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EPA Relies on Industry-Backed Studies to Assess Health Risks of Widely Used Herbicide

News from at at 12:10 PM on Wednesday 7/28

Companies with a financial interest in a weed-killer sometimes found in drinking water paid for thousands of studies federal regulators are using to assess the herbicide's health risks, records of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency show. Many of these industry-funded studies, which largely s More

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Electric Carmakers Focus on Incentives, Not Carbon Prices

News from at at 12:10 PM on Wednesday 7/28

LIVONIA, Mich.--With climate legislation seemingly dead in Congress, many clean-energy advocates are going back to the drawing board. But the electric-car industry, which is relying on other federal incentives to get ahead, remains upbeat. [More] Electric car - Automotive More

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Self-Fulfilling Fakery: Feigning Mental Illness Is a Form of Self-Deception

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More Education Delays Dementia Signs--But Not Damage

News from at at 8:10 AM on Tuesday 7/27

Education has been liked to decreased risk for dementia for decades, but researchers behind a new study opened up the brains of hundreds of people who had died with the disease to try to find out why this correlation exists. [More] Dementia - Health - Conditions and Disease More

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Are Germ-Killing Soaps Affecting Dolphin Development?

News from at at 9:40 AM on Tuesday 8/11

Dolphins are swimming in waters tainted with germ-killing soaps, but they aren't winding up squeaky clean. [More] More

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DEET Blocks Bugs From Smelling Humans as "Food"

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The powerful repellant temporarily jams an insect's sense of smell so that people don't register as food, according to a new study. More

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China bolsters Antarctica posts

News from at at 10:50 AM on Tuesday 11/6

China is to build a third research station in Antarctica, weeks after Chile and the UK renewed claims there. More

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Unveiling The Structure Of Microcrystals

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Microcrystals take the form of tiny grains, so small that they resemble a powder. How can we determine their structure? For the first time, researchers have used X-ray diffraction to determine the structure of microcrystal grains of only one cubic micrometre in size. More

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Occupational Therapy Is An Effective Way Of Improving The Daily Life Of Stroke Patients

News from at at 12:01 PM on Friday 9/28

Occupational therapy can improve the lives of patients who have suffered a stroke and lessen their chances of deteriorating, according to a new article. Stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world and the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in adults. Six months after a strok More

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