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Air pollution is breaking our hearts: Human and marine health is affected in similar ways
- EurekAlert
- 19/12/15 06:00
Research published today in The Journal of Physiology by researchers at The University of Manchester shows that the knowledge we have about how pollution harms the hearts of marine species can be applied to humans, as the underlying mechanisms are similar.
More than 1 in 3 low- and middle-income countries face both extremes of malnutrition
- EurekAlert
- 19/12/15 06:00
Being undernourished or overweight are no longer separate public health issues. The first paper in a four-paper report to be published in The Lancet details how more than one in three low- and middle-income countries face both extremes of malnutrition -- a reality driven by the modern food system.
NYU Abu Dhabi researcher discovers exoplanets can be made less habitable by stars' flares
- EurekAlert
- 19/12/15 06:00
In this new study, NYUAD Center for Space Science Research Scientist Dimitra Atri found that not all exoplanets in habitable zones will be able to maintain hospitable conditions for life. Exoplanets in close proximity to stars are subject to radiation bursts which can disrupt habitable conditions unless the exoplanet has significant atmospheric or magnetic shielding.
Smaller class sizes not always better for pupils, multinational study shows
- EurekAlert
- 19/12/15 06:00
A new statistical analysis of data from a long-term study on the teaching of mathematics and science has found that smaller class sizes are not always associated with better pupil performance and achievement.
The Lancet: More than one in three low- and middle-income countries face both extremes of malnutrition
- EurekAlert
- 19/12/15 06:00
A new approach is needed to help reduce undernutrition and obesity at the same time, as the issues become increasingly connected due to rapid changes in countries' food systems. This is especially important in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new four-paper report published in The Lancet.
The rare genetic disorder identified in only 3 people worldwide
- EurekAlert
- 19/12/15 06:00
A team of South Australian researchers has cracked a rare gene variant for a disorder that causes severe neurodegeneration in infants.
Warming climate will impact dead zones in Chesapeake Bay
- EurekAlert
- 19/12/15 06:00
In recent years, scientists have projected increasingly large summer dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay, areas where there is little or no oxygen for living things like crabs and fish to thrive, even as long-term efforts to reduce nutrient pollution continue. Researchers from University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science factored in local impacts of climate change to make projections of...