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New studies detail how the invisible particles that pollute the air can damage heart, lungs and genetic programming. (p. 26)Published: July 18th, 2009; Vol.176 #2Found in: Biomedicine and Environment -
Recent research finds that the hormone mimic may be more prevalent and more harmful than previously thought, highlighting why BPA is a growing worry for policy makers. (p. 5)Published: July 18th, 2009; Vol.176 #2Found in: Biomedicine, Chemistry, Environment and Science & Society -
Three NIH researchers argue it should be considered a duty with a social mandate akin to voting.Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Found in: Biomedicine, Education and Science & Society
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A new study links phthalates, one of the more ubiquitous families of pollutants, with a baby being dangerously small at birth.Published: Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Found in: Biomedicine, Environment and Science & Society
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Killer whales may be sentinels for toxic chemicals accumulating in even landlubbers.Published: Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Found in: Environment and Science & Society -
Home / Blogs / Science & the Public / Science & the Public : Cousteau finds “hypocrisy” in scientific whalingAnother challenge surfaces to Japan's "scientific" whaling.Published: Thursday, June 25th, 2009Found in: Environment, Food Science and Science & Society -
Home / Blogs / Science & the Public / Science & the Public : Vitamins add vitality to aging chromosomesThe chromosomes of many multivitamin supplements users appear younger -- about 10 years younger, a new study finds.Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Found in: Biomedicine, Food Science, Nutrition and Science & Society
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Japan had been sacrificing a large number of pregnant whales in the name of science.Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Found in: Anthropology, Environment, Food Science and Science & Society
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Home / Blogs / Science & the Public / Science & the Public : Doctors don’t always relay important test resultsWhen it comes to medical tests, don't assume that 'no news is good news,' a new study finds.Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2009Found in: Science & Society and Technology
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Home / Blogs / Science & the Public / Science & the Public : Asia: One reason America can’t afford to jettison good teachersAsia appears to prize science and tech education far more than America does, and the result may be a waning of the West's economic and entrepreneurial dominance.Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Found in: Computers, Education, Physics, Science & Society and Technology
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Find out what happens when a joke, a hoax manuscript, is submitted to an open-access journal.Published: Monday, June 15th, 2009Found in: Science & Society
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Even fat 7-year olds show they're developing a risk of blood clots and other impacts of cardiovascular disease.Published: Friday, June 12th, 2009Found in: Nutrition and Science & Society
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Sometimes a fat neck can be a good thing.Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2009Found in: Biomedicine, Nutrition and Science & Society
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Animal studies link bisphenol A — a building block of hard, clear plastics that taints many foods — with new adverse health effects.Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Found in: Body & Brain, Chemistry and Science & Society
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Hospitals often don't know pharmaceutical-waste rules, and even those that do often release huge quantities of drugs into the environment.Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2009Found in: Biomedicine, Environment and Science & Society
