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Every person emits two tons of carbon dioxide a year through eating, Spanish study finds
Every person emits the equivalent of approximately two tons of carbon dioxide a year from the time food is produced to when the human body excretes it, representing more than 20 percent of total yearly emissions. That is what a study by researchers in Spain says, confirming for the first ...
Black raspberries may prevent colon cancer, study finds
Black raspberries are highly effective in preventing colorectal tumors in two mouse models of the disease, according to a new study.
Study Of Babies’ Brain Scans Sheds New Light On The Brain’s Unconscious Activity And How It Develops
Full-term babies are born with a key collection of networks already formed in their brains, according to new research that challenges some previous theories about the brain's activity and how the brain develops. The study is published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Researchers led by ...
Study of babies’ brain scans sheds new light on the brain’s unconscious activity and how it develops
Full-term babies are born with a key collection of networks already formed in their brains, according to new research that challenges some previous theories about the brain's activity and how the brain develops. Researchers used functional MRI scanning to look at 'resting state' networks in the brains of 70 babies, ...
Chemists Concoct New Agents To Easily Study Critical Cell Proteins
They are the portals to the cell, gateways through which critical signals and chemicals are exchanged between living cells and their environments.But these gateways -- proteins that span the cell membrane and connect the world outside the cell to its vital inner workings – remain, for the most part, black ...
Oral Sex Leads to Intercourse Among Teens, Study Suggests
Parents, educators and health care providers need to discuss oral sex with teenagers, since it is linked to intercourse, according to a survey.
Study Improves Accuracy Of Models For Predicting Ozone Levels In Urban Areas
Current computer models may underestimate levels of ground-level ozoneA team of scientists has, for the first time, completely characterized an important chemical reaction that is critical to the formation of ground-level ozone in urban areas. The team's results indicate that computer models may be underestimating ozone levels in urban areas ...
Pregnant women who eat peanuts may put infants at increased risk for peanut allergy, study finds
Researchers have found that allergic infants may be at increased risk of peanut allergy if their mothers ingested peanuts during pregnancy.
Extravorts are more vulnerable to effects of sleep deprivation after social interaction, study finds
A new study finds that vulnerability to sleep deprivation is influenced by the interaction between waking social activity and individual personality traits. Results show that extroverts who were exposed to 12 hours of social interaction were more vulnerable to subsequent sleep deprivation than those who were exposed to an identical ...
Big brothers more likely to bully siblings than big sisters are, Italian study finds
Older brothers are more likely to bully siblings than older sisters, according to new research from Italy.
Breast milk study furthers understanding of critical ingredients
Ask someone in the know to list the substances in breast milk that make it the ideal food for newborns and you may hear about proteins that guard against infection, fats that aid in the development of the nervous system and carbohydrates that promote the growth of healthy bacteria. But, ...