4 degree rise will end vegetation 'carbon sink' Latest climate and biosphere modelling suggests that the length of time carbon remains in vegetation during the global carbon cycle - known as 'residence time' - is the key "uncertainty" in predicting how ...

Ear acupuncture can help shed the pounds 5 point stimulation of outer ear may be better than single point at reducing midriff bulge Ear acupuncture can help shed the pounds, indicates a small study published online in Acupuncture in Medicine. Using continuous ...

Poor owner knowledge of cat sex life linked to 850,000 unplanned kittens every year Misconceptions among owners common; most cat litters born in UK unplanned Widespread ignorance among cat-owners about the sex lives of their pets may be leading to more than ...

Climate change puts 40 percent more people at risk of absolute water scarcity: Study Water scarcity impacts people's lives in many countries already today. Future population growth will increase the demand for freshwater even ...

Recognizing the elephant in the room: Future climate impacts across sectors A pioneering collaboration within the international scientific community has provided comprehensive projections of climate change effects, ranging from ...

Cat domestication traced to Chinese farmers 5,300 years ago Five-thousand years before it was immortalized in a British nursery rhyme, the cat that caught the rat that ate the malt was doing just fine living alongside farmers in the ancient Chinese ...

Neanderthals buried their dead, new research concludes Neanderthals, forerunners to modern humans, buried their dead, an international team of archaeologists has concluded after a 13-year study of remains discovered in southwestern France. Their findings, which ...

New global study reveals how diet and digestion in cows, chickens and pigs drives climate change 'hoofprint' Most detailed livestock analysis to date shows vast differences in animal diets and emissions NAIROBI, KENYA (16 DECEMBER 2013)—The resources required ...

Discovery of 1.4 million-year-old fossil human hand bone closes human evolution gap COLUMBIA, Mo. – Humans have a distinctive hand anatomy that allows them to make and use tools. Apes and other nonhuman primates do not have these distinctive anatomical ...

Despite rising health costs, few residency programs train doctors to practice cost-conscious care Penn Medicine physician calls for expansion of training in high-value, cost-conscious care PHILADELPHIA—Despite a national consensus ...

Physicians who prefer hospice care for themselves more likely to discuss it with patients Despite preferences for their own care, many physicians still delay hospice discussions with patients Although the vast majority of physicians participating in ...

Antihypertensives associated with lower dialysis risk for patients with advanced CKD Patients with stable hypertension and the most advanced stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) before dialysis appeared to have a lower risk for long-term dialysis or death if they were treated ...

Study analyzes diabetes drug metformin as obesity treatment for children Treatment with the diabetes drug metformin appears to be associated with a modest reduction in body mass index (BMI) in obese children when combined with lifestyle interventions such ...

Innovative instrument probes close binary stars, may soon image exoplanets Fiber optic imagers on Lick and Subaru telescopes boost resolution to study close binaries A new instrument that combines two high-resolution telescope techniques – adaptive ...

The Liverpool Care Pathway has been made a scapegoat, says palliative care consultant 'It is as illogical to discredit the LCP because of errant clinicians as it is to ban the Highway Code because of bad drivers.' Claud Regnard, FRCP, a palliative care consultant, ...

Drought and climate change: An uncertain future? Drought frequency may increase by more than 20% in some regions of the globe by the end of the 21st century, but it is difficult to be more precise as we don't know yet how changes in climate will impact on ...

2 in 3 13-year-old girls afraid of gaining weight Six in ten 13-year-old girls, compared to four in 10 boys the same age, are afraid of gaining weight or getting fat according to new research on eating disorders from the UCL Institute of Child Health (UK) ...

Common misconceptions by cat owners lead to high numbers of unwanted kittens Overpopulation in cats is recognised to contribute to high numbers of cats entering rescue shelters each year. New research suggests that the high number of unwanted kittens may ...

Assessing the impact of climate change on a global scale Thirty research teams in 12 different countries have systematically compared state-of-the-art computer simulations of climate change impact to assess how climate change might influence global ...

Lung cancer death rates continue to fall, helping the decrease in overall cancer death rates Annual Report to the Nation includes special feature highlighting the large contribution of other diseases on survival of cancer patients The Annual ...

WSU scientists find burglary-ring-like mechanism in lethal 'Contagion' virus Pathogen is possible source of pandemic PULLMAN, Wash. - A team of scientists from Washington State University has discovered how one of the planet's most deadly known ...

Researchers discover how a protein complex revs up T cell activation to fight infections St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists find mechanism that launches production of the specialized T cells essential for combating infectious agents ...

Elite technology for gene silencing Mirimus develops enhanced tools for reversible gene suppression Cold Spring Harbor, New York, December 16, 2013 -- The team of Christof Fellmann at Mirimus Inc., Cold Spring Harbor, New York, developed new technology to address ...

Canadian youth choosing transit-rich urban cores over suburbs, new study finds Young adults want to live close to transit, high-density housing, and urban amenities, says research out of the University of Waterloo appearing in an upcoming issue of the Canadian Geographer. ...

Elective early-term deliveries increase complications for baby and mom, Mayo Clinic study says ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Enduring the last few weeks of pregnancy can be physically and emotionally challenging for some women. The aches and pains, the swelling of the limbs and ...