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Pollution, Temperature, and Sleep Disorders: Key Findings

Antonella Zanobetti, Ph.D., Susan Redline, MD, MPH, Diane Gold, M.D., M.P.H. and colleagues explored the link between air pollution levels, temperature…

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Link Between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Heart Disease Uncovered

While it is not always clear what the association between SDB and a given health problem is, new research exposes that at least one factor may help to explain…

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Comic Book Moms: Nutrition Heroes for Migrant Family Health

The cartoon moms are like real-life moms in Latino farm workers' families, who are concerned about the growing obesity problem among young children, says Jill…

Life & Chemistry

TGen-VARI-SHC Research Enhances Cancer Drug Success Predictions

Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), the Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) and the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at…

Life & Chemistry

Adding UV Light Helps Form “Missing G” of RNA Building Blocks

By adding ultraviolet light to a model prebiotic reaction, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Roma, “La Sapienza”, have…

Studies and Analyses

Simple Microscopic Animals Use Progesterone Signaling

Barely visible without a microscope, rotifers eat algae and serve primarily as food for baby fish. But the females of certain rotifer species can do something…

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Can Mental Activity Protect Against Memory Problems in MS?

“Many people with MS struggle with learning and memory problems. This study shows that a mentally active lifestyle might reduce the harmful effects of brain…

Life & Chemistry

Zebrafish Patchwork: Enhancing Lateral Line Sensory Organs

Named after its position on the flanks of adult fish, the lateral line is a series of sensory organs through which most fish detect vibrations in the water,…

Studies and Analyses

UA Study Reveals Gulf Coast Oil Spill Risks to Food Stocks

In a new report, University of Arizona researchers, working with the Renewing America's Food Traditions Alliance, or RAFT, said more than 240 kinds of…

Corporate News

FPL selects Siemens’ advanced, next-generation H-class gas turbine technology for two plant modernization projects in Florida

Florida Power & Light (FPL) has contracted Siemens Energy to supply six 60-Hz H-class gas turbine-generator packages for the modernization of its Riviera Beach…

Studies and Analyses

Lingering lessons of Enron fiasco: Auditors' concern for reputation can backfire

“The Auditor’s Slippery Slope: An Analysis of Reputational Incentives” is by Carlos Corona of the University of Texas and Ramandeep S. Randhaw of the…

Studies and Analyses

Linking Physical Activity to Location: Innovative Tracking Solutions

“We are not just measuring physical activity, but we are linking it to a location using small activity monitors and global positioning system devices,” said…

Life & Chemistry

Genome BC Partners to Advance Salmon Genome Sequencing

Genome BC partnered with the Chilean Economic Development Agency, InnovaChile, Norwegian Research Council, Norwegian Fishery and Aquaculture Industry Research…

Studies and Analyses

Boiled Coffee Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk in Women

A major difference between boiled and filtered coffee is that the boiled version contains up to 80 times as much coffee-specific fatty acids. These fatty acids…

Life & Chemistry

Bacteria’s Role in Strengthening the Immune System

Senior author Katherine L. Knight, PhD. and colleagues report their discovery in a featured article in the June 15, 2010, issue of the Journal of Immunology,…

Health & Medicine

Carotid Ultrasound: A Safe Alternative to Coronary Angiography

New research from NYU Langone Medical Center shows that a simple, inexpensive and noninvasive carotid artery ultrasound of the neck can be used as a…

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