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Hawaiian Soils Reveal Clues To Cultural History
The emergence of warriors, priests and rulers in Hawaii before the Europeans arrived in 1778 ultimately depended upon the quality of soil available for cultivation. Studies of soil and the history of agriculture in Hawaii tell the story of a human dependence on environmental processes. Los Alamos Wizardry To Aid New Mars Science Laboratory
Having analyzed Mars from afar via orbiting satellite, Los Alamos National Laboratory instruments will next be on their way to get out and play in the Martian dirt. Two of the eight instruments aboard NASA's planned Mars Science Laboratory rover, scheduled for launch in 2009, include Los Alamos technology. Patient Knows Best When It Comes To Ulcerative Colitis, U-M Study Find
People living with fatigue, abdominal discomfort and bloody diarrhea caused by the chronic inflammation of ulcerative colitis may no longer need to undergo frequent and uncomfortable endoscopies, a new study shows. Giant Magnetocaloric Materials Could Have Large Impact On The Environm
Materials that change temperature in magnetic fields could lead to new refrigeration technologies that reduce the use of greenhouse gases, according to new research. Mayo Clinic Researcher Calls For Improved Newborn Screening
A Mayo Clinic physician and researcher has reported that a combination of the latest technology and double-tiered analysis could improve genetic screening for newborns as much as forty-fold, while testing for dozens more diseases than is now performed in some states. Evolution Of Crop Grasses Linked To Greenhouse Gases
Evolutionary biologists provide strong evidence that changes in global carbon dioxide levels probably had an important influence on the emergence of a specific group of plants, termed C4 grasses. These grasses include major cereal crops, plants used for biofuels, and species that represent important components of grasslands across the world. CPR And External Defibrillator Training May Decrease Adolescent Sports
Although adolescent sports-related deaths are rare, they are commonly caused by cardiovascular problems, like commotio cardis--cardiac arrest caused by being hit in the chest with an object, such as a baseball or softball. The survival rate is low among reported cases, but may be increased when CPR is performed and an automated external defibrillator is used within three minutes of impact. An article in The Journal of Pediatrics (December) examines how CPR training and use of an AED can increase the survival rate. Heckuva Job: Computer Model To Predict Organizational Response To Disa
By studying the organizational culture of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the United States Coast Guard, as well as each organization's response to last year's Hurricane Katrina, a team of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has begun to develop a dynamic model of organizational processes with the capacity to predict how an organization's culture will affect its ability to respond to an extreme event. 'Shoes' Star Liam Sullivan Turns His Alter Ego, Kelly, Into Full-Time
Infectious viral videos featuring Liam Sullivan's foul-mouthed alter ego, Kelly, bring the comic actor internet fame and then some. Alcohol Amount, Not Type -- Wine, Beer, Liquor -- Triggers Breast Canc
One of the largest individual studies of the effects of alcohol on the risk of breast cancer has concluded that it makes no difference whether a woman drinks wine, beer or spirits -- it is the alcohol itself and the quantity consumed that is likely to trigger the onset of cancer.
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