech fair kicks off Tuesday hosting guest-of-honour Arnold Schwarzenegger and offering cutting-edge solutions promising to beat the economic crisis as well as climate change.
Common fragrance ingredients in shampoos, conditioners are frequent causes of eczema
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Considerably more people than previously believed are allergic to the most common fragrance ingredient used in shampoos, conditioners and soap. A thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden ...
New explanation for nature's hardiest life form
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Got food poisoning? The cause might be bacterial spores, en extremely hardy survival form of bacteria, a nightmare for health care and the food industry and an enigma for scientists. Spore-forming bacteria, present almost ...
