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Scientists: Bacteria spreading in warming oceans

(AP) -- Warning: The warming of the world's oceans can cause serious illness and may cost millions of euros (dollars) in health care charges.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 5

17 infants die in 48 hours at 1 Indian hospital

(AP) -- At least 17 infants have died in the last 48 hours at a government-run hospital in eastern India and the state is investigating, media reported Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemist solves riddle of killer diseases

Anthrax, septicemia and meningitis are some of the planet's most deadly infections. In part because doctors lack basic insights to prevent and cure diseases caused by so called Gram-positive bacteria. Now, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Wisconsin bait shops are on the front line in battle against invasive aquatic species

Wisconsin bait dealers are aware of the risks associated with aquatic invasive species, and they are taking steps to help address the problem, a new University of Wisconsin-Madison study indicates.

Biology / Ecology

created May 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wisconsin boaters, anglers doing more to halt spread of invasives

Wisconsin boaters and anglers seem to be doing a better job of following rules aimed at curbing the spread of aquatic invasive species, according to the results of UW-Madison surveys taken in 2009 and 2010.

Biology / Ecology

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

Insulin may reduce several inflammatory factors induced by bacterial infection

Treating intensive care patients who develop life-threatening bacterial infections, or septicemia, with insulin potentially could reduce their chances of succumbing to the infection, if results of a new preliminary study ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study suggests fish virus spread by fish, not boats

(PhysOrg.com) -- Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus could be in a lake without killing fish, according to a new study on the deadly virus that threatens New York's billion dollar sport-fishing industry.

Biology / Ecology

created May 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study examines family lineage of King Tut, his possible cause of death

Using several scientific methods, including analyzing DNA from royal mummies, research findings suggest that malaria and bone abnormalities appear to have contributed to the death of Egyptian pharaoh King ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Sick fish may get sicker: Climate change and other stresses expected to affect entire populations of fish

Entire populations of North American fish already are being affected by several emerging diseases, a problem that threatens to increase in the future with climate change and other stresses on aquatic ecosystems, according ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Songs raise awareness about aquatic invasive species

A new initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is using music to raise public awareness about aquatic invasive species in the state.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New protein identified in bacterial arsenal

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly a billion years ago, bacteria evolved an insidious means of infecting their hosts — a syringe-like mechanism able to inject cells with stealthy hijacker molecules. These molecules, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0