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DOE study shows potential industrial savings
06-06-2007 · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)A DOE study of 200 U.S. industrial sites has found these facilities could reduce their annual energy costs by $494 million. ORNL's Tony Wright heads a team that manages the nationwide study, noting these energy savings are good for improving the U.S. business climate.
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- Cigarette smoke, alcohol damage hearts worse as combo
11-21-2007 · EurekAlert!
A new study shows that taking in smoky air and drinking alcohol basically nullify any potential heart benefit from drinking alcohol by itself. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that mice exposed to smoky air and fed a liquid diet containing ethanol, the intoxicating ingredient in alcohol, had a 4.7-fold increase in artery lesions, a key sign of advancing heart disease. The study appears in Free Radical Biology & Medicine.
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- Child-proof: Brain Mapping Safer For Children Than Previously Thought, Study Shows
10-06-2006 · ScienceDaily
Dispelling a stubborn myth, researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that children with strokes, brain tumors and other cerebrovascular diseases can safely undergo a potentially life-saving brain-mapping test that many doctors have long shunned over concerns for side effects. Analysis of 241 cerebral angiograms performed on 205 children at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center between 1999 and 2006 showed that not a single patient suffered complications during or immediately following the procedure.
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- Clicks on sponsored links lower than previously reported but show growth potential
08-22-2007 · EurekAlert!
Sponsored links are a money maker for search engines, but a Penn State study using a search engine's transaction log indicates consumers click on sponsored listings fewer than two times out of every 10 searches, a rate which suggests consumers still prefer organic or nonsponsored links.
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- First-ever study: lack of critical lubricant causes wear in joints
11-06-2007 · EurekAlert!
For the first time, researchers have linked increased friction with early wear in the joints of animals. Work led by Brown University physician and engineer Gregory Jay, MD, shows mice that do not produce the protein lubricin begin to show wear in their joints less than two weeks after birth. This finding not only points up the protective power of lubricin but also suggests that it could be used to prevent joint wear after an injury.
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- Study of gene transfer for erectile dysfunction shows promise
11-30-2006 · EurekAlert!
The first human study using gene transfer to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) shows promising results and suggests the potential for using the technology to treat overactive bladder, irritable bowel syndrome and asthma, according to the researchers.
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- Yellowstone's quiet power
02-28-2007 · EurekAlert!
A 17-year University of Utah study of ground movements shows that the power of the huge volcanic hotspot beneath Yellowstone National Park is much greater than previously thought when the giant volcano is slumbering. Findings show gradual ground movements overpower quake movements at Yellowstone, and the hotspot makes the Teton fault behave unexpectedly.
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- Tougher gun show controls in California slash sales of weapons linked to crime
06-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
California has succeeded in drastically reducing anonymous and undocumented gun sales and sales of military-style weapons by introducing tighter controls to gun shows reveals a study in the June issue of Injury Prevention.
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- Poultry workers at increased risk of carrying antibiotic-resistant E. coli
12-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
Poultry workers in the United States are 32 times more likely to carry E. coli bacteria resistant to the commonly used antibiotic, gentamicin, than others outside the poultry industry, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This is the first US research to show exposure occurring at a high level among industrial poultry workers.
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- Can't take my eyes off you: FSU study shows the power of attraction
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- Kaiser Permanente study shows electronic medical records and outreach improve osteoporosis care
10-22-2007 · EurekAlert!
New Kaiser Permanente study in Journal of the American Geriatrics Association is largest study to show electronic medical records and outreach programs of e-mails, letters and phone calls to patients and primary care providers after a bone fracture dramatically improve the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis.
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