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Self-help health care for people with learning disabilities
People with learning disabilities may be disadvantaged when it comes to finding out about the health service resources available to them and how to use them. These are the findings of Claire Wilson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Eastern General Hospital in Edinburgh, presented today, Saturday 25 November 2000, at The British... view more... (2000-11-17)
Ancestors of African Pygmies and neighboring farmers separated around 60,000 years ago
All African Pygmies, inhabiting a large territory extending west-to-east along Central Africa, descend from a unique population who lived around 20,000 years ago, according to an international study led by researchers at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. view more (2009-04-10)
Discovery of vestiges of the first settlements in central and eastern Micronesia
Who were the first inhabitants of Micronesia? When did they settle there? Remains of such inhabitation are abundant enough in the western isles of Micronesia, but up to now that has not been the case for islands in the centre and in the east of the group. Archaeological excavations on the Ahnd and Pamuk atolls, not far from the Isle of Ponape have... view more... (2000-11-17)
EUROCARE 3 - new European cancer survival figures
Survival figures for cancer in Europe show large differences between countries - more than can reasonably be accounted for by artefact, bias or chance, according to the authors of the EUROCARE-3 study "Cancer survival in Europe at the end of the 20th century". view more (2003-09-22)
Researcher discovers hybrid speciation in the Sierra Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno researcher Matthew Forister is among a group of scientists that have documented an unusual type of speciation in the Sierra Nevada, including a hybrid species of butterfly that can trace its lineage as far back as almost a half a million years ago. view more (2007-01-29)
Eastern enlargement of the EU will boost sales of agricultural products in old and new member countries
When ten Eastern European countries join the EU next year, internal trade will increase and the structures of the agricultural and food sectors will change in both old and new Member States. This was the message of JOHAN SWINNEN, Professor of Agricultural Policy of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, addressing delegates at the opening... view more... (2003-07-01)
New figures reveal changing patterns of stroke and heart disease-related deaths in Europe
New figures show there are still large variations between and within European countries in the numbers of stroke and heart disease-related deaths. view more (2008-02-06)
An herbal extract inhibits the development of pancreatic cancer
An herb recently found to kill pancreatic cancer cells also appears to inhibit development of pancreatic cancer as a result of its anti-inflammatory properties, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. view more (2009-04-20)
Finding the Real Potential of No-Till Farming for Sequestering Carbon
The potential of no-tillage (NT) soils for increasing the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool must be critically and objectively assessed. Most of the previous studies about SOC accrual in NT soils have primarily focused on the surface layer (<20-cm soil depth), and not for the whole soil profile. The lack of adequate data on the SOC profile is a... view more... (2008-05-07)
New Species of Snapper Discovered in Brazil
A popular game fish mistaken by scientists for a dog snapper is actually a new species discovered among the reefs of the Abrolhos region of the South Atlantic Ocean. view more (2007-03-14)
Record air pollution above the Arctic
Last week Scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research observed the highest air pollution on record since measurements began in Ny-Ã-lesund on Svalbard. Monitoring instruments displayed significantly increased aerosol concentrations compared to those generally found. view more (2006-05-11)
Wasted Talents: Women Scientists In Post-Communist Countries
European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin to present the report on the situation facing women scientists in the Eastern and Central European countries and in the Baltic States Press conference - 30 January, 2004, Brussels, 12.30 WHO? PHILIPPE BUSQUIN, European Research Commissioner Professor... view more... (2004-01-12)
Airborne asthma allergens
A survey of airborne fungi and fungal spores found in Eastern Puerto Rico suggests that certain species may be a major cause of the high incidence of childhood asthma in this part of the world. view more (2009-03-02)
Discovery of Two-Dimensional Fabric Denotes Dawn of New Materials Era
EMBARGO: 2:00 pm US Eastern Time Thursday, 21 October 2004 view more (2004-10-19)
Study Finds Plenty of Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Underground in Kentucky
As concern has grown over the effects of the human release of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas into the atmosphere, so too has research into technologies to manage CO2. view more (2006-10-09)
Press invitation - Research for the protection of our cultural heritage: a pan-European challenge
'Europe is the origin of most of the culture, the arts, philosophy and science both of ancient and modern time. If Europe were once united in the sharing of its common inheritance, there would be no limit to happiness, to the prosperity and the glory which its people would enjoy.' This was Winston Churchill in 1945, but it's a statement that seems... view more... (2002-05-13)
Study of agricultural watersheds and carbon losses
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) losses from tile drains are an underquantified portion of the terrestrial carbon cycle. view more (2009-06-22)
New 150 Million-Year-Old Crab Species Discovered
Researchers from Kent State University and the University of Bucharest, Romania, have discovered a new primitive crab species Cycloprosopon dobrogea in eastern Romania. Previously unexamined, these ancient crabs from the Prosopidae family existed more than 150 million years ago during the Jurassic period. view more (2007-10-18)
China quake rare and unexpected, says new MIT study
A new analysis of the setting for last month's devastating earthquake in China by a team of geoscientists at MIT shows that the quake resulted from faults with little seismic activity, and that similar events in that area occur only once in every 2,000 to 10,000 years, on average. view more (2008-07-01)
ICES advises zero catch on more cod stocks
This Friday, scientists from ICES will release a report giving more strong advice to the European Commission and governments to reduce fishing pressure. In particular, cod stocks in the Kattegat, eastern Baltic and Norwegian coastal cod are all depleted and being overfished and ICES will advise zero catch of cod in these areas for 2005. (The... view more... (2004-06-08)
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