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Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may impact health

In a new study, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health have shown that air pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing or fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for those living near natural ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Ozone treated water v. lethal microbial material

A University of Alberta research team has discovered that technology commonly used to decontaminate food industry equipment can also rid meat processing plants of lethal microbial material responsible for the human version ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Green spaces reduce stress levels of jobless, study shows

Stress levels of unemployed people are linked more to their surroundings than their age, gender, disposable income, and degree of deprivation, a study shows.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nowhere to hide: New device sees bacteria behind the eardrum

Doctors can now get a peek behind the eardrum to better diagnose and treat chronic ear infections, thanks to a new medical imaging device invented by University of Illinois researchers. The device could usher ...

Technology / Engineering

created 10 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Newly identified oral bacterium linked to heart disease and meningitis

A novel bacterium, thought to be a common inhabitant of the oral cavity, has the potential to cause serious disease if it enters the bloodstream, according to a study in the International Journal of Systematic an ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0