News tagged with world population
Family planning programs have success in developing countries, but need to be expanded
While many researchers generally credit the desire for smaller families for the decline in fertility rates in developing, low-income countries, new research suggests that prevention of unwanted births may actually be a larger ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2011 |
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Calculating water footprints of animal, plant proteins
Many times more water is needed for the production of meat and other animal products, such as eggs and dairy produce, than for the production of plant products. The University of Twente (The Netherlands) has ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Study finds energy limits global economic growth
A study that relates global energy use to economic growth, published in the January issue of BioScience, finds strong correlations between these two measures both among countries and within countries over time. The resear ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 07, 2011 |
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Tigers could be extinct in 12 years if unprotected
(AP) -- Wild tigers could become extinct in 12 years if countries where they still roam fail to take quick action to protect their habitats and step up the fight against poaching, global wildlife experts ...
Nov 21, 2010 |
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Study reveals state of HIV/AIDS in Middle East, North Africa
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study led by Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar researcher Laith Abu-Raddad was the foundation for a report on HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa presented June 28 in Dubai.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 09, 2010 |
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Study finds echoes of the Holocaust in Russia's economy, politics
Russian cities and regions whose Jewish populations bore the brunt of the Holocaust have seen lower economic growth and wages ever since, according to a detailed new analysis of seven decades of Soviet and Russian data. These ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 17, 2010 |
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The longevity revolution
The UN has said that population aging is "transforming the world." Now that a large portion of the world population is joining the ranks of the "baby boomers," the phenomenon is permeating many areas of life, including the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Does Glutathione-S-transferase associate with gastrointestinal cancer in Korean population?
The glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) null genotypes have been linked to increased risk of developing cancer. The results regarding the association between GSTM1 and GSTT1 null ...
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Projected food, energy demands seen to outpace production
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the caloric needs of the planet expected to soar by 50 percent in the next 40 years, planning and investment in global agriculture will become critically important, according a new report released today ...
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Better water use could reduce future food crises
If the overall water resources in river basins were acknowledged and managed better, future food crises could be significantly reduced, say researchers from Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, Stockholm Environment ...
May 05, 2009 |
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A novel method of isolating high quality RNA from Kupffer cells
Kupffer cells, resident tissue macrophages that line the liver sinusoids, play a key role in modulating inflammation in a number of experimental models of liver injury. Since Kupffer cells represent only a small portion of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 17, 2009 |
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