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New insights into why obese cigarette smokers experience a high risk of heart disease suggest that cigarette smoke affects the activity of hundreds of key genes that both protect the heart and lungs and expose them to damage. The study, published in ACS’ Chemical Research in Toxicology, suggests that the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August, about Children and Families, Health
Watermelon juice’s reputation among athletes is getting scientific support in a new study, which found that juice from the summer favorite fruit can relieve post-exercise muscle soreness. The report in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistryattributes watermelon’s effects to the amino acid L-citrulline. Encarna Aguayo and ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August, about Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior (1 comment)
The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome — a deadly disease that has killed millions of bats in North America — has been found on bats in two state parks. The announcement comes less than two weeks after Arkansas wildlife officials reported that the same fungus had been found by scientists in two ... keep reading
Written by Centre for Biological Diversity in August, about Environment & Wildlife, Health, Sustainability
A world-class research and treatment centre that will specialise in using the body’s own blood cells to heal sports injuries and arthritis is planned for Queenstown within the year according to one of the world’s leading experts on Stem Cell Therapy. Professor Boyd said Queenstown was at ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August, about Health, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior
Unconventional gas exploration is threatening Britain and Ireland. Licenses and planning applications have already been granted by the Government with little or no community consultation. The scale of the industrialisation and impacts are never discussed.This film charts Doreen and John's journey from the shock of the drill rigs ... keep reading
Written by Frackoffuk in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Health, waste, Water (1 comment)
Netherlands-based EGG has already made efforts to incentivize helmet wearing among young cyclists by offering fun customization, but how can adults be encouraged to do the same? HelmetHub is a helmet rental machine that aims to provide the safety equipment to those using bikeshare programs. While cycling without a helmet ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July, about Design, Health, Innovation, Transport
A new study finds that air pollution during the 90’s caused the combined loss of more than 2.5 billion years of life for the 500 million residents of Northern China. The study, published in the Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences, found that residents in Southern China lived ... keep reading
Written by Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development in July, about Clean Tech, Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Health, Industry & Business
Human influences through global warming are likely to have played a role in Australia's recent "angry" hot summer, the hottest in Australia's observational record, new research has found. The research led by the University of Melbourne, has shown that global warming increased the chances of Australians experiencing record ... keep reading
Written by Science Daily in July, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior
People will now find it easier to make healthier choices about the food they eat with the new consistent front of pack nutritional label launched by Public Health Minister Anna Soubry. This comes after research shows that people can end up bewildered by the different nutrition labels on food . The ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in June, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Design, Health, Industry & Business
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Written by Celsias in June, about Children and Families, Health, Science
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