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States Lacking Strong Seat Belt Laws Have More Fatalities On Rural Roa
Thanksgiving marks the heaviest travel weekend of the year and that means large increases in the number of fatal car crashes, particularly in rural areas. And nowhere is that more true than in states that don't adequately enforce seat belt laws. Researchers found a strong connection between states lacking strong seat belt laws and states with a high proportion of fatalities on rural roads. Today's Babies Are Fatter Babies
By examining more than 120,000 children under age six in Massachusetts over 22 years, a newly published study shows that young children -- especially infants -- are now more likely to be overweight. This study was based at the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and appears in the July issue of Obesity. Energy Consumption Fueling Catastrophic Climate Change, Report Warns
Consumption of energy and many other critical resources is consistently breaking records, disrupting the climate and undermining life on the planet, according to the latest Worldwatch Institute report, Vital Signs 2007-2008. With a global population of 6.6 billion and growing, the ecosystem services upon which life depends are being stretched to the limit due to record levels of consumption. Why 'Filling-it-up' Takes More Than 'Tank Capacity'
You fill up your "empty"fuel tank at the gas station and the pump charges you for more gallons than the tank's rated capacity. Are you being deliberately overcharged? A NIST 's weight and measures expert explains in a recent paper why this may happen even at reputable gas stations. Beating Heart Muscle With Built-In Blood Supply Created From Stem Cell
Technion researchers have succeeded in creating in the laboratory beating heart tissue from human embryonic stem cells. Moreover, they have succeeded in creating blood vessels in the tissue, which will enable its acceptance by the heart muscle. Tiny Computers Go Where No Computer Has Gone Before
A major breakthrough in the use of molecules as information processors is to be announced at this year's BA Festival of Science in Dublin. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB): Most Wanted Transportatio
Annotated list from 2005 of "critical changes needed to reduce transportation accidents and save lives,"according to the NTSB. Includes information about specific modes of transportation (aviation, highway, intermodal, marine, pipeline, and railroad), state issues, and the original "Most Wanted"list from 1990. NASA Probe Could Reveal Comet Life, Scientists Claim
Scientists at Cardiff University, UK, believe a NASA mission could reveal living matter in the icy layers beneath the surface of a comet.NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft will make a historic encounter with Comet Tempel-1 on 4th July, when a metre-long projectile will crash into the comet and tunnel through its outer layers, producing a crater and a plume of gas and dust. Universal Flu Vaccine Being Tested On Humans
A universal influenza vaccine that has been pioneered by researchers from VIB and Ghent University is being tested for the first time on humans by the British-American biotech company Acambis. This vaccine is intended to provide protection against all "A"strains of the virus that causes human influenza, including pandemic strains. Attractive Health Measures or Magnetic Manure
We probably all know at least one person who swears by their magnetic charm bracelet for preventing travel sickness, reducing arthritic pain or even helping them through situations that induce an attack of social anxiety disorder. These bracelets and other devices (some are in the form of headbands, others pendants, blankets, knee braces, shoe inserts, [...]
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