Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure, cut the risk of heart attack and stroke — and even prolong life, a study suggests. Continue reading
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May 1, 2013
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Health defects found in fish exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil spill, three years later
Three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, crude oil toxicity continues to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species, according to new findings. Continue reading
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Outpatients, hospital patients face growing, but different problems with antibiotic resistance
A new study concludes that problems with antibiotic resistance faced by outpatients may be as bad as those in hospitalized patients, and that more studies of outpatients are needed — both to protect their health and to avoid inappropriate or unnecessa… Continue reading
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Why “Ag-Gag” laws are an attack on journalism, health and public’s right to know about their food
Amy Goodman at Democracy Now! hosted a good debate over the wave of new “ag-gag” bills that make it a crime to film animal abuse at farms and slaughterhouses. Continue reading
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Trouble in penguin paradise? Research analyzes Antarctic ice flow
A student researcher has discovered that a good way to monitor the environmental health of Antarctica is to go with the flow — the ice flow, that is. It’s an important parameter to track because as Antarctica’s health goes, so goes the world’s. Continue reading
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Stress during gestation causes a predisposition to the development of pathologies in adulthood
The intrauterine environment plays an important role in the health of the offspring. Now, experts from the affirm that the mother’s stress, due to socio-economic or psycho-social causes, is associated with the development of pathologies related with ob… Continue reading
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Feeling sick makes us less social online, too
When it comes to posting on social media, there are few areas of our lives that are off limits. We post about eating, working, playing, hunting, quilting – you name it. Just about everything is up for public consumption … except our health. Continue reading
March 25, 2013
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Nature versus nurture: Better looking birds have healthier babies, finds study of great tits
A female great tits’ (Parus major) appearance is shown to signal healthy attributes in offspring in a new paper. The black stripe across her breast and white patches on her cheeks correlate to a chick’s weight at two weeks and immune strength respectively — though the former seems to signal a genetic benefit and the latter can affect an ‘adopted’ chick’s health, suggesting nurture is involved. Continue reading
March 15, 2013
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For smokers, low levels of vitamin D may lead to cancer
New research shows that decreased levels of vitamin D may predispose smokers to developing tobacco-related cancer. This study illustrates that simple vitamin D blood tests and supplements have the potential to improve smokers’ health. Continue reading
March 15, 2013
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Chemicals pollutants threaten health in the Arctic
People living in Arctic areas can be more sensitive to pollutants due to their genetics. This is unfortunate since the northernmost areas of Europe are receiving more harmful chemicals. Scientists believe climate change may be a culprit as air and wate… Continue reading
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Information technology: Improving the health of machines
Electronic engineers have developed and successfully tested a management system that increases the efficiency of wireless sensor networks for monitoring machine health. Continue reading
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What impact does a day of roller derby have on our skin microbiome? Skaters skin microbiomes get mixed up ’bouting’
The human skin is home to countless microorganisms that we can’t see, but these microbes help define who we are. Our invisible passengers — known as the skin microbiome — contribute to our health in numerous ways including educating our immune system… Continue reading
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New study validates longevity pathway: Findings identify universal mechanism for activating anti-aging pathway
A new study demonstrates what researchers consider conclusive evidence that the red wine compound resveratrol directly activates a protein that promotes health and longevity in animal models. What’s more, the researchers have uncovered the molecular me… Continue reading
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The maternal effect: How mother deer protect their future kings
Just like the classic tale of Bambi, females from the deer family are more likely to invest more in the survival and health of their male offspring if there is a good chance those sons will become a “Great Prince of the Forest.” Continue reading
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Grandmother’s cigarette habit could be the cause of grandchild’s asthma
Studies finding that grandmother’s smoking habit may cause her grandchild to have asthma suggest environmental factors experienced today can affect families’ health for generations to come. Continue reading
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Fighting GM crop vandalism with a government-protected research site
Genetically modified (GM) crops have been a source of great controversy — particularly in Europe — but acts of vandalism and associated security costs have made scientific evidence about the health and ecological impacts of those crops hard to come b… Continue reading
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Separated bike lanes, slower vehicle speeds greatly reduce bicycle injuries
Using your bicycle to commute to work has numerous health and environmental benefits. Yet, the largest Canadian study on cycling injuries suggests cyclists are at risk of injury due to the lack of cycling infrastructure in large urban centers. Continue reading
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Cost of medication and stigma leading asthma sufferers to risk health
The high cost of medication, stigmatization and poor acceptance of their condition are causing young adults to take a dangerous approach to managing their asthma, according to new research. Continue reading
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Caffeine linked to low birth weight babies
Maternal nutrition is important to a developing embryo and to the health of the child later in life. Supplementing the diet with specific vitamins is known to increase health of the fetus for example folic acid (vitamin B9) reduces the risk of spina bi… Continue reading
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Advance promises to expand biological control of crop pests
A new discovery promises to allow expanded use of a mainstay biological pest control method, which avoids the health, environmental and pest-resistance concerns of traditional insecticides, scientists are reporting. This is an advance toward broadening… Continue reading
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