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On your last nerve: Researchers advance understanding of stem cells
Researchers have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurons. The research is a significant advance in understanding the development of the nervous system, which is essential to addressing conditions such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders. The Vanishing Holiday Bonus
This November 2006 article discusses how "the year-end bonus is becoming a quaint memory of earlier times, when an extra envelope from payroll in December was an almost certain reward for everyone in a firm."Also describes how year-end bonuses are being "replaced by gift cards and performance-based awards."From the Christian Science Monitor. Injuries Higher Among Obese People, Study Finds
Results from a new study suggest that extremely obese people are more likely than normal-weight people to injure themselves. Researchers collected health and injury data during a one-year period on more than 2,500 adults living in Colorado . More than one out of four (26 percent) of the extremely obese male participants reported personal injuries, and more than one out of five (21.7 percent) extremely obese women also reported injuries. Up To One-third Of US In Compliance With Kyoto Accords
Even though the United States does not participate in the Kyoto protocol, about one-quarter of the population lives in states, counties or cities that have adopted climate change policies similar to those of the global initiative, according to a Brief Communication published in the November 17 issue of Nature. Biofuels vs Fossil Fuels
Biofuels are not much better than fossil fuels in terms of the impact on atmospheric pollution levels and effects on climate change, according to Mark Jacobson professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University. This is especially true when making claims about the sustainability of biofuels in comparison with hydrogen fuel cells and battery-driven [...]Biofuels vs Fossil Fuels is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog Hey, Guys, They're Not Girlie-man Portions, They're Healthy Portions
University of Illinois researchers recently used "frozen entrees"to control portion size successfully in a weight-loss diet for men. The portions weren't "man"-sized; this was the same plan the dietitians used with women last year--with caloric intake adjusted upward just a tad (1,700 calories) for the male metabolism. Most (56 percent) of young adults in new sexual relationship infected
A groundbreaking study of couples by researchers in Canada found more than half (56 percent) of young adults in a new sexual relationship were infected with human papillomavirus. Of those, nearly half (44 percent) were infected with an HPV type that causes cancer. Many Moons: Space Scientists Ponder Which Jupiter Moon Will Reveal The
According to William B. McKinnon, professor of earth and planetary sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, the community suffers from an embarrassment of riches, because each of the moons of Jupiter differs in the way that they can reveal more about planets and how they behave. But he thinks it is Europa that clearly commands the most attention. Nanotech Clay Armour Creates Fire Resistant Hard Wearing Latex Emulsio
Researchers have found a way of replacing the soap used to stabilize latex emulsion paints with nanotech sized clay armour that can create a much more hard-wearing and fire-resistant paint. After Insects Attack, Plants Bunker Sugars For Later Regrowth
Using radioactive carbon and genetically modified native tobacco plants, Max Planck Society scientists and colleagues have discovered the first gene mediating tolerance to herbivore attack.
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