Inuit must adapt to climate change: study
Inuit people must adapt to environmental changes coming to the Arctic, which will put their way at life at risk, concludes a new study from a group of Canadian reseachers.
Physical activity associated with healthier aging: Links between exercise and cognitive function, bone density and overall health
Physical activity appears to be associated with a reduced risk or slower progression of several age-related conditions as well as improvements in overall health in older age, according to several new studies.
Doctors cut back hours when risk of malpractice suit rises, study shows
A new study shows doctors work 1.7 hours less per week when medical liability risk increases by 10 percent. Such a decline in hours is the equivalent of one of every 35 physicians retiring without a replacement. Doctors age 55 and older and those wi…
Doctors Cut Back Hours When Risk Of Malpractice Suit Rises
A new study shows that the number of hours physicians spend on the job each week is influenced by the fear of malpractice lawsuits.Economists Eric Helland and Mark Showalter found that doctors cut back their workload by almost two hours each week when …
Debris Poses Great Risk To Spacecraft
Image Caption: A Beehive of Satellites – The launch of the first artificial satellite by the then Soviet Union in 1957 marked the beginning of the utilization of space for science and commercial activity. During the Cold War, space was a prime area of …
Experts: Research on Global ‘Sun Block’ Needed Now
Climate change experts argue for international geoengineering effortInternationally coordinated research and field-testing on ‘geoengineering’ the planet’s atmosphere to limit risk of climate change should begin soon along with building international g…
Genetic Risk Markers Found for Post-infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Studies of the victims of the Walkerton, Ont. tainted drinking water tragedy have led researchers to discover DNA variations in genes that increase the risk of developing post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS).
U.S. general urges world war on space debris
HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) – World powers must find ways to reduce the amount of debris in orbit, as the collision risk it poses to spacecraft is increasing, the head of the U.S. Strategic Command said on Wednesday.
Could Mars Dust Be “Levitated” Away?
What could potentially be the biggest problem during a human mission to Mars? One NASA study says, surprisingly, that dust could be the number one risk for both humans and equipment. Human explorers could inhale the extremely fine but rough dust pa…
Oncology: Genetic variability in a tumor as an indicator of patient risk
Every cell within a tumor is not genetically identical and this genetic heterogeneity is thought to underlie tumor progression and resistance to therapeutics. A team of researchers has now developed methods to quantitatively describe intratumor gene…