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01 Dec 2017
Autonomy and alcohol consumption may go hand in hand
Cultural values can be a strong predictor of alcohol consumption: Frontiers in Psychology
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27 Nov 2017
No more deer in the headlight
Large mammals do use road crossing structures, finds a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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21 Nov 2017
Health risks associated with energy drinks can outweigh short-term benefits
As energy drink consumption continues to grow worldwide, there is a need to examine their advertised benefits, nutritional content and negative effects: Frontiers in Public Health
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21 Nov 2017
Paraplegic rats walk and regain feeling after stem cell treatment
Engineered tissue containing human stem cells has allowed paraplegic rats to walk independently and regain sensory perception: Frontiers in Neuroscience
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21 Nov 2017
Age, gender and personality predict risk of distracted driving
Gender, personality and how often people drive are all potentially linked to distraction during driving: Frontiers in Psychology
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17 Nov 2017
Do violent communities foster violent children?
Children and adolescents regularly confronted with violence have a greater tendency to show antisocial behavior, shows a study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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17 Nov 2017
Lost in time and space: How challenges change the way you think
Research in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience shows that challenging situations make it harder to understand where you are and what’s happening around you.
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16 Nov 2017
Foods for fighting the effects of rheumatoid arthritis
Blueberries, olive oil, turmeric and ginger are just some of the foods recommended in a Frontiers in Nutrition study.
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14 Nov 2017
Effective, culturally adapted interventions needed to tackle diabetes in Hispanics
Diabetes prevalence varies widely among different Hispanic heritage groups and in different Latin American countries, finds a study in Frontiers in Endocrinology.
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13 Nov 2017
Dental filling failure linked to smoking, drinking and genetics
A study in Frontiers in Medicine suggests that personal factors influence the chance of dental filling failure, and not the choice of filling material.
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10 Nov 2017
Trends in kids’ fitness not as bad as assumed
The motor performance of young children has only partly declined over the past decade, says a report in Frontiers in Pediatrics.
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08 Nov 2017
New technique predicts risk of plant disease and infestation
Algorithms described Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics provide maps of potential hotspots for plant disease and infestation worldwide.
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07 Nov 2017
Review finds poor compliance with helmet use in baseball and softball
Serious brain injuries occur once in about every 2,000 baseball and softball games reports a study in Frontiers in Neurology.
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08 Nov 2016
How growing more legumes could relieve economic stress
Two major dependencies can be alleviated by increasing legume cultivation. These are the dependency of nitrogen fertilizers and the dependency on imports.
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15 Aug 2016
Sewage sludge as a sustainable fertilizer
by Hedwig Ens, Frontiersin.org Ever thought of putting sewage on your plants? Scientists say thermally conditioned sewage sludge serves as an excellent fertilizer to improve soil properties. This was recently published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Nutrition. The major advantage over commercial fertilizers? Sustainable re-use of essential and finite phosphorus resources. Phosphorus is a key nutrient for all living beings. When deficient in the diet, it severely compromises human health, and when deficient in agriculture, it restricts crop productivity. Without phosphorus, there can be no food production. As the source of phosphorus is non-renewable phosphate rocks, there is a strong need for increased recycling to ensure phosphorus security. Efficient use and reduced environmental dissemination of phosphorus throughout the food system is needed to secure the ability to feed a growing global population. As technological improvements increased the phosphorus content of sewage sludge, it now is a readily available alternative to commercial fertilizers in agriculture. To assess its effectiveness, Andry Andriamananjara from the University of Antananarivo (Madagascar) and his colleagues used a phosphorus radiotracer technique to measure the availability of phosphorus for plants in thermally conditioned sewage sludge. They grew ryegrass in pots filled with soil that underwent isotopic P-labelling, […]