May 2, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Medical researchers have manipulated human stem cells into producing types of brain cells known to play important roles in neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy, schizophrenia and autism. The new model cell system allows neuroscientists to inve… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 24, 2013
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Scientists have discovered that a certain type of DNA damage long thought to be particularly detrimental to brain cells can actually be part of a regular, non-harmful process. The team further found that disruptions to this process occur in mouse model… Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 5, 2013
by Kate Poole
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Kate Poole, Senior Attorney, San Francisco
Skeptics of the portfolio approach recently put forward by NRDC and a coalition of business, municipal, water agency, and conservation interests have asked the question: ‘Why would water … Continue reading
January 18, 2013
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65% of stroke survivors with PTSD, vs. 33% of those without PTSD, failed to adhere to treatment. Nonadherence in PTSD patients was partially explained by increased ambivalence toward medication. About one-third of stroke survivors with PTSD viewed medi… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 6, 2013
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Astrophysicists have shown that planetary systems with very distant binary stars are particularly susceptible to violent disruptions, more so than if they had stellar companions with tighter orbits around them. Unlike the sun, many stars are members of… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJuly 25, 2012
by Peter Lehner
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Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City
According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, nine out of ten companies have suffered weather-related disruptions in the past three years, and most of them say these impacts are becoming m… Continue reading
July 18, 2011
by Seth Atkinson
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Seth Atkinson, Staff Attorney, San Francisco Last week the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released its annual “Status of Stocks” report to Congress, summarizing the health of our nation’s marine fisheries in 2010. This… Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 2, 2011
by Frances Beinecke
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The Aspen Institute Commission on Arctic Climate Change released a blueprint last week for how the international community can manage this fragile region—home to the world’s last undeveloped ocean—in the face of climate change.
We nee… Continue reading
January 12, 2011
by Michael Davidson
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Over the last two days, countries and civil society groups met in New York to discuss the future of international efforts to promote sustainable development. The meeting at the UN was the first preparatory meeting since last May for the 2012 Earth Summ… Continue reading
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