Portland State study shows ways to reduce extreme heat in city neighborhoods
Credit: Portland State University Portland State study demonstrates how plants, trees and reflective materials can reduce extreme heat in city ...
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Sedentary time increases after retirement — especially in women
The transition to retirement changes the way people use their time and how actively they exercise. Evaluating a person's daily ...
Up to 30% of children carry a gene variant that may increase susceptibility to methylmercury
Prenatal exposure to low levels of methylmercury does not affect child cognition, but certain gene variants may increase susceptibility. These ...
Media registration open for ERS Congress 2019: Bringing the latest news in respiratory
Journalists and reporters are invited to register for media access to the ERS International Congress 2019, the flagship meeting of ...
Pesticide exposure linked to teen depression in agricultural communities
Adolescents exposed to elevated levels of pesticides are at an increased risk of depression, according to a new study led ...
DNA from tooth in Florida man’s foot solves 25-year-old shark bite mystery
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When Jeff Weakley tweezed open a blister-like bulge on his ...
The state of multiple antibiotic resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Cape Coast, Ghana
This article by Dr. Olufunso O. Kwame K. Asare et al. is published in The Open Microbiology Journal, Volume 13, ...
Model predicts bat species with the potential to spread deadly Nipah virus in India
Findings can help guide surveillance and prevent deadly outbreaksCredit: Rajib Islam (Millbrook, NY) Since its discovery in 1999, Nipah virus ...
Local solutions to global climate challenges — NSF grant
Credit: Virginia Tech With extreme environmental events, such as drought, coastal and river flooding, and wildfires, increasing in frequency, there ...
Space station mold survives high doses of ionizing radiation
New research presented at the 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference in Bellevue, Wa. BELLEVUE, WA--The International Space Station, like all human ...
University at Buffalo scientist receives federal grant for “Jewels in Our Genes” follow up
Study seeks to identify genes that are unique to breast cancer in African American womenCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. ...
Restricted permit-only access to Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome summit, anticipated to improve hiker safety, did not
New study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine assesses hiker safety before and after restrictions and found that hiking in ...
Significant UK air quality improvements over past 40 years cut death rates
Policies to improve air quality in the UK over the past 40 years have led to significant reductions in pollution ...
New unprinting method can help recycle paper and curb environmental costs
Rutgers-led study shows the benefits of removing toner with pulses of intense xenon lightCredit: Rajiv Malhotra/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Imagine if ...