News tagged with consumption levels
Key lessons from history on alcohol taxes
Steep rises in taxes on alcohol do not necessarily reduce consumption, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) into the history of intoxicants in 16th and 17th England.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 01, 2012 |
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The shadows in a city reveal its energy flow
Researchers at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM, Spain) have created "shadow models" and a type of software that calculates the amount of solar radiation that reaches streets and buildings in high resolution. ...
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Using air pollution thresholds to protect and restore ecosystem health
Air pollution is changing our environment and undermining many benefits we rely on from wild lands, threatening water purity, food production, and climate stability, according to a team of scientists writing in the 14th edition ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Scientists: Bacteria spreading in warming oceans
(AP) -- Warning: The warming of the world's oceans can cause serious illness and may cost millions of euros (dollars) in health care charges.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Ongoing global biodiversity loss unstoppable with protected areas alone
Continued reliance on a strategy of setting aside land and marine territories as "protected areas" is insufficient to stem global biodiversity loss, according to a comprehensive assessment published today ...
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Global resource consumption to triple by 2050: UN
Global consumption of natural resources could triple to 140 billion tons a year by 2050 unless consumer nations take drastic steps, the United Nations warned Thursday.
May 12, 2011 |
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Eliminating diabetes and depression, and boosting education, most likely to ward off dementia
Eliminating diabetes and depression, as well as increasing education and fruit and vegetable consumption, are likely to have the biggest impact on reducing levels of dementia in the coming years, should no effective treatment ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 05, 2010 |
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Opioid-blocking medication reduces brain's response to alcoholism cues
Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have produced the first evidence that the opioid blocker extended-release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX) is able to reduce the brain's response to cues that may cause alcoholics ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 26, 2010 |
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Study finds mercury levels in children with autism and those developing typically are the same
In a large population-based study published online today, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute report that after adjusting for a number of factors, typically developing children and children with autism have similar ...
Oct 19, 2009 |
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A bright future with solar lanterns for India's poor
Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country's future energy security, according to Professor Govindasamy Agoramoorthy from Tajen University, ...
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Is the Dead Sea dying?
The water levels in the Dead Sea - the deepest point on Earth - are dropping at an alarming rate with serious environmental consequences, according to Shahrazad Abu Ghazleh and colleagues from the University ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 04, 2009 |
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High caffeine intake linked to hallucination proneness
High caffeine consumption could be linked to a greater tendency to hallucinate, a new research study suggests.
Jan 14, 2009 |
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