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Climate Change Signal Detected in the Indian Ocean

...n help scientists and resource managers understand fluctuations in rainfall patterns over southern Australia. The research, contributing to the Australian Climate Change Science Program and partly funded by the South East Australia Climate Initiative, combined access to ocean observations using the volunteer sh...

Death Rates Will Rise Because of Global Warming

...%. Deaths did not rise as steeply when temperature fluctuations were less extreme. Deaths from all causes are known to rise when temperatures go up, and heart attacks and cardiac arrests are more likely when it is very cold. It was anticipated that global warming would increase deaths during hot temperatures bu...

Fine Particulate Matter from Traffic may Reduce Unborn Babies Birth Weight

...he population density near the home as well as the fluctuations in the concentration of the air pollutants over time during the pregnancies. Using a detailed questionnaire, the study authors could unravel the influence of air pollutants from that of other factors known to influence birth weight. Specifically, m...

FDA Approves INTUNIV (guanfacine) for the Treatment of ADHD

... evening with a delivery system that minimizes the fluctuations between peak and trough concentrations as seen with immediate-release guanfacine. It has been shown that guanfacine, the active ingredient in INTUNIV, binds selectively to alpha 2A adrenergic cell receptors located in the part of the brain called the...

Mother Has the Right to the Placenta, US Court Rules

... birth is rich in chemicals that can help mitigate fluctuations in hormones believed to cause postpartum depression. "I feel that it is what we as women are meant to do with the placenta," says Jodi Selander, a North Las Vegas natural and herbal healing enthusiast and who offers encapsulation services. After ...

Yo-yo Dieting Increases Kidney Cancer Risk in Women

... Researchers also explained that frequent weight fluctuations might lead to kidney damage by stirring up metabolic or functional changes that increase cancer susceptibility. Dr Colin Waine of the National Obesity Forum insisted that yo-yo dieting was unhealthy as constant weight fluctuation does not allow the...

New Genetic Clue to Type 1 Diabetes

... insulin resistance. As a result, there are wild fluctuations of glucose in the blood. This can eventually lead to blindness, heart disease, amputations and kidney failure. Type 1 diabetes is linked to genetic predisposition. The far more common Type 2 diabetes results mainly from an unhealthy diet and inacti...

Cognitive Test Takers and Score Variation

...nitive psychologists are discussing whether wilder fluctuations within one persons test scores are an early warning of mental decline....

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